Notes from Dr. Weld
Counseling Blog — reflections from Dr. Chet Weld, LPC, for Tucson couples and adults.
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Reflections on relationships, resilience, psychology, mental wellness, Christian faith, and personal growth — some practical, some story-driven.
The blog is educational and reflective. It is not psychotherapy, diagnosis, or a crisis service.
The Butterfly Effect
Could a butterfly flap its wings and start a hurricane on the other side of the earth? Preposterous! But this is exactly what Edward Lorenz proposed in 1963 to the New York Academy of Science: “A butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion,...
Jump!
“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.” To get from where we are to where God wants us usually involves leaps of faith. As a counselor, I often try to find out what process God has allowed in peoples’ lives, hoping to help speed them to...
Jet Pilot’s Miraculous Landing on Aircraft Carrier
Many of you know that I have a few hobbies: Music; neuroscience; scripture memorization; reading novels and almost all of Louis L’Amour’s books; and reading accounts of miracles, answers to prayer, and angel appearances. I just read about a fighter pilot who needed to...
Seabiscuit: Life’s “Losers” Are Often the Real Winners
Life’s losers are often the real winners. A horse named “Seabiscuit” was considered to be a loser. Here are some of the loser facts about the loser horse: The owner of “Seabiscuit” lost his son in an accident and was then divorced. Seabiscuit’s trainer was old and...
Could You Hear a Cricket Near an Elevated Subway?
During the turn of the 19th century, a pioneering husband and wife were driving their wagon over the prairie. In the back of the wagon lay their baby boy. As the wagon lurched over the trackless prairie, the baby rolled onto the thick grass. An hour later the...
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Jump!
“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.” To get from where we are to where God wants us usually involves leaps of faith. As a counselor, I often try to find out what process God has allowed in peoples’ lives, hoping to help speed them to...
Jet Pilot’s Miraculous Landing on Aircraft Carrier
Many of you know that I have a few hobbies: Music; neuroscience; scripture memorization; reading novels and almost all of Louis L’Amour’s books; and reading accounts of miracles, answers to prayer, and angel appearances. I just read about a fighter pilot who needed to...
Seabiscuit: Life’s “Losers” Are Often the Real Winners
Life’s losers are often the real winners. A horse named “Seabiscuit” was considered to be a loser. Here are some of the loser facts about the loser horse: The owner of “Seabiscuit” lost his son in an accident and was then divorced. Seabiscuit’s trainer was old and...
Could You Hear a Cricket Near an Elevated Subway?
During the turn of the 19th century, a pioneering husband and wife were driving their wagon over the prairie. In the back of the wagon lay their baby boy. As the wagon lurched over the trackless prairie, the baby rolled onto the thick grass. An hour later the...
Dreams
"DREAMS" by Langston Hughes Hold onto dreams For if dreams die Life is like a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Sometimes Langston Hughes only wrote one word per day. He took great care...
The Lake Wobegon Effect
Do you suffer from the Lake Wobegon effect? Most of us do! Many of you have heard of the fictional Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. Humorist Garrison Keillor reports the news from Lake Wobegon on his traveling show “A Prairie Home Companion.” In Lake Wobegon, “all the...
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