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"That's not who I am." Perhaps you’ve heard or read those words in recent days or weeks. People caught by the seemingly all-seeing eyes...
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Sam
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: Quarterback
Famously, a Hall of Fame Defensive Lineman once said that his game plan was simple, “Meet at the Quarterback.” Thus did he backhandedly...
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Sam
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
Marriage is Like Football: The D-Line
As I mentioned before, I was primarily a Center in high school. That meant I spent a lot of time getting to know Defensive Linemen “up...
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Sam
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Marriage is Life Football: Linebackers
“I want someone who's got my back." Almost by definition, that is what Linebackers do. As we will discuss next time, the Defensive Line...
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Sam
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: Defensive Backs
We are continuing our series on how married life is like football. We are looking at each position to see what we can learn about how our...
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Sam
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: Wide Receiver
We continue our series on how marriage is like football with another “glamour” position. The job of a Wide Receiver is to run a...
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Sam
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: Running Backs
We are in our series on how marriage, or any significant relationship, is like . We are looking at every position in turn and trying to...
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Sam
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: The "O" Line
In this series we are exploring ways in which marriage is like football. This time we will look at the Offensive Line. Last time I spoke...
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Sam
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Marriage is Like Football: The Center
Being married is a lot like football . . . and I don’t mean that it’s a contact sport—although it should be—in a good way. What I mean is...
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Sam
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Winnie the Pooh: Psychologist
“Well, said Pooh, what I like best, and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there...
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Sam
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
If I Were a Rich Man . . .
In the wonderful musical "Fiddler on the Roof," the hero, Tevye, engages in irrealis speech, a use of the subjunctive mood. Confused? Me...
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Sam
- Sep 6, 2020
- 2 min
Let's Subtract Ad Hominem
Even if you don't know Latin, you probably know what ad hominem means. (It means "against the person".) You've certainly experienced it,...
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Sam
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Shades of White
I used to work for a commercial painting company. We did houses but we also did large commercial projects like big-box stores, grocery...
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Sam
- Nov 22, 2019
- 6 min
Ways to Fail
I stole this excellent material from the equally website "No Fap." Highly recommended. Used without permission but with much gratitude....
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Sam
- Nov 6, 2019
- 4 min
Liar Liar
The familiar term “white lies” dates from the 18th century and implies a benign or even charitable falsehood, spoken to smooth social...
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Sam
- Nov 2, 2019
- 3 min
Orientation Times Four
We call getting our bearings straight getting “oriented.” This is because ancient maps made in the western world had the Holy Land...
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Sam
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Staying Found
I was in a training the other day and one of the leaders brought up the concept of “Staying Found.” That simple, two-word phrase struck...
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Sam
- Oct 26, 2019
- 2 min
Good/Healthy Boundaries
Good Boundaries In our last blog, we looked briefly a Bad Boundaries. It’s time to look at Good Boundaries. Boundaries are necessary and...
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Sam
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
Bad Boundaries
Bad Boundaries There is a proverbial saying that “Good fences make good neighbors,” and it’s true. Part of knowing ourselves is know...
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Sam
- Sep 18, 2019
- 1 min
Two Good Bits of Advice About Boundaries
My favorite website/podcast for people who struggle with Sex Addiction or Compulsive Sexual Behavior is "The Betrayed, the Addicted, and...
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