AWAKE

A daily privilege so often taken for granted! Ann, age 57, took a one hour nap. Ray tried to wake her at 1:30 PM. Ann never opened her eyes again. A brain aneurysm took her life. Awake, God’s gift was...

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CROWELL’S GUT CHECK

Existential Self Diagnosis -ESD Between 1971 and 1975 hundreds of people came to NW Counseling Services for family and personal counsel. The following test was an instrument I designed to help with making an accurate diagnosis so that a correct...

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EXISTENTIAL SELF DIAGNOSIS

"The ability to imagine taking your eyes out of your head and looking at yourself with clear vision." – Fred Crowell Psalms 8 and 139 inspire me!  They move me to think back to my days working on a BS...

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SON, STAND UP!

A father, with a soft hand on his son's shoulder, whispered, "Son, stand up,” as they watched the son's wife of 40 years being lowered in her casket to her grave. From personal experience, rock bottom is watching the...

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BRAVE NEW WORLD

There is a new world out there for you. It is a world of possibilities. Joy beyond belief and opportunity with no ceiling waits for all. Wallace Ungwiluk has come to brave a new world. Gambell, Alaska, population 700,...

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ATTITUDE + HARD WORK = WIN

The two things you can control are your attitude and your effort. The one thing, for sure, you cannot control is other people. A very important elegant question: In your opinion, what is the reason it is so common for people...

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THE BIG MISTAKE

"O God I killed the wrong thing." In 50 years of life experience with suicide, it is becoming very clear from actual experiences with clients that the deception with suicide is that killing the body does not solve the...

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WIN BIG

Winning big always begins from the inside out. The championship trophy at the awards banquet was first invoked in the heart or the imagination of the mind. Dustin Esco has been a dynamic GM of AutoNation Toyota Spokane for over...

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INTIMACY – THE NEED TO BELONG

To belong and to have something belong to you, is fundamental to fulfillment in life. Loneliness is a horrible life experience. People go to great lengths to belong and to feel emotionally connected. We call this connection and intimacy. Dogs and...

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WIN – THE GAME OF LIFEBALL

Topic: WIN SUICIDE Spending a lifetime in sports has provided me many opportunities to win. Winning is fun. Winning is delightful. Winning can be ecstatic. As good as winning is, the effect of losing is worse. Often the pain...

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