June 02, 2026

John Deere Sundown — Concordia Parish, Louisiana

We cannot do better than listening to ourselves. Psychotherapy is about hearing what we have to say by talking to a therapist who listens us into hearing ourselves talking to some one who asks the right questions. We could talk to a smart mirror and get positive results. We need to place listening platforms into each day where we take up the practice of saying everything that needs to be said and asking every question that needs to be asked. Twenty minutes, twice a day. We could do it anywhere just by writing down the questions and the answers in a journal, asking the questions that beg to be asked and saying the things that need to be said. Being our own therapist and our best friend.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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