Tonight my heart feels heavy. My dismay at the status quo is so strong. Taking things to their logical conclusions, there is just no way that I can have what I want in this life and very likely, in any sort of afterlife that may follow. In many ways, I can’t help but feel likeContinueContinue reading “Off the Record”
Tag Archives: Spirituality
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 07252026.8
I wish there was a way I could be sure that what I share didn’t have any negative ramifications towards me in the future. So much has happened since my last post; yet I find myself feeling leery about going into details about the bad. I think I will allude to it and leave theContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 07252026.8”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05032026.5
Most of the time, I spend my days trying to chart the world outside of me and help others when I can. Lately, I’ve spent a lot more time exploring my own subjective reality and trying to help myself. The experience has been surprising. Caitian Suki arriving in her shuttlecraft On the surface, I believeContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05032026.5”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04272026.8
One of the most cliche things that is said during the start of any sort of journey is to expect the unexpected. During my time traveling the universe, I have sought to keep an open mind in order to see things as they are, not as I would like them. Given how much I haveContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04272026.8”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 02172026.7
For the last few months, the ship has been in a holding pattern. In other words, not much has happened of note. Nonetheless, I write here because this blog is the only place I can actually discuss how I feel, memorialize the recent past and share some of the ideas in my head since IContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 02172026.7”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 01122026.4
Many decide to join Starfleet in order to travel the universe and do the right thing. I think that, over time, most realize how difficult it is to discern what truly is good, evil, and the many permutations in between them. To save myself time, I made a comprehensive list of traits I think areContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 01122026.4”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8
Federation scientists sometimes spend their entire careers studying a single animal, hoping to understand where it came from, what shaped it over time, what its genes reveal, how it interacts with its ecosystem and vice versa. Sometimes, this process leads to some surprising connections. Officer Bella fighting off a Horta from swallowing her! Someone studyingContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8”
Off The Record
Listen to this Episode There’s so much I want to say but I don’t know where to begin. I’ve deleted dozens of sentences trying to find just the right intro. I’m just going to begin writing and see where it goes. The first thing on my mind is yesterday’s (08012025) family fun night. We hadContinueContinue reading “Off The Record”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05042025.7
Listen to this episode Traveling through time is an interesting experience. Although it’s not physically possible to go back in time, mentally I’ve revisited the past frequently. Throughout the course of my journey, I have met many different captains. Aside from family, I think about the various romantic interests I’ve had. Loved exploring the CronaContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05042025.7”
Counselor Troi’s Office: Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Assessment
In psychology, there are a lot of approaches. There’s psycho-dynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic and really the list goes on. However, I never ran across a really good approach that addressed the spiritual needs of clients despite that being a very important aspect of most people’s lives. I’m a really big believer in a holistic eclecticContinueContinue reading “Counselor Troi’s Office: Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Assessment”