LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENTS DON PETERSON Eagle Scout 1964 Cadet at The United States Air Force Academy 1964 Ohio University B.A. 1968 Methodist Theological School in Ohio M. Div. 1971 Chapman University, Orange California M.A., Psychology 1982 Past Graduate Study at Arizona State in Religion Seabrook Institute, San Francisco Ph. D. Studies United Methodist Church, Pastor for 32 years […]
Jeffrey Kruger writing in the July Time magazine, “Kids are not all right” during this Covid pandemic writes: “But those same younger kids have acutely twitchy antennae when it comes to reading the anxious mood of the older people around them. The ambient stress in a locked-down household in which parents are fretting, perhaps quarreling, […]
It occurred to me why a pandemic is worse than war. I’ve been reading Eric Larson’s book, The Splendid And The Vile, during which, in World War II, Britain in 1940 and 1941 faced relentlessbombing and devastation and still went to restaurants, bars and parties. They did this on bombed roads, homes with no windows […]
Best Books I taught developmental psychology for twenty years at the college level. I was also a licensed psychotherapist. Mary Trump’s book, “Too Much and Never Enough” about her Uncle Donald Trump is a masterful story about how growing up develops personality. She is a clinical psychologist whose writing is clear to anyone. In addition, […]
If you feel distress from other types of loss or change (advice from CDC) During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may feel grief due to loss of a job; inability to connect in-person with friends, family or religious organizations; missing special events and milestones (such as graduations, weddings, vacations); and experiencing drastic changes to daily routines […]
Here is some info from CDC: Take care of your mental health You may experience increased stress during this pandemic. Fear and anxiety can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions. Get immediate help in a crisis Call 911 Disaster Distress Helplineexternal icon: 1-800-985-5990 (press 2 for Spanish), or text TalkWithUs for English or Hablanos for Spanish to […]
Why America’s Heath Care is Failing The following article is must reading for every American. Jeneen Interlandi is a staff writer for the magazine and a member of The Times’s editorial board. Her last article for the magazine was about the history of universal health care. Rahim Fortune is a fine art and documentary photographer from the Chickasaw Nation […]
The Wall St Journal’s recent editorial gave the best argument for opening schools that convinced me to agree after being undecided. Here are a few arguments: In a typical year, 4,000 children under 15 die from unintentional deaths due to drowning, 190 from flu, 436 from suicide, but only 30 children have died from Covid […]
The Covid19 19 is as dangerous as the blackouts in London 1940 in WW 2 when Germans were expected to attack in terrible bombardment destroying London anytime. The British government expected destruction from the terrible bombing. They sent warnings for people to change their lifestyle. Yet social life at Restaurants and nightclubs was at a […]
CNN reporter goes inside Texas hospital. See why it brought him to tears. https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/07/02/texas-hospital-crowded-coronavirus-marquez-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn
