Posts by Jeremy J. Lanning
The Warrior Mother Is The Sentry To Her Child
I came across a pair of house-boots the other day. My wife’s in fact. They were worn but sturdy. They were familiar yet imposing. They instantly conjured up vivid images of my time in the military. Weathered and beaten jump-boots, rack-side by a sleeping marine. Sturdy, slip-proof, and steel-toed boondockers, bunk-side by a sleeping sailor.…
Read MorePodcast Companion: Session 13 – 10 Rules for a Healthy Relationship
10 Rules for a Healthy Relationship: Jeremy J. Lanning MA, LPC “As a person who is voluntarily in this loving and committed relationship, I choose to______” Believe the best about my partner / spouse. Recognize my partner / spouse is in this relationship by choice. Not withhold anything I’m willing to freely give. Recognize that it is my…
Read MoreMy Top 20 Favorite Films:
My Top 20 Favorite Films: In Order. Interstellar – 2014 Good Will Hunting – 1997 Lone Wolf McQuade – 1983 Star Wars – 1977 Drive – 2011 The Life Aquatic – 2004 The Departed – 2006 No Country for Old Men – 2007 To Live and Die in L.A. – 1985 Fletch – 1985 My…
Read MoreLetter To My Children
This letter is for you, my children. First and foremost know that I love you with all of my heart and all of my being, always, now more than ever, regardless of when or where this letter finds you. My heart is bursting with pride at who you are and who you’ll become. I want…
Read MoreSocial Media: A Theatrical Production
Prime Discovery I was looking around Facebook this morning and was astounded by the words of people. This is not new of course, but I feel a sort of terminal velocity occurring in my consciousness. I’m wearing thin. No thread is safe from unhinged speech. Could these really be functioning adults? Too many of my…
Read MoreI’m A Dad
I’m a dad… If you ask me where I am, I’ll tell you. If you ask me how I am, I’ll tell you. If you ask me who I am, I’ll tell you, I’m a dad. That’s me. That’s who I am. If you ask me why I am, I’ll tell you, I’m here to…
Read MorePodcast Companion: Session 9 – They Only Bully the Strong
Podcast Session # 9 – They Only Bully the Strong (show notes.) “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” Mahatma Gandhi “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” Mahatma Gandhi “To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in…
Read MorePodcast Companion: Session 8 – Who Are You, Really
Podcast Companion: Session #8 – Who Are You, Really Simply put, when a person has a good self-concept and they are congruent they are creative. When a person has a poor self-concept and they are incongruent they destructive. “The time you feel lonely; is the time you most need to be by yourself.”– Douglas Copeland…
Read MoreSuicide By Gun Range: The Secret Epidemic – **Trigger Warning**
Trigger Warning: Topics: Suicide, Gun Violence, Trauma, Tragedy. Read With Caution. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-272-8255 (TALK) Available 24 hrs. per day. Please tell me, when will we invest in the lives of others? All of us? In all others? Regardless of race, religion, age, or personal orientation. How can suicide or drug addiction be…
Read MoreMy Wife Is Just A Nurse
My wife is just a nurse. I met my wife early in the morning, within the cold, sterile, solitude of a sleepy operating room. We were both setting up our different workspaces for the same procedure. She was a student in a Nurse Anesthesia program and I was a weathered Surgical Technologist and graduate student…
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