Friday, January 6, 2017

#27 Go Deeper and Explore the Pain (3 posts) '04-'05

Date:     March 30, 2004
From:     Bronax
Subject: Go Deeper and Explore the Pain
To:         John

Never deduced what you counsel the students about. Do they come to you for academic counseling, from psychologist with the pervasive immaturity position, failing out of school? How do you encourage a depressed student to actually suck it up, go deep into and explore the pain, and get results by changing his behavior, little by little?


Date:      April 17, 2005
From:      Bronax
Subject:  Advisor
To:          John

Welcome to Time's progress acting on you. Daughter to be married. Congratulations. I have one that did that, and other just remains on deck, probably for life.
Spamorama. Did you go and get good recepies? I think this was first universal military food.
Taxes in. Refund deposited. Another yearly milestone.
Plan to try teaching next week.
Reading top math history book, Honors Class, about lives of people who solved Hilbert's 10 famous problems.
Car back working. Will get bill next week.

Could you make checklist or book about most common questions and concern of your college counselees? Your ace outlining daughter lawyer, could help you prepare it. Lawyers love lists and categories, etc.

How is life with marriage partner two? I could only manage one of them, but did have several other long term relationships, so I guess I have been married, at least on weekends, for say over 25 years. Was never a permanent antidote to my needy self, but did allow me to have the kids, my greatest accomplishment.

Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:51:58 -0800
From: "bronax"
Subject: Excellente Kemo Sabe Marveloso
To: John 

Kudos, or as I am saying these days, Kudroids
Good article.

Some suggestion: write it in reverse order, listing actual campus changes because of your special program, i.e. more kids staying in majors and having a sense of direction. Follow this with you life story, and how you got where you are, as example of 'life counseling' in practice.
Be sure to give a copy to your daughter Rosa for her scrapbook. I only saw anything after the deaths of my parents, nothing from my Mother, and a draft short story by my Dad. My Mother was a fashion plate and left things as did Imelda Marcos, antique furniture, french perfumes, pairs of expensive hose, shoes, furs, clothes, etc. Could explain my issures with women, as I was attracted by their symbols, not them as people, whom I though very manipulative, dorky, untrustworthy, etc. Good job to you and thanks for sharing. You could use this article as basis for a counseling manual to be distributed to every new student: Follow rules, be on time, do everything asked, ask for help if you are confused, sick, late, or need help, immediately.

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