Ethan and Laura have an entire week off for Thanksgiving break. I have no expectations other than that I’d like them to be there for at least part of our family Thanksgiving weekend. It’s not even that I’m trying not to be too possessive or demanding. And it’s not so much that I don’t even care. It’s just that if they’re here, great, I will try to enjoy it and make it nice for them too, and if they’re not here, I’ll miss them but I understand.

And will want them to have a good time wherever they do go. So that’s that. I was back at Thrive in the morning after being off for over a week. That situation more or less has positively corrected itself but he was in my dream the other night calling to ask how things were going. I have to do a group session between now and the end of the semester and my topic of choice is self-compassion using a video from the researcher Dr. Kristin Neff.

It’s hard not knowing yet where I am going to be working. I was thinking more today that there really are many benefits to this other private practice where I had an interview and would be able to work. She’s been much more frequent with communication and seems to really know her stuff. She said she is fine with me doing Christian counseling there. Long-term there would be more income earning potential.