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Greetings! John Pacheco and Personal Growth Concepts Inc. (PGC) are pleased to announce 2 free covid-related support groups. Both groups will begin during early February, 2021 and will each consist of 8 sessions facilitated by professional counselors. They are being offered to provide additional support to those experiencing increased anxiety and/or are grieving the loss of a relative, co-worker or friend due to Covid 19. They are free. Donations will be accepted to help support some of PGC’s neediest clients. Advanced registration is required on/before February 1st. We have 2 flyers announcing each of these groups. Please help us spread the word. For more information, or to register, please call us at 203-375-5782 x 1. Please speak clearly and leave your name and phone number. One of our staff will get back to you, usually within 24 hours. Thank you!
If you want copies of the flyers, please email me at jpacheco@personalgrowthconcepts.com with “request covid flyers” in the subject line.
I wish you peace in who you are and in all that you do. John
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“Scapegoat” is just one of many roles played by members of unhealthy families. Blame is the name of the game when there’s a scapegoat involved. People in those families do not want to own the responsibility for themselves so, they pick one member to run the guilt trip on. Frequently many family members join in. They usually focus on someone who’s different, or who hasn’t bought into the dysfunctional rules. Frequently the scapegoat tries to leave the family and gain value elsewhere. If this is a child, usually with a peer group.
In unhealthy families most members are in a lot of emotional pain. The family becomes enmeshed and the way out is not clear. Put simply, it’s sick!
Have you been a scapegoat? What’s the way out? Hopefully you learned not to play by their rules. The only way to deal with these kind of games is not to play! Take the blindfold off, drop the tail and let somebody else deal with the donkey. It’s no longer your game to play!
Peace, John
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I used to think that I wanted to pray like a fella in my prayer group. When I shared that with him, he set me straight. He told me that my “talk time” with God was not supposed to be like his. He then told me whatever I had to offer to God in prayer was 100% acceptable to God. It took a long time of thinking about that and coming to believe it.
Sometime later I spoke with a trusted spiritual guide. I shared with her that I felt guilty for not taking the time to pray the way I thought I should. She asked what I meant and I told her that I had good intentions of setting aside time but then I got caught up in the things of the day, my work and didn’t get to it. I did tell her that I prayed in church and sometimes with certain clients. She asked me if I had conscious awareness of God throughout my day. I told her yes, that often I think of Him in the “inter-stitches” during the day, times between activities, times when I’m in my car, and times when I’m in transitions. She simply said to me, “That’s prayer!” I was taken aback, but as I reflected on it, I realized she was right. She also told me not to worry about the structure and the amount of time. She also asked how God communicates with me. I told her in different ways – sometimes an idea in my head (“aha”), sometimes something from my reading, sometimes in a song or the words of another person, sometimes in what I see and, at times, just a sensation in my heart. She also pronounced this as fine and told me I was on the right track. I was relieved, but it still took me a while to work this through and to let some of the guilt dissipate for not doing it “the right way.”
“The power is in the One who hears it.” The receiver has all the power. He is a better listener than I! He hears and knows everything, even my weak and sometimes infrequent attempts to communicate with Him. He loves me just as I am, with all my shortcomings, blemishes and character defects – I’m still trying to wrap my head around that one! He doesn’t judge – He just loves me for who I am.
Be mindful of God’s presence in your life and you are already praying. Your prayers are not wasted. Be humble, contrite, thankful and ask on behalf of your self, and others. When in doubt, to paraphrase Mother Teresa, “Pray anyway!”
TOUCHPOINTS, from Personal Growth Concepts, Inc. 