Sometimes You Just Need Someone to Talk to... By Debra H. Ferguson, MA. LPC We all could use someone to talk to. What if that person would give you a solid hour of their time each week? What if they would listen intently and not interrupt? This person ������������ ������ �������������������������������� �������������� �������� ������������ ���������� ������������ advice. This person may recommend coping strategies to assist in dealing with life’s struggles. The fact is, we all struggle. Life is stressful at times. It is not shameful to ask for assistance on the journey of life. It may be cliché, but it is true: People need people. No man ������ ������ ���������������� ���� ������������ ������ ������ ���������������� ������ ������������ �������� ������������������������ Admitting them may make you seem weak or out of control and that is not a good feeling. Christ says that He has come that we may have life more abundantly (John 10:10). He also says not to forsake the fellowship that we have among ourselves (Hebrews 10:25), and that it is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). Proverbs 15:22 tells us, “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they page succeed.” Why do you think that He said these things? He knows how much we need one another. My practice is called Tapestry Counseling because our life is like a tapestry. On the surface, it is something beautiful that God has woven together. Underneath are the raveled, broken, knotted threads that have accumulated due to �������������������� �������� ���������������������� ������ ���������� �������������� �������� �������� ���������� �������� messy part underneath, but God wants to make something beautiful out of the mess. �� �� �������� ������ �������� �������� ������ ���������������� ������ �������������� ������ ������������ �������� �������� need someone to walk alongside you and listen, consider counseling. Counseling is not for the weak. Counseling is for the one that wants to become stronger. Counseling is for the person that needs someone else to lean on for a while. Counseling is to help you make something beautiful out of the mess; to create that beautiful tapestry. So what If? Think about it! 52
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