Changes

Ch-ch-ch-changes…turn and face the strange…ch-ch-ch-changes.  Sounds like a David Bowie song, right?  Nope. It was me singing in the shower this morning. If you’ve wondered why I haven’t written a blogpost in some time it’s because I have been very busy. A change is coming to my life and it requires a lot of work on my part.

No. I am not moving. Even though I love moving and have moved a bazillion times in my life, I am staying put here in Schnecksville. For now, at least!

No. I am not getting married. Even though I love weddings and have been married a bazillion times in my life, I am staying put here in bachelorhood. For now, at least! Though a move is much more likely than a marriage.

Is it new knees? New shoulder? New car? None of those!

Am I transgender? No. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

Changing my party registration to Republican?  Hahahaha. No to that one too.

I am leaving Bethlehem Counseling Associates after nearly fifteen years. I am turning to face the strange and am joining a new practice in Allentown, Otto Psychological Associates.  It is hard to leave a place that has been home for that long.  I have nothing but good things to say about Bethlehem Counseling. If you need some counseling help, I recommend them. But they have outgrown me.

I am going to a much smaller practice. From over thirty staff to six.  A good fit for an introvert who is in the twilight of his career.  In a previous blogpost, I wrote how my small high school class of 121 was more to my liking than my daughter’s 1000 classmates. I am hoping that that applies here as well.

There is a lot of work to changing practices. There will be a lot of emotional goodbyes to co-workers and to some clients.  But I am very confident that this is the right move for me at this time.  Wish me luck, please! My blogposts may be a little more sporadic until I get settled. Maybe, while you wait, you could listen to some David Bowie…maybe Under Pressure!