there is are gaps

the job is always bigger than we think

What happens with you when your ambitions and sense of personal resources don’t line up?

Likely the same thing that happens when the gaps between the cinder blocks in your foundation have no cement. Holes pop up. Things cease to function the way you might like them to. Problems occur.

When investigating water problems, it’s good to start small, prudent really. A small hole is easy to clean up. Starting small when it comes to repairs requires a lot of optimism.

Working on my foundation, I began cutting sod with a utility knife. A spoon and slot screwdriver were sufficient tools for digging.

Many people begin therapy this way. They figure, let’s scrape around at the surface a bit. They’re hopeful, optimistic really, that life long problems can go away quickly.

As a therapist with foundation problems, I know that this is rarely the case.

With the foundation, I walked around the corner and dug down six inches.

The gaps between the cinderblocks were concerning.

They were large. It was clear wher…