Forest Lakes Counseling

If it's too good to be true...

When I was about 20, I received a letter in the mail that said for a 5 dollar investment, I could get a steady stream of cash income. It seemed like a great deal to me, so I sent for the information.  I got a letter back explaining the process, and it had a few other addresses on it.  I was directed to send 5 more dollars to the next person on the list, and he would send me the next thing I needed to know.  So I sent 5 more dollars and got a sheet back that said I was to send l... READ MORE Posted October 03, 2011 at 08:58 AM

Therapeutic Garbage

    On Saturday, a group of us turned out at 9AM for a township clean up of our valley.  The reason the township does this is that we are in a beautiful area that seems quite remote once you enter, but is close to town.  It's a great place to drive through and enjoy the beauty, and it's a great place to come and dump your garbage. Your garbage may just be leaves or a couple stumps, or it could be large cement pylons, old hot tubs, tires, waste oil or couches.  Pe... READ MORE Posted June 27, 2011 at 09:28 AM

Vibrations, pressure waves and electricity

Communication.  Sometimes it can be so frustrating.  I say something that seems so clear to me, but either immediately or days later I find that the message did not reach the receiver with the same message I thought I sent out. However, it is far more amazing that we can communicate at all than that we sometimes don't get it right.  Here is what happens in part when we communicate: 1. A thought, which is a chemical process in the brain occurs. 2. A desire to share that thought,... READ MORE Posted February 07, 2011 at 02:35 PM