The Box
In the Lakota culture there is a leather item, called a parfleche. It is a boxlike container. As I understand it, traditionally women...
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Dr. Ted Klontz
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Random Thoughts September 2023
As I sat with a couple whose young, beautiful, vibrant, innocent daughter’s young life had ended suddenly and tragically, I was reminded...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Sep 1
- 4 min
All My Relations
I returned recently from a trip to Switzerland. I was privileged to spend some very special time with a local family for the better part...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - August
Ever notice that the word “imperfect” can be sounded out as “I-m-perfect?” It all depends on where I place the emphasis as I say the...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Another Lakota Lesson
Once again, I was fortunate enough to be sitting in the ceremonial area of Bear Butte, one of the seven sacred sites of the Lakota. A...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Jul 14
- 3 min
Random Thoughts - July
I’ve learned over and over again, often through pain, to be wary of anything and anyone that claims to be everything. That includes me,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Jul 1
- 3 min
S&M
The other day, a young lady I was speaking with shared what she described as the numbing, humbling and painful awareness of her loss of a...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Jun 18
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - June
I was driving in silence (in the sense of any outside stimuli) and found myself thoughtlessly reaching to turn on the radio to my...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Jun 3
- 4 min
Another Divine Moment
I use the word Divine for this note that I am writing here. Some would call what I am talking about “God,” the “Great Unknown,” the...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- May 19
- 3 min
Random Thoughts - May
I was having a life and death discussion (truly) with a friend about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life when we crested a hill and...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- May 3
- 4 min
OWMGS
Someone spoke to me recently about their perception of my “obsession” with the Indigenous peoples of my world, and asked what I thought...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Apr 13
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - April
I was reminded quite painfully recently that the size of my wishes often exceeds the size of my wallet. I was wondering the other day...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Nashville, March 27, 2023
Driving to the airport after a precious day with a precious couple that I got to work with, I heard the news. Another six innocents had...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - March
The restaurant sign said “Open Sunday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM”. Is that different than “Open Daily from 11:00 AM to...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Mar 3
- 5 min
THIS IS NOT A LISTENING DRILL
A friend recently said that there was a period of time a couple of years ago that he felt as if I had stopped listening to him. He...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - February
I saw a rainbow. I decided to put my binoculars on it. As I focused, it disappeared. When I looked back out after ditching the...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Feb 3
- 4 min
To Quest or Not to Quest, That is the Question 2.0
I was in the bathroom this morning, doing my obligatory daily duty when someone called out, “Are you done yet?” I silently,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Random Thoughts - January
This holiday season was amazingly beautiful. Family came together in the most delicious ways. I was also reminded that with each...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Dec 26, 2022
- 6 min
Two Worlds
At the conclusion of a recent workshop, one of the participants said, “Well, now it’s back to the real world.” I had heard that comment...
Dr. Ted Klontz
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Wondering About Santa
Since I was a young adult with children of my own, I have wondered (and worried) about the effects on children of the phenomena of the...
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