Dr. Ted KlontzFeb 19, 20215 minGoodbye Joe “Joe has entered hospice care”, the text message said. Though not a total surprise, I was surprised by the catching of a sob in my...
Dr. Ted KlontzJan 30, 20215 minInipiIt was the summer of 2003. At the end of a very long week in Rochester, Minnesota. I was sitting in the office with my Mayo Clinic doctor...
Dr. Ted KlontzDec 31, 20208 minHappy Birthday-Merry Christmas MomMy mother’s birthday is just a few days before Christmas. December 21st. Looking back, I am guessing the only time her birthday was a big...
Dr. Ted KlontzNov 20, 20207 minMaryThere was a time about ten years ago when I, in my human form, came very close to not existing. Complications of a surgical procedure,...
Dr. Ted KlontzOct 16, 20205 minGrace?I am standing in the foyer of a good friend’s home. There are 40 or 50 of us there. Songs are being sung in a language unfamiliar to me....
Dr. Ted KlontzSep 25, 20204 minThe Green CathedralIn the beautiful rolling hills of middle Tennessee, I have been given the use of over a thousand acres of old farmland. Creeks and...
Dr. Ted KlontzAug 30, 20205 minGooseI pass by a man on a tractor in the blazing sun, nearly 100 degrees today. Jungle levels of humidity. “Remember to take him a bottle of...
Dr. Ted KlontzJul 21, 20208 minWo’yawas’te (To Bless or Praise Things)At age 26 my life had fallen apart despite having faithfully, very faithfully, followed the teachings of my culture, the traditional...
Dr. Ted KlontzJun 26, 20206 minWhat Do You Think?I’ve been asked that question a fair number of times over the last few weeks by people I know. I believe what they are asking me is what...
Dr. Ted KlontzMay 27, 20206 minEssentialOne of my favorite authors, Kent Nerburn, speaks of a moment in time when he was teaching young men and told them that he had been asked...
Dr. Ted KlontzApr 24, 20207 minWalking the Line60-40 Prosocial Non-Prosocial 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The day had finally arrived....
Dr. Ted KlontzMar 24, 20206 minGoing HomeImagine that you are turning onto a street, a dead-end street, a long dead-end street, that has a number of houses on each side. Now,...
Dr. Ted KlontzFeb 29, 20204 minObsolete Elders: Universal KnowledgeAs a young man growing up in a mostly rural farming environment, I was always enthralled by the things that my grandfather, father,...
Dr. Ted KlontzJan 28, 20202 minThe Wisdom of the ChildrenYou say, “Since we will be alone for Christmas eve, I’ve made dinner reservations.” “Great,” I say. We arrive and you notice a 30’...
Dr. Ted KlontzDec 20, 20194 minThat VoiceI was talking with a friend today, a medical doctor, who’s life as he knows it, is over. His career crushed by a system, and his...
Dr. Ted KlontzNov 29, 20193 minTormentors To Tour-mentors: The JourneyImagine deciding at age 15, you wanted to go to college. Imagine what a big deal that was because only one other person in your entire...
Dr. Ted KlontzOct 30, 20194 minThe Arena“…… each represented a philosophy of life. Each committed to the death of the other. One - the “old way”– described as self-destructive,...
Dr. Ted KlontzSep 27, 20195 minOn The Road To Find Out"Not to be afraid when you are all alone is the only true way of being not afraid" . Olga Jacoby About 40 years ago I was living through...
Dr. Ted KlontzSep 3, 20196 minPrayersAs a young teacher, in my late 20’s, our school system instituted a curriculum called “Unit Step” that, among other things, divided the...
Dr. Ted KlontzAug 16, 20193 minThe Alpha of ListeningTwo days ago, I got this letter from a person who had attended a listening workshop I conducted for the Gates Scholars Program at...