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There was a time about ten years ago when I, in my human form, came very close to not existing. Complications of a surgical procedure,...
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Dr. Ted Klontz
Oct 16, 20205 min read
Grace?
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 Klontz
Sep 25, 20204 min read
The Green Cathedral
In 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 Klontz
Aug 30, 20205 min read
Goose
I 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 Klontz
Jul 21, 20208 min read
Wo’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 Klontz
Jun 26, 20206 min read
What 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 Klontz
May 27, 20206 min read
Essential
One 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 Klontz
Apr 24, 20207 min read
Walking the Line
60-40 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 Klontz
Mar 24, 20206 min read
Going Home
Imagine 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 Klontz
Feb 29, 20204 min read
Obsolete Elders: Universal Knowledge
As a young man growing up in a mostly rural farming environment, I was always enthralled by the things that my grandfather, father,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jan 28, 20202 min read
The Wisdom of the Children
You 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 Klontz
Dec 20, 20194 min read
That Voice
I 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 Klontz
Nov 29, 20193 min read
Tormentors To Tour-mentors: The Journey
Imagine 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 Klontz
Oct 30, 20194 min read
The 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 Klontz
Sep 27, 20195 min read
On 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 Klontz
Sep 3, 20196 min read
Prayers
As 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 Klontz
Aug 16, 20193 min read
The Alpha of Listening
Two days ago, I got this letter from a person who had attended a listening workshop I conducted for the Gates Scholars Program at...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jul 27, 20196 min read
Channeling Fred
Each month, I meet with a few friends of varying backgrounds for breakfast. On my calendar it simply says, “The Boys.” One played...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jun 28, 20196 min read
A.N.T.S
Scene I: My long-suffering wife said to me, “I want to talk to you about your giving money away”. “Here we go again”, I thought. I...
Dr. Ted Klontz
May 31, 20194 min read
Why Me?
I was finishing up presenting an “Exquisite Listening®” communication skills workshop recently. We had just finished the last day’s...
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