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Meet Greg Boothroyd who will lead the
January 13 workshop on Eliminating
Self-Defeating Behaviors. He has
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from
Western Michigan University and a
Ph.D. from The University of Michigan.
He is a certified addictions counselor,
licensed professional counselor and
distinguished faculty member of the
Michigan Judicial Institute in the area
of substance abuse assessment and
treatment. He holds the rank of full
Professor Emeritus of Counseling at
WMU where he also served three
consecutive terms as University
Ombudsman and Director of University
Substance Abuse Services. He is the
author of Going Home: A Positive
Emotional Guide for Promoting Life
Generating Behaviors. He has trained
thousands of counselors, social
workers, psychologists, chemical
dependency therapists, medical and
court personnel across the nation and
is a frequent presenter at national
conferences.
The Winter 2007 Program Brochure will be
appearing
in your mail box any day now. Watch for it!
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SELF-DEFEATING
BEHAVIOR
...WHO, ME?
Chances are, you
know someone, perhaps
yourself, who does things that put their goals in
jeopardy, things that clearly are not in their own best
interest. Why, oh why, would we do this to
ourselves?
We all hold certain ideas and mental filters that
influence our choices. Some of these are helpful and
benign while others are false and reach mythical
proportions. When these false ideas and attitudes
become pervasive, they result in repeated
self-defeating behaviors that take a significant toll
on our happiness and life satisfaction. Examples are
relationship difficulties, procrastination, perfectionism,
inferiority, anxiety, eating disorders, addictions and
excessive fear.
Over time, self-defeating behaviors become
deeply ingrained as we develop ways to minimize the
damaging consequences and fall into patterns of
denial. This makes self-defeating behaviors difficult
to dislodge on our own.
The January
13 “Eliminating Self-Defeating
Behaviors” workshop begins with information to help
us identify self-defeating behaviors in ourselves and
others, learn how we acquire them, and how we
perpetuate them. The afternoon segment provides
concise, practical clinical techniques to assist in
replacing self-defeating behaviors with more life-
generating behaviors and attitudes. The workshop will
be a combination of lecture, stories and a humorous
skit that brings the lessons home.
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December/January
Programs
Thursdays: December 14, 2006, January 18,
February 15, March 15, 2007
Christian Mystics From Medieval to Modern
7:00–8:30 p.m. $7 per session
facilitated by Marcella Clancy,
SSJ
December 14 - St. Teresa of Avila and St.
John of the Cross
January 18 -
St. Theresa of Liseaux and St. Teresa Benedicta of
the Cross
Sundays: December 10 and 17
Taizé Advent Vespers Services
Betsy Meagher, SSJ 6:30 p.m. – 7:30
p.m.
Free will offering Holy Family Chapel
(Please enter through the main entrance at
Nazareth.) Join the Sisters of St. Joseph in a
beautiful service of chanted music and quiet
prayer.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Winter Solstice: Winter Light
Ginny Jones, SSJ 7:00 p.m. - 8:30
p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Celebrate the arrival of winter and our
turning toward the light during this season of
peace, love and joy. Bring bells, drums,
rattles to join in the songs and holiday joy.
We will share prayer and ritual.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Orientation for Group Spiritual Direction
Gertrude Maurer, SSJ and Laura Smith, SSJ
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. No charge
This free session provides an introduction to
the group spiritual direction process and is a
prerequisite for those new to spiritual
direction before taking the series beginning in
January. Please register by January 15.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Creation and the Christian Tradition
Ginny Jones, SSJ 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$20
What do the scriptures have to say about our
proper relationship with God’s creation?
Does our God really care about how we treat
the natural world? Come explore these
questions. Bring your journal or notebook.
Please register by February 2.
Monday, February 19, 2007 to Friday,
February 23, 2007
Beyond Words: An Icon Painting Retreat
Diane Hamel, iconographer
An icon is not a mere work of art. It has spiritual
significance. Prayer and reflection also accompany
the process of “writing” an icon.
It is the process, not the perfection of the finished
art, that matters. You
will be guided in the spiritual process and the
technique to create an icon of your own suitable for
any level of experience.
The full five-day retreat with
private guest room for five nights, all meals,
instruction and art materials is $530 Commuters
(includes lunches, coffee, instruction and
materials) is $400. A nonrefundable deposit of
$100 is
due by January 19
to reserve a space. Final payment is due on or before
arrival.
Class size is limited.
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