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founder of m�agine!,
is a professional
coach and trainer,
author and creative artist, whose work has been featured throughout
the world.
Michael is a
Certified Practitioner
of the
Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator.�
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What we have here
is a failure to communicate...
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I was driving through Texas.
Well, not driving through Texas.
No one drives through Texas.
Texas is far too expansive to actually drive from one side to the other.
Texas is much like the breadth of Asia's Gobi Desert.
No one is actually sure if it's ever been traversed.
I was actually driving from my home in Louisiana to the Dallas Metroplex. As I traveled, I felt compelled to call a treasured friend.
For some time, he'd been grieving the loss of two young adult children. They tragically died within months of each other. Grateful for the hunch, I found my friend to be in a dark place, overshadowed by grief.
We talked.
Of life and death, of body and soul,
of grief and recovery, of trust and uncertainty.
We talked.
Of such expansive themes...
in short snippets between
dropped calls. We talked.
But became increasingly frustrated
by our inability to communicate.
I was grieved by my friend's grief and by our inability to finish a conversation. My words between calls, I'm embarrassed to say, bounced from prayer to profanity as I struggled to maintain connection with my friend.
It was following the eighth dropped call--yes, eight; I'm a slow learner--that I laughed at my failure to appreciate the irony of the moment. I found a town I was reasonably confident would have a cell tower. I called my friend one more time...
"Do you understand what's happening
between you and me?" I asked of my friend.
"We're in two different states. We're both fine.
We're simply grieved
by our inability to communicate with each other."
So...
"Do you understand what's happening
between you and your sons?" I ventured.
"You and your sons are in two different states. You're each fine.
You're simply grieved
by your inability to communicate with each other."
I can be so slow...
a s s l o w a s a t r i p a c r o s s T e x a s.
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Michael Fox
m�agine!
530/613.2774
407 Myrtle Drive
Farmerville, LA, USA 71241 |
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In addition to personal and professional coaching,
m�agine! specializes in spiritual transformation coaching,
employing its proprietary models
--Values, Vision, Voice and Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength--
as well as
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator� curriculum
published by CPP, the People Development People.
Michael's books include
Complete in Christ,
Complete in Christ Spiritual Transformation Workbook,
and Biblio�files.
Coaching fees are based upon a sliding scale. Contact us for details.
For additional information, visit our website at maginethepossibilities.net.
Limited scholarships are available for spiritual transformation coaching.
On the flip side, if you are able, please inquire about opportunities
to fund scholarships for those who cannot afford coaching fees.
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