Doc Warren

The change has been gradual but it has come. The days when I was in Sunday School were filled with missives about doing unto others as you would have done unto you, about turning the other cheek and of sharing love, belongings and shelter to those in need.

As I write this the USA has elected its 45th president via the Electoral College if not by popular vote. Across this nation many of our clients especially those from marginalized populations such as people of color, immigrants and from the LGBTQ are scared. They are scared due to the vile dehumanizing language that the then candidate used to describe them.

The night is near and a mist is in the air, settling on the ever drooping flowers. The sunflowers no longer climb to the sky in defiance of the rain but he remembers when they were beautiful and bright. Now the seeds are dropping to the ground, birds are contemplating the next day’s feast.

Recently I was contacted by a pillar of a community that is currently in the center of a large dispute over what many call “right to hate laws” that are sprouting up around the country. He asked “Does a belief system that differs from other ones automatically get classified as discrimination?”

Sometimes you just get tired. Tired of mountains of paperwork, tired of insurance reviews if you “go outside of the normal expected range” by offering more than one session per week when a client really needs it. Tired of greedy insurance companies dictating care; you can’t do 60 minute sessions more than 15% of the time or face audits, reviews, nasty letters and other legal bullying.