Post "War"

Despite the Great Honeybun Wars of 2008, the time came for my first appointment with Dr. Grant. I'd been greatly anticipating my first visit with him, although I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I knew Josh had been researching different religions and ways of life in his quest to "live the dream", so I wasn't sure whether I'd be meeting a buttoned-down man in a 3-piece suit or a guy in a Nehru jacket! Would his office consist of Corinthian leather and rich mahogany or tinkling windchimes and the smell of incense wafting through the air?

We pulled into the parking lot and I saw a modest, one-story building. We got out of the car and walked up to the door. I felt rather like a child who was being escorted to her first day of school by her father. Josh tugged at the door, only to find it locked tight. I looked over at him, wondering if locked doors were standard in these places. After a moment of standing there staring at each other and wondering why we had been greeted by a locked door, the doctor appeared. He opened the door and welcomed us in. Josh and the doctor exchanged a few pleastantries, then Josh turned to me, promising that he WOULD be back, and departed. Dr. Grant smiled, asked me how I was and invited me back into his office.

I was pleasantly relieved and for some reason surprised when I saw Dr. Grant. He was not at all what I expected! Just a typical guy in a polo shirt and slacks. No stuffed shirt and no New-Age "tinklings" or "wafting" going on at all! I fully expected to be shown to a couch, but was instead invited to sit in a wonderfully comfy chair that I seemed to just sink into, not unlike I imagine sitting on a cloud would be. He introduced himself to me and I to him. He seemed intrigued by the fact that I had traveled across the United States to see him. I also learned that he was a former Catholic priest, which was fine with me, because I was a former Catholic!

We began right away by discussing the topics covered in the book he had asked me to get prior to our first meeting. No "you are sick and making yourself sicker", no "tell me about yourself and what you're feeling". It was refreshing! This man had a mission and I soon realized that he had no intention of dwelling upon my "problems". He was there to teach me, if I wanted to learn, how to heal myself! It was time to get with the program, there was no time to lose! I actually had a double session with him that day. It was interesting and a bit overwhelming to me, but I really felt that finally, I just may have hit PAY DIRT!