Author Archives: James Gorton

Unknown's avatar

About James Gorton

I am happily married to Nadine, a person I've known for 20+ years. She and her late husband owned Airpark Auto Service where I took my car for years. Four years after my wife died we began dating and the rest is history. We have a blended family of 6 children between us and love visiting them across this country. We recently had our third grandchild between us. We love to hike, bike and ski. I am a psychologist and do relational life coaching for marriages and families primarily. I love what I do and never get tired of seeing marriages and families move to more healthy places in their lives. Five years ago my oldest daughter Deborah encouraged me to begin writing my thought into a blog I call my Jlog (Jim's log). I have become more and more passionate in connecting everyday experiences to spiritual truths. I hope that as you read my Jlog, you will gain insight into your personal life and experience true growth in your personal and relational life.

Complaining About Hardships

Posted on February 22, 2017 by James Gorton

It seems that every segment of life has its ups and downs.  When we were little children, the hardship we encountered happened when someone took our toy away from us, or when we couldn’t have the ice cream that our … Continue reading →

Posted in God Relationship, Personal mastery | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Wanting To Be In When Out

Posted on February 21, 2017 by James Gorton

An interesting thing has been happening at out house the last two weeks.  We started noticing it at the breakfast table when we began hearing a pecking sound that was tickling our ears.  It wasn’t like a woodpecker that sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal mastery, Relationships in General | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Speeding Up To Stop

Posted on February 20, 2017 by James Gorton

Nadine and I went on a date in South Scottsdale and decided that we would drive back on the main side roads versus the freeways as we were heading home. Scottsdale Road is a six lane road with stop lights … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal mastery | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hidden Treasures

Posted on February 17, 2017 by James Gorton

On Tuesday we as a nation celebrated Valentines Day.  Well, I’m not so sure that we celebrated it, but maybe Hallmark cards created it and we have accepted it as one of the days that we mark on our calendar. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Fair-Weather Fan

Posted on February 6, 2017 by James Gorton

I have a flaw that I need to admit to.  I am a fair-weather fan when I watch the teams that I say I’m a fan to.  To be specific, I follow the New England Patriots, the Denver Broncos, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal mastery | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Putting The Fear Of God In You

Posted on January 27, 2017 by James Gorton

For those of you who are reading this and are familiar with the title’s saying, you know what it means.  It was usually used by parents who were exasperated with their children and told them that if they didn’t obey, … Continue reading →

Posted in God Relationship | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thankfulness

Posted on January 26, 2017 by James Gorton

There are so many ways that we can learn through life experiences.  We can learn from a trusted friend or a colleague at work.  We can learn when we have little or when we have much.  We can learn when … Continue reading →

Posted in God Relationship, Personal mastery, Relationships in General | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Wild Animals

Posted on January 23, 2017 by James Gorton

Living in the southwestern part of the country carries with it the fact that you also live with wildlife of the area.  There are wild pigs or javelina who are seen early in the morning or late at night.  Coyotes … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal mastery | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Analyzing My Limitations

Posted on January 20, 2017 by James Gorton

I have been spending my spare time getting our house in order to sell so that we can downsize.  This last week I have been scraping paint, replacing boards, priming walls, and painting sides of the little doll house in … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal mastery | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Doing The Opposite

Posted on January 10, 2017 by James Gorton

Teenagers are hard to figure out sometimes.  They sometimes act like they are an adult and want to be treated like an adult.  They make reasonable requests and are able to defend their position for what they want like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Parental Relationship | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment