Rowan Finley

Joined February 2019

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Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.

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La luz está al final! (The light is at the end)
My name is Santos. I escaped my country to try to find my father in America. He had to leave to try and make money for my family,
By Rowan Finley 6 months ago in Poets
Overflow of the Heart
She possessed the gall, to give it all, from the depths of poverty, she knew His true Sovereignty. We, too, can give,
By Rowan Finley 6 months ago in Poets
Integration of Christian Spirituality in the Counseling Profession
The integration of Christian spirituality into the clinical counseling profession consists of predominantly being the embodiment of Jesus’s character and qualities through demeanor. If it is determined that the client is a professing Christian, then more overt Biblical concepts can be shared, but only ones that align with the client should be expressed. If the client is an atheist, then demeanor and gentle guided encouragement wording are a better fit. Integrated spirituality is understanding that every client is a unique masterpiece made by God. Regardless of where the client is at in their understanding of spirituality, the counselor can be the gospel through their extended qualities such as compassion, patience, gentleness, and understanding.
By Rowan Finley 6 months ago in Longevity
Aunt Mayflower in the 80’s
Mayflower grimaced, as she was sitting on the dusty wooden floor. She was doing her morning stretches and had gotten a horrible foot cramp.
By Rowan Finley 6 months ago in Fiction
Angelic Thoughts
I don’t ever tire of guarding you as you create. On you, day and night, I delight to wait. I encamp… around you, with an invisible headlamp.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Poets
Jostle Up the Word “Wedding”and You Get “Webbing”
Isn’t it somewhat ironic that if you turn the dd’s around in the word wedding that you end up with the word… Webbing Are some weddings the shedding of the exoskeleton of self and the ebbing of a webbing when you fast forward several years down the road?
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Poets
Temptation Can Be Blinding
Temptation The first recorded story of temptation in the Bible is about Adam and Eve. God told them that they could eat from any tree in the garden except not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:16-17 says, “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’ ”
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Longevity
Presumption Stumbled
Painting by Cindus Henry I stumbled into an artist’s apartment, the door was mostly open, on an easel, I saw a completed piece.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Poets
Be a Gracist, Not a Racist! . Top Story - July 2025.
What is gracism? Dr. David Anderson is the author of the book "Gracism: The Art of Inclusion". He introduces the concept of gracism. Gracism is the opposite of racism as it focuses on extending grace and love to people of every shade of pigmentation, background, and culture!
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Humans
I choose to sing louder than the lies that linger
Dear God, I pray for her to stop emotionally traumatizing people as her hobby. The demons in her are endlessly threatening and taunting me to visit violence.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Poets
Third Shift in a Row
She’s working a third twelve hour shift in a row; her attention is as a stowaway hiding in a highly sanitized cabinet that’s plastered with tightly stretched plastic gloves.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Poets
The Importance of Counseling Competencies in the Counseling Profession
The first counseling competency that I believe is extremely crucial to develop for myself is building counselor self-awareness. Taking time to reflect on what my strengths and weaknesses are is very important in order to know what area to grow in. Everyone has some form of biases that they must become cognizant of in order to not be impaired when working in the counseling profession.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Psyche