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Section 1
Becoming During Childhood (Birth to Age 11)

When First Called

Templeman/Gladding travels in mea restless presence, a historyof time and people who walked the worldlong before my birth.Attuned to the sound of their storiesI wince at their failuresand bask in their glories.They are a part of my life.

© 1970, Samuel T. Gladding

No one begins life as a counselor. We develop into professionals over time. With or against the currents of our environment we steer, drift, or proceed toward becoming humans who embrace counseling instead of economics, history, or English. Part of the reason has to do with our early personal history and with circumstances in life as a child.

I am no less a product of time, environment, and interpersonal interactions than anyone else. The stories that follow will give you a glimpse into my childhood, but they are meant not so much to focus on me as to open your mind to thoughts of your early experiences. Some of the stories are funny, whereas a few show the frailty of human nature, interpersonal interactions, and just plain luck. In each of the vignettes there is knowledge you may have learned in a different way. Ask yourself as you read what forces in your developing years influenced you to be who you are now.

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