Confessions on the Road to Real: Life in the Slow Lane

Being real is not easily accomplished. Knowing what is most important, and therefore real, is also difficult to discover. Chaplain Bond believes when people are in the midst of crisis, they can come to realize what is most real, most important, and therefore, most desired. The stories in this book are all true and are echoes of that journey to becoming real. Shakespeare said the question was "to be or not to be. Martin Luther King Jr. said that a dream is what is most real, authentic, and important. If you read these glimpses into that process, you will learn from the true authorities on becoming a real person, namely, those who are in the midst of that process. May you be blessed on your journey as well.

"Journey" is a word that describes Cliff very well. His journey has included being an A.S.E.-certified auto mechanic, car dealership service manager, pastor, chaplain, counselor, husband, father, and primarily a grateful student of life. Cliff has worked as a clinical chaplain for many years and has learned much from the amazing people he has met in healthcare. His hope is that the lessons taught to him through the years, by the clients and patients he has encountered, will somehow be brought to life through this book. They are the true experts in life, death, growth, and physical or spiritual healing. It is to them that he is indebted now, and will be, literally, eternally grateful.