Through the Sharing of Stories
I remember I used to love to look at the negatives when I picked up my pictures from the drug store (if you have no idea what I am talking about, Google how we had to walk uphill both ways to get our film developed;-), much like I used to notice the darkness of the […]
Usually the first thing someone asks me when I say that my parents live with us is, “Was that the only option?” My answer is both yes and no. No, there are many other options available, including them living on their own, as they have no medical or physical reasons for living with us. Yes, […]
I am going out on a limb here and using a “hot” topic for this discussion: food allergies. I am a bit fearful about writing this, as I have witnessed how people respond to this topic because of their admiration for a loved one. We all want our loved ones to be safe. I am […]
Listening is defined as making an effort to hear something or being alert and ready to hear something. Seems pretty simple, but why do so many people lack listening skills? One reason could be that everyone just wants to be heard, and therefore everyone is talking, so that leaves no one left to listen to […]
This is one of those little catchphrases we love to use to explain why we aren’t making progress. Think about it. If we always took one step forward and two steps back, we would never make forward progress. Is that true? Nope. We move forward all the time. I did some research into this catchphrase […]
I was asked by my mentors to write about betrayal. More specifically, how I have felt betrayed by others. I was also encouraged to write in a way that I would avoid planting or stepping on land mines, respecting the others, and in a way that allowed me to be heard. I did what I […]
The quantity and severity of violent attacks on this or that group by this or that group has been growing at an alarming rate. I think we have always had these types of conflicts and violence, but we haven’t had the instant access to it, or such easy access to the means by which to […]
I want to try something. I want to share something with you. My hypothesis is that by doing so, I will become exactly what I fear you think I am… an apathetic, indifferent, unkind, manipulative, misleading, emotionless, cowardice shell of a person, therefore limiting myself. In order to share this information, I need to let […]
You are probably thinking, what? I am not scared of being happy. My questions back to you would be: Are you happy right now?
I was reviewing some of my more recent posts and I found a theme among most of them. I keep stating the words are subjective, they don’t belong to the object of thought or that they are a poor way of communicating. I started thinking that you may wonder why I write (communicating with words) […]
Think about it, why do we make everything so damn complicated? And the answer is simple, we judge. As we use contrast to know ourselves as whole, we get stuck at judging that which we are not (and sometimes that which we are). We seem to have forgotten how to just be. To judge not. […]
“Don’t cry for me Next door neighbor I get knocked down But I get up again You’re never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You’re never going to keep me down” Lyrics from “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba
