Category: courage

The Lasting Impact of Bullying

As I watched a clip… and then another part of a clip… and then had to stop because I was crying… and then I tried to watch another clip… I simply couldn’t stop the tears from falling. None of what transpired in the Oval… Continue Reading “The Lasting Impact of Bullying”

the body keeps score

I stared at the vanilla latte on the table in front of me. My friend Linda asked questions about what I had shared, and I searched for something sure and concrete to hold on to. The small red table between us reminded me we… Continue Reading “the body keeps score”

of dreaming and marching

I’ve never been to a writer’s retreat. The fact is, I don’t really consider myself a writer, though I do occasionally call myself that. There is a tension in “being” a writer and just being someone who writes, I guess. We started out the… Continue Reading “of dreaming and marching”

safe people

After taking some time to process unsafe people in this post:  http://neverbeenherebefore.blogspot.com/2015/02/unsafe-people.html …I’ve had to time to read more in the Cloud and Townsend book about what safe people look like, and more importantly, how to become a safe person. A safe relationship is… Continue Reading “safe people”

keep

I’ve kept you long past our expiration date.   You see, INFJs tend to do that. Because connection with others is like the white buffalo for us, we will often fight tooth and nail to keep that someone we connect with in our lives.… Continue Reading “keep”