I have thought about this quote from Toni Morrison for some time. I think she is right, but I, like most people, rarely acted on it because I did not understand the depth of my freedom nor impact of my power. I tend to see myself as powerless if I ever even think in terms…
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The Meme That Won’t Offend
‘Finally, I found a meme that won’t offend anyone’. LOL!! This cracked me up because it’s so hard to be unoffensive on the internet, and in-real-life nowadays because everyone is so sensitive. It really seems like people have a hair-trigger to be offended at anything now, like folks are just looking to be offended. So…
Why do Some People Not Notice When Others Are Being Left Out?
For example, when a person in a group of 4 starts trailing behind, or when people circling up squeeze someone out of the circle, or when a group of people start migrating and one person kind of gets left behind…while this can seem as excluding others, sometimes that’s not it at all. It might be…
The Neccessity of Substance
I think about this proverb often, especially when I’m planning for this or that. You can do all the preparation (for whatever) in the world, but preparation is nothing in the absence of substance. Sharpen your fangs all you want, so to speak, but at the end of the day you have to get that…
On Parental Love
I had a conversation recently with someone who was very hurt that their mother did not show love to them like they wanted. This is something hard to talk about with most people and hard to understand unless you experience it. I told this young lady that I understood and agreed with what she was…
Share the Light
“There are two ways of spreading the light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it ~ Edith Wharton If you have suffered neglect or trauma I want to tell you, that all the love you have inside of you that was rejected or abused, you can give to other people. For example…