Gifted People: You Have Strength, Not a Negative Trait.
High standards of the gifted impress some, but for others it comes off as 'intense'. They might not find a match who'd tolerate their needs.
Browsing Tag:
vulnerable
For the Love of Fear: Going From Shake-Up to Wake-Up.
Fear isn’t here to shut us down, it’s here to wake us up. We may not be able to go all the places right now, and maybe that’s a damn good thing.
Do Not Be Afraid of Being Loyal to Your Inner Vision.
If you want to be more intimate with your inner vision, just look for the places you’re most afraid of getting hurt, and you’ll know.
My Child, You Are a Miracle.
It is a miracle you are brave enough to be this vulnerable. Every day you step into that classroom and emerge anew is evidence of a miracle.
In the Wilderness. {poetry}
I felt like a hooded child
in the wilderness
who’d thought she could entreat wolves
I have never forgotten this
little as it was:
the shame...
I Am Not a Sheep.
Each day I walk through the door I see my goofy face, with my big blue bow cocked to the side, before I ever knew I wasn’t destined to be a sheep.
There’s Never an Answer to Why We Poison Our Own People.
There won't be any organic anything for long. Because people like the Donald, our president, gave Dow Chemical the right to poison our crops with nerve gas.
An Open Letter to the Masculine Man.
I’m sorry if I turned you down because you just weren’t alpha enough for me... I’ve seen the tools in your toolshed you use to bury your unwelcome emotions...
Your cousin is killed in a car accident: the bottom of the glass of scotch.
Suck it up.
Your mom is diagnosed with Stage 4 lung ...
Name the ‘It’ That You Long For and Let the Rest Go.
I don’t want to carry my heart around like a burden anymore. I long for connection and compassion and partnership.
Learning to Be Well: Detecting and Dismantling Fear-Based Manipulation.
Anansi and the Maroon and indigenous dwellers of the jungle had indirectly taught me that my 'primitive brain' and instinctual self, contrary to popular Western belief, were not ruled by fear and existential angst.