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The Power of Silence
At first there is no silence. There are the thoughts, Vicious in their whisperings, Violent in their clutch, Volatile in their effect, Relentless, merciless. Then there are the feelings… Regret, shame, anger, indignation, Self recrimination, abandonment. Where was the intuition? The self trust? There! Do you see it? It is there. It was always there.…
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Waiting to Exhale
Holding my breath. That’s what it’s felt like these three long weeks since my mom passed. We’d waited to hold the memorial service to coincide with her family’s scheduled visit. It made perfect sense. It would give us plenty of time to prepare. It was a sound choice. Did I recognize I was holding my…
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You’re Not Asking Too Much
The other day I read this quote: “You’re not asking too much, you’re just asking the wrong person” and had an epiphany. I have always known at my core that I am simultaneously not enough and too much. The “too much” comes from being the youngest by far in a family of intellectuals, never feeling…
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Managing Expectations
September kicked off with my supervisor challenging our department to identify a word that would set the tone for our school year. Perhaps it would be a word that would inspire us, or maybe push us outside our comfort zones. The word might sum up our instructional goal for the year or consider the social…
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Vulnerability
Vulnerability is Unlearning the habit of presenting a False Self, Learning instead to accept the True Self~quirks, defects and all. Not oversharing our narrative, but choosing those who have Earned our trust to bear witness. Realizing that relationships grow stronger and closer when we show up as we are And give others permission to do…
The Journey Inward 