In a healed world, dignity wouldn’t need a reminder or a calendar. Recognition wouldn’t require advocacy. Compassion wouldn’t need to be scheduled. But we do not live in that world yet…and pretending otherwise doesn’t make it so.
Tag Archives: mental health
The Strength of Gentleness: Redefining Courage
To witness a person like this is to feel a quiet awe. I’ve seen it…rarely, but unforgettably. It’s so inspiring…their spirit. Their energy. I don’t stand in awe of their perfection, but of their becoming. Inspired by the courage it took to remain soft while being trampled by life…and tempered by fire.
Unconditionally
I know it’s hard to watch them hurt and watch them struggle and you will feel like you are abandoning them, but you are not abandoning them… You are empowering them.
We, the People…
We’re Not Tough on Crime. We’re tough on criminals.That difference isn’t semantic.It’s everything. Our fight shouldn’t be against people. It should be against crime. Confusing the two has cost us decades of failure, trillions of squandered tax dollars, and millions of shattered lives—on both sides of prison walls. We demand tougher penalties, but punishment hasContinue reading “We, the People…”
Rethinking New Year Resolutions: Embrace Winter Rest
The post reflects on the unrealistic pressure to start anew in January, arguing that winter should be a time for rest and healing rather than a starting line. It suggests that true beginnings align with the spring equinox in March, urging individuals to honor their need for pause and reflection before taking action.
The Quiet Fire Within:
Why We Are Uneasy We; those of us living in “developed” nations, often find ourselves living with a subtle ache…a dis-ease living inside. It’s quiet, almost imperceivable, which makes it much more insidious. It shapes our lives in ways we either can’t or won’t see. It whispers in moments of frustration, gnaws in times ofContinue reading “The Quiet Fire Within:”
Water the Seeds, Not the Struggle
We’ve spent centuries trying to control each other. Maybe it’s time to understand each other instead.
The Power of Words: From Division to Unity
Language shapes thought. Thought shapes belief. Belief shapes behavior. The words we choose become the world we live in, and when our language divides, our hearts follow. The beautiful truth in that means that when our language unites, our hearts follow too!
Can Love Still Live Here?
Over the years…behind the bar, across coffee tables, and between late-night confessions…I’ve heard one question more times than I can count:
“Should we stay together for the kids, or just end it and move on?” But that’s the wrong question.
The Truly Addicted Generation:
Ponder this: Only drug dealers and software companies refer to their customers as “users.” That word alone exposes an insidious truth: both addictions thrive on dependency, both hijack the brain’s reward system, and both profit from our inevitable and insatiable surrender. And just as there are synthetic drugs, we are swimming in synthetic dopamine. What’s more synthetic than synthetic? More stimulating that stimulating? The prevalence of AI.
Harvesting Insights 