Let’s get books to our community members who are in prison, before the holidays! I worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice early in my career and know how desperate the conditions can be. One of the things that …
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Intro By sharing these stories with you I delve deep within myself to uncover pieces of a person I thought could be hidden away. It’s in the revealing of our tabooed existence that we truly begin to take form in …
Read more →A piece on the personal archeology of victim blaming and the exclusion of survivors as actors in social change and healing. She sat at her desk, Me, staring at the curtain patterns behind her head, Wide eyed and eager to …
Read more →Is the term: “I’m Sorry” sufficient when making amends? How does it feel when someone continues to repeat the same behavior they’ve said they’re sorry for? When approaching the prospect of making amends one of the most important things to …
Read more →Regardless of whether you would like to have an unlimited supply of attention and compassion to give to everyone in the world…you are human, and therefore limited in the personal resources you have to give others. Many of us ignore …
Read more →It seems to me that after 26 years of semi-regular visits by the painful process of sloughing off inner uterine lining and passing it through my vagina that I would have created a system of self-nurturance that would be well honed and …
Read more →The only thing within you that is capable of controlling you is the thing you choose to ignore. You do not have to close your eyes on your life or your past. How often has shame, guilt, and fear caused …
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In this inspiring video Amanda Lee challenges us to dream. She dares us to go back to a time before we allowed limitations to stifle our potential. By centering on the unlimited power of wonder within you, you are invited …
Read more →The human condition is fraught with duality. On one hand we want some modicum of control over our lives, to know that all will be well according to plan; on the other hand we long to feel the miraculous and unexpectedly …
Read more →How do you work through issues related to character traits you want to be rid of? If you are powerless to change yourself, who can you rely on to guide you through your growth? Controlling Life It is often the …
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