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Brave parents & the progress torch
I’ve just finished reading a special chapter in a special book* – and it still shimmers in my consciousness. Chapter One – Dancing in the eye of the Storm – was written by Kathy Witterick, someone I’m proud to call … Continue reading
Posted in gender, parenting, progress, social change
Tagged courage, gender, Jonbenet Ramsey, Kathy Witterick, parenting, progress, social change
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A is for Antoinette*
It’s six months since my friend Antoinette died, and I think it’s probably okay to ‘tell her story’ now. I mean it’s not likely that breaking confidentiality is relevant. The chances of someone who knew her discovering I’ve ‘told’ are … Continue reading
Avoiding vulnerability – friendship lost + found
There is value in being open and vulnerable*, and a price to pay for avoiding it. When I look back, ‘avoiding’ is what I was doing when I tried to cover up my imperfections, or tried to make a good … Continue reading
Posted in appearances, friendship, Insight, open, parenting, vulnerability
Tagged friendship, honesty, openness, parenting, pretension, vulnerability
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Fear of Judgment
I am about to give my last speech in Toastmasters. Not because I don’t need more learning, but because it’s time to move on to a different approach. Working on my fear of public speaking (the #1 fear in North … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, public speaking, reflections
Tagged criticism, parenting, public speaking, refledctions
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Thinking and Dreaming 
We all have something worth sharing.
It’s so much easier to see flaws in others, to see how they need to change, than to see ourselves. I can spot a critical-judgmental response in a friend or relative, and have a hard time noticing it in myself. … Continue reading →