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There but for luck… #1
Not everyone has the good fortune to talk with people who “live the life” in the street or at a level of extreme poverty. I’ve had that opportunity on many occasions for reasons not relevant here. But every time I … Continue reading
Posted in causes, compassion, consciousness, education, Inclusion, personal growth, personal power, poverty, Reflection, schizophrenia, suicide, values
Tagged consciousness, feelings, ignorance, reflections, schizophrenia, street life, values
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Lost potential…
“R” and I sat glued to our conversation, astonished and excited that, by some amazing coincidence, we both had a passionate interest in what we were talking about: how mental distress tends to be handled by the psychiatric or medical … Continue reading
Posted in causes, compassion, consciousness, education, ignorance, Inclusion, personal growth, Poetry, psychology, reflections, schizophrenia, suicide
Tagged community, consciousness, ignorance, inclusion, reflections, schizophrenia, social commentary, suicide, values
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My own ‘story of stuff’
I think it must have been in my twenties that I first became aware of the-problem-of-stuff; probably listening to conversations about “Silent Spring” – Rachel Carson’s consciousness-raising book that sounded the alarm possibly for the first time. I remember in … Continue reading
I do love the morning…
I do love the morning. I’ve always assumed there is just something intrinsically beautiful about mornings, but today as I strolled along in the cool shadows of late dawn, it struck me that there is also something different about me at … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Feelings, Poetry, Reflection, reflections
Tagged consciousness, feelings, morning, reflections
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The need to feel heard
Last night I was reminded of this subject, as I visited a friend who was busily making dinner. She bustles and putters and chops and spatters, doesn’t respond, and occasionally ‘shows interest’ by asking a ‘clarifying question’. Or more like … Continue reading
Great!
My latest “Aha!” moment arrived the other morning when I passed a neighbor/friend in the street. If I had been paying attention, I would have noticed his body language: definitely down. As we passed each other, he asked how I … Continue reading
Posted in communication, consciousness, Feelings, friendship, psychology, Reflection, reflections
Tagged communication, consciousness, feelings, friends, personal growth, reflections
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Note to a friend #2
You act. Act like a totally confident expert. Act like someone who isn’t afraid of anything or anyone. Act like someone who has no vulnerabilities. If this is the way you want to be, then what you need is an … Continue reading
Note to a friend #1
I get the sense that – like me – you are triggered to feel like an embarrassed child when someone is giving you information – as if you feel somehow that you “should already know” it, so you feel inadequate, … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, criticism, Feelings, friendship, judgment, personal growth, personal power, reflections
Tagged consciousness, feelings, friends, personal growth, power, psychology, reflections
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Lost friends #2
Seems to me there’s a lesson learned with each lost friend – as with all of life’s significant experiences. When the friendship is lost through death, there are perhaps different types of lessons, but they are there for the plucking … Continue reading →