Maybe you are giving people credit for a capacity that they lack. Stop crediting those accounts and see the situation for what it is.
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #117
Like I said… Apologies are only as meaningful as the awareness of why you needed to apologize. It’s the awareness that drives the decision to change and… Read more "Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #117"
Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #115
Excerpt, Gwendolyn Brooks, “Speech To The Young : Speech To The Progress-Toward” Speech To The Young : Speech To The Progress-TowardGwendolyn BrooksSay to them,say to the down-keepers,the… Read more "Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #115"
“I stumbled on this photograph…” Spencer and my feet making a cameo, circa 2010 or 2011 It’s at least 11 years old. We are in Memphis (coming…… Read more
Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #115
Ayishat Akanbi Sometimes self care is hard. It means choosing to let go of the illusion of being right. To do so is to be silent when… Read more "Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #115"
Discomfited, Or Stop Disrupting the Process
I’ve been crying. In silent and alone moments in my room, weeping when my children are gone and wailing in the darkness of a room that feels…… Read more “Discomfited, Or Stop Disrupting the Process”