My mom used to tell me that my dad could fire someone, and they would ALWAYS leave shaking his hand and thanking him. When I was a kid, a teen, I scoffed at her. I didn’t believe it. As I got older, I learned what nuance was, how complex relationships and interactions could be, and …
(this was originally a comment on a thread on a Facebook post, where someone said they felt that speaking out–especially to folks who have opposing views to us, right now, is, while admirable, \”hopeless\”. This was a good person-and a person of all of the privilege you can have in our society.) I\’m a clinical …
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a life devotedto helpingthe longer I do itthe more mysterious life seems to beit was, at first, unsettlingbut nowit comforts me. It’s like starting overa new placenew ways to servenew policies, new clientsI bring with meall of my past experiences But, lucky for meit all seems fresh, in a wayI’m back to square onethe Buddhists …
