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 …
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 …
I\’ve committed to writing every day. So here is a story for you. (note: I feel about 99 years old after writing this.) Online dating used to take a bit more work. See, back before smartphones or tablets or even everyone having a laptop…. we all had desktops (with dial-up internet). We could only be …
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\”A greeting of love and compassion; also means \”to be in the presence of the divinity\” or in the presence of (alo) the \”divine breath of life\” (Ha). \”[From Wikipedia] On the bus on the way up to New York, I felt a bit anxious: what if this writing workshop didn\’t live up to my …
The dictionary definition of an \’empath\’ describes it as chiefly a science fiction reference: \’a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual\’. (no, it\’s not simply being empathic.) I\’m not really a sci-fi person. But I\’d say, as an empath, that that definition is pretty spot-on. Some of the …
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