Empathy is quite the concept these days. Everyone wants others to "do empathy" better than they are. We all expect to receive understanding from others, but we aren't always willing or able to give it in the right way. But we all deserve to be understood, which is the essence of empathy. According to dictionary.com, …
Month: June 2020
Things I Did as a Child That Could Have Been Indicators of Autism
Choosing to wear outfits of mixed patterns (plaids with stripes, as an example), bright colors and patterns, etc, especially rainbows. I also really liked jungle prints, tropical floral prints, neon colors and anything iridescent or shiny. Being obsessed with putting things in order by color (boxes of crayons, pens, other art supplies, toys, books on …
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Leadership and Power
Leadership is not the same thing as power. What we are witnessing in the world's right now is the slow, steady recognition that, while there are people in positions of power in the country and in the world, they ARE NOT behaving as leaders. Power can present as leadership for a time, but it is …
Raspberries
I love the idea of gardening. Having ample vegetables and herbs to cook with, all right in your back yard. I have made several attempts to sustain a reasonable vegetable garden and I have learned a lot, mostly about myself, including that I HATE GARDENING. I have what could commonly be referred to as "a …
Stuck
Until last week, I was owning the lockdown. I had a routine that wasn't all that different than my old routine. I was working from home, limiting my grocery shopping to twice a month, enjoying the forced slowdown. I don't say this to make light of others' struggles, but just to say, I was generally …
Too Much
How are we going to endure this time? How can we, as a people, individually and collectively, be expected to survive this period of pandemic, destruction and collective sadness for the state of the America we grew up with? We seem to be locked in a death spiral between those who believe that America is …
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