WORDS MATTER
I was in the Bank before, waiting to speak with the Manager, I was turned the other way when I heard her say something that I couldn’t make out.
Being a (Hu)Man
No matter our sexual/gender ID’s, we each have our unique alchemy. We are at our best when we embrace our fully authentic selves – light AND shadow.
THE POWER OF AND
It hit me many years ago that one of the most negative and limiting words in the English language is “but.”
THE UNYEARS
I wrote the piece below for my old Blog 6-1/2 years ago (interesting that I now notice it was written on X’s Bday), and I recently shared it with a beloved soul in my life, who wanted to have more context for me and my journey.
BEING ONESELF
March 18, 2024 Edition Editor: Salma Neghive Published by JPlease Press San Miguel De Allende, Mexico YIDDISH WORD OF THE DAY ZETZ – Noun. Some see it as a punch, or a blow. I learned it as a nudge, a gentle push. "I'm gonna give you a zetz to to ask him out." BEING ONESELF…
SHAME + PARENTING
If a friend had told me, a few years ago, that their daughter hasn’t spoken to him/her for 2-1/2 half years, I’m pretty sure I would’ve made an assumption of some sort.
MENTAL HEALTH IS EVERYTHING
Occasionally, I’m asked by someone who, after spending some time with me, and whether or not they know I’m working on UnLabelMe, something along the lines of, “Are you ADD?” or “you must be ADHD,” or some such reference to mental health diagnoses.
ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS AND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS…
There are a few subjects that I ponder often, (the moment of) “New Year’s Eve” always connects at least two of them.
IT’S AN INSIDE JOB
I often feel that the older I get, the less I “know.” Sometimes life presents mysteries, and challenges that have me wondering if I know bupkis. When I was younger, I felt that I needed to know everything (even when I didn’t), or at least show others that I did.
AN ASSAULT ON JUDGMENT
For the last few years, I’ve been speaking with people about societal labels, and their impact in all aspects of society. How they breed assumptions, which lead to judgments, separation and polarization.
THE INVITATION
At this special time when the confluence of so many holidays can fill us with so many feelings and emotions, when transitions abound, I see this period, these segues, as one of “Invitations.”