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.
As Pema Chodron says, “If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”
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.
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.”