Tag: perspective

To write is the intimate gesture of taking the reader by the hand, luring or leading them through all the corners of yourself that they may experience worlds and wonders through your eyes

Keywords: OUT OF THE SHOEBOX: RANDOMNESS , #EVERYDAYINSPIRATION , #PROSE , POSTADAY

I remember being about 3 years old. I’d wake up each morning just as the sun began to break over the horizon. I’d get up on my knees to peer through the window above my bed waiting for that first light.

https://alltheshoesiwear.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/day-1-why-do-i-write

Stories aren’t made from all good days and everything always working out in your favor

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All storms look different, A LOT different and that is OKAY! My story might seem like it has more but I promise you it does not. Mine is different because it is MINE. What is yours? What do you have to share? You are made for more, always. It doesn’t always have to look pretty, put together. Life is MESSY all on its own and you, NO ONE can change that. Life can get pretty ugly, it is meant to be at times. We just get used to managing it so much so that we forget to just be present in the messy and remember life is still so gorgeous. Even in the midst of messy and figuring things out.

https://beautifullymadenew.com/2021/06/19/what-truly-matters

Younger kids often don’t have a filter yet and are very honest in their opinions

Keywords: life writing

Speaking up is a very scary thing to do, especially when you’re going against the norms or the only one speaking up. But I’ve also learned this year that sometimes in situations by not speaking up at all, your silence can speak numbers and it can seem you agree with something that is wrong. And sometimes you will have to speak up and stand up. In the TED talk by Cathrine Sandland, she does a really amazing job explaining why we need to speak up when things are too important to stay silent. I like to believe I’m slowly gaining confidence in my voice and speaking up when it matters most to me and others.

https://edef360.wordpress.com/2020/09/20/speaking-up-when-it-matters

I don’t know why she’s angry at me! I never hurt her! I don’t deserve this!

Keywords: archives , attachment , attunement , betrayal , betrayal trauma , commitment , emotional attunement , empathy , featured , small things often , trauma , trust

As Michael did, we can listen and learn from those we’ve wounded. Simultaneously, we need to connect with the wounded parts of ourselves, as we each recognize our culpability and seek to change. We can do this through practices of self-compassion or spiritual practices of confession, repentance, and atonement.

https://www.gottman.com/blog/neutrality-is-invalidation