Unintended Consequences
It is impossible to fully predict all the possible consequences of any particular action we take. This world is far too complicated and our lives too interconnected. While we usually…
Creating Safety in an Unsafe World
Or… How Shall We Then Forgive? Part 7 I was going to title my last post: Dealing With Our Enemies Safely. Upon further reflection, I scrapped it because I realized…
Defining Forgiveness
Or… How Shall We Then Forgive? Part 5 So what exactly is forgiveness? I had signed up for it. Sitting there on that sofa, it was kind of like I…
Evaluating our Automatic Thoughts
As I participate in current in person and on-line conversations, I hear confusion about the concept of racial bias. Many seem to think that if my conscious belief is that…
Language Control
I’ve wanted to learn sign language for a while now, and recently began a course through Stack Social. Before teaching signs, the instructor provided a brief history of American Sign…
I Guess You Have to Start Somewhere
I thought of starting a blog over a decade ago. It was going to be called thegamelady.com, and be a sort of online encyclopedia of games for caregivers to play…