http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/questions.cfm Somewhat relevant. My mom was a speech pathologist who eventually focused on students with more specialized special needs (read: developmental issues) and she might...
happiness now
Happiness is ours. It is not something to be achieved. It is something to be realized and enjoyed. I don't know about you, but I was always taught that my greatest joy was suspended until after death. If was happy, it was because I was happy that one day I would truly...
Tired of being someone else
I don't know where to put this - but this is based in feelings more than anything. I want to start adding more to this community and feel weird just focusing on myself, so feel free to go off on tangents of any kind and talk about your own experiences and to ignore my...
Life changes. Unfortunately.
Sometimes changes in the life around you can pile up. Christmas is definitely not the same this year, since my religious and spiritual feelings have changed. This makes it much harder to go through the motions of gift buying and so on. I've never been much for the...
love and forgiveness, and a ring
we were not-quite-fully-engaged one christmas and i was visiting north and his family. every time i approached a room, they would leave! all of them! mostly i didn't care. N was busy a lot, and it seemed like no one would talk to me. they were constantly talking to...
The phoenix rising from the ashes
2013 A year of tears and triumph Lost between the pages of time Chapters of excruciating, physical and psychological pain That which only battling kings of old are awarded medals Those who swore tight-knit bonds of family or friendship were by my side or nowhere to be...
it’s good to talk. it’s good to listen.
One of the key values of TLS is that it provides a safe place to talk. We all know how healthy and helpful it is to talk about what we're going through, what we're feeling, what we're thinking, without the fear of being corrected, taught or challenged. There are...
time to trust yourself
It's okay to trust yourself. You might have been taught to lean not on your own understanding. You might have been taught not to trust your feelings. You might have been taught that even you yourself are untrustworthy. If this is so, why not try an experiment? Trust...
Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave
Leslie Morgan Steiner gives a gripping TED talk on why she didn't leave an abusive relationship. I find things like this very helpful not only for intimate relationships but also for relationships with organizations that don't treat us well. Can you relate?
would you just love your friend
Your best friend calls. She needs to talk to you. You're worried it's about you. But when she arrives, you realize it's about her. She says, "I just need someone to talk to. I feel terrible. My beliefs are changing. I'm angry all the time. I hate my father. My kids...
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