What’s true is that it’s not possible to hate or disregard someone who doesn’t pray or look like you, or to take advantage of or purposely hurt someone, unless you’re afraid of losing something.
What’s Real vs What’s True
Category: Social Justice
Grief in the Body (on ICE)
"What does the ache ask from you? Does it want Doritos? That’s okay. Eat them. A smoke? A high?"
Grieving the White House
This is full blown grief, my friends; the inability to comprehend what’s being said and done in the moment.
What if he wins?
Look, I know he lies. And he’s got a thing for dictators and Hitler, and maybe a little Putin puddin’ on the side (wink wink nudge nudge).
Man vs Bear: Lynn’s Version
Not surprisingly, many women chose the bear. Also not surprisingly, many men chimed in with their mansplainations about why women were wrong.
Doesn’t Mean He Wasn’t a Jerk…
"That same year, another officer pulled me over, on a back country road, for a burned out taillight and said he’d let you go if I gave him a blowjob."
Bridges
I was today years old when I learned my fear of driving over bridges has a name: gephyrophobia. * Because I live near the “City of Bridges,” gephyrophobia can be a problem since it’s hard to avoid one or more of the 446 bridges in Pittsburgh. (Although, technically, 445 because the Fern Hollow bridge collapsed … Continue reading Bridges
To See, Change, and Unlearn: Confronting My White Privilege
In therapy, I was taught that the key to effective communication is through “I” statements. They are meant to relate the speaker’s needs and/or feelings to the listener, as opposed “you” statements, which are usually accusatory, blaming, and contain negative attributions about the listener. Whites/people in positions of power have a long history of using … Continue reading To See, Change, and Unlearn: Confronting My White Privilege
Lynn Haraldson, Author and Writing Mentor 