As we wind the month of March down, the time to celebrate women continues. Dare I write this? I was a young woman in the 1970s and 80s. While an exhilarating and powerful time, the transitional nature of those decades presented some serious conundrums for women. At twenty-something back then we women libbers wanted to … Read More
Epilepsy: Invisibility & Stigma
What is “stigma”? The dictionary definition is: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person: the stigma of having gone to prison will always be with me This definition gives me pause. Disgraced? To be a person with epilepsy is, too often, to experience stigma. To feel different, somehow … Read More
A Fantasy…
Farmers
Teachers
Mothers
Artists
What if these were the most revered, the most respected, visible, and highly compensated jobs and roles in our society?
What/who are those held in high esteem now, as measured by earning potential and media coverage?
Actors
Football players
Corporate CEOs
Politicians
Read on to learn about a different set of priorities in my fantasy world post!
Communicating…
Communicating… What signals am I receiving and sending? I caught myself doing something the other day that got me wondering: How do I receive others’ communications? How well do I receive communications? Graciously or clumsily? Quickly, or am I a bit slow on the uptake? And am I actually and consciously receiving all communication sent … Read More
Trusting
The decision to trust another or not (to whatever degree) is made several times every day, usually unconsciously. “What!?” you say, “every day?”
Deep Teacher-Shadow Teacher
Poet and spiritual advisor Mark Nepo refers to fear, pain, and grief as “deep teachers.” For me, these are my “shadow teachers,” as having epilepsy employs all of them. Living with any disability employs all of them–fear, pain, grief–at some point or points. Repeatedly. I took the opportunity during my acceptance speech at the … Read More