I put off this question because it is staring me in the face right now….. “Couldn’t we at least…?” This is the question to ask that will enable you to get unstuck, as they say. It’s what enables you to get past disagreement to some consensus, as in couldn’t we at least agree that we…
I enjoy Facebook pages that post stuff that encourages, makes me think, and agrees with me. The reverse is also true. If I tell someone they hurt me, they don’t get to decide that they didn’t. One of the important things that I learned in counseling was I decide what hurts me. As…
“Stop complaining,” I heard this when I would speak up about how I was being treated. Bullies use this injunction to shut up their victims. Dictionary definition for complaint- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/complaint?s=t an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools. Expressing why I am uncomfortable is one of…
