The “Me Too” movement is bringing awareness to what many of us have known for years, to be an all too common occurrence in the lives of women. That is having to be put into a position to be sexually harassed and assaulted as part of a job interview, requirement and/or acquisition. Now that is
What is ego fragidity – Dr. Jeremy Sherman states that it is when we get hyper-vigilant against attacks, challenges, feedback or questions. We get prickly and rigid, insistent that we’re on top of things, precisely because we’re not. To those around us it can look like the height of arrogance but it’s actually vulnerability. We
Las Vegas Triggered Us All! Fear – unbelievable fear and feelings of horror as we watched the shooting in Las Vegas unfold before our eyes on the television set or in person if we attended the concert. Although the fear response is normal and key to survival, the fear circuit can get stuck in a
One of the things that irritates those of us in the domestic violence prevention and intervention work is when we hear reporters state on the news that someone was arrested and/or murdered in a domestic violence dispute. There is no such thing as a domestic violence dispute. The definition of dispute is a disagreement, argument,
I keep getting asked over and over why we are seeing such bizarre behavior coming from political leaders in our country and from those who work for them. I have written articles on this before but am going to add this one to the others for a further guide to answer the “why” questioning. We
“Real men are not those who kill all the bad guys and save the world in movies. Real men are those who strive to be great fathers to their children to make the world a better place”. Anonymous Tribute to My Dad!! Father’s Day is here and I wanted to honor my dad with thoughts
Practicing Joy I have found that I wake up happy and ready for my day but when I turn on the television and begin to watch the morning news – something happens. I begin to get angry due to what I am watching – the news. Everything is so negative, our President is so negative,
Most people think the government can’t organize a two car funeral. Back in the 1990s that was one of President Bill Clinton’s favorite sayings, reflecting the deep and pervasive skepticism Americans feel about government. Today things are much worse. As one alumnus of the Clinton administration put it, instead of worrying that the government can’t
An Ability for Discernment is Important in Life “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.” “A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly.” Proverbs 12:16 & 23 President Trump scares many because of his lack of discernment and malignant narcissistic
Why People Blindly Follow a Narcissist No Matter What!!! “The rejection of scrutiny is the first characteristic of a narcissist leader. They do not like to be examined, and are convinced nothing is wrong with them. In their mind, it is the rest of the world who has a problem. In that context, the only
