Action Dissolves Anxiety
Don’t despair, don’t freeze, take action
Teaching compromise in a Dutch public school
Earlier this week I went to my son’s class along with many other parents to see a lesson the teachers were giving the children. This is the first time since...
Where to be online
thoughts on my first two weeks at mastodon
Foraging for Fruit as a Family
Forwarding on frugal and fun traditions
Being political in the age of Trump
In 1995–97 I went through both individual and group therapy to deal with sexual abuse as a child and teenager. I focused heavily on this…
NotInMyName
Watching the election returns with a crew of expats and visitors to my adopted country of Argentina was supposed to be a celebration as…
What miscarriage is like
It ain’t pretty, but it’s real (and updated a bit since 2016)
Deeply in love
Love breeds love
Don't worry be happy
Self-confidence is a tricky beast. I am having a hard time with ‘faking it till you make it’ because all of the doubts are creeping in. It’s really not easy...
What makes a healthy relationship?
Unexpectedly, but quite happily, I have found myself in a new relationship. It’s new, exciting, and fun. We are taking things as they happen and just going...
Optimist and Realist
Things have been pretty crappy overall for at least the past two years. At the same time, some awesome things have gone down. I am choosing to focus on the...
Living without fear
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most...
Scary thoughts
I wonder if I will ever find a partner again and the answer is probably yes, but it’s a bit scary to contemplate and ponder. I don’t like being on my own –...
Gratitude
Life is uncertain these days as I try to figure out what I want to do, where I want to be, who I want to be, and how I want to live. These aren’t easy...