“Support is about being there for others in the way they want you to be, not in the way you think they should want you to be. Some things are not about you.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth A key component in support is the ability to step outside of your story and into the other person’s. Stepping outside […]
Remember Each Human Being’s Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ~ The Declaration of Independence The Fourth of July is the celebration of our nation’s independence and its foundational principle […]
Manage Your Feelings and Let Others Manage Theirs
“Policing what feelings and experiences are legitimate for others to have is crossing a line. Manage your feelings and let others manage theirs: Don’t be the ‘legitimacy’ police.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Seldom are two different people impacted by the same thing in the same way. What one person may be offended by another person may laugh off, […]