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A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to spend about 5 days with a friend. Just us two! We worked side by side, we checked in with each other, we had meals together and we walked around NY together. It was easy, fun, light and sweet! It had been so long that I had… [Continue Reading]
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was “too emotional”. I have struggled with that label for most of my adult life and certainly felt the weight of non-acceptance the whole of my childhood. Heck, why would I expect others to accept me as an adult when I was not even… [Continue Reading]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under my skin over my right shoulder, and I hoped it would go away. Then it started growing and I STILL hoped it would go away. Until it grew to… [Continue Reading]
What is the basis of this question? The basis of this question is approval or disapproval. Will people disapprove of my actions? What actions are we usually concerned about? Actions that involve what society will think? Should you stay or leave an abusive situation? Should you give up your whole life to take care… [Continue Reading]
When animals get hurt, their wounds heal a little thicker and stronger. Maybe that’s where the saying “thick-skinned” comes from. This thickened flesh is called Proud Flesh. Recently, I visited a shelter for women who had been burned by fire, and survived. Their scars were visible and clear and it transformed them into people they… [Continue Reading]