In The Book of Awakening, Nepo (2000) shares a painful childhood experience in which he was “slapped with a vengeance” first by his mother, and then by his father. He describes immediately constructing a psychological wall. According to M. Scott Peck, emotionally abused children build massive mental defenses to survive the onslaught. Turn the page…
When I initially began crafting this blog, it was aimed at physical organizing – grouping, shedding, and discarding unwanted items. It has evolved to a dual focus on arranging one’s things, and carefully choosing one’s behavior. Someone asked me what bullying has to with organization. My response is: everything. Discarding thoughts, attitudes, and actions that don’t serve a positive purpose should be priority #1. Turn the page…
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