Blog — do it anyway

My home state of California has had a VERY hard week, and I felt like I needed to jump back in here and say something, because UGH.  EVERY DAY THERE IS SOMETHING.  PEOPLE ARE HURTING!   ANOTHER mass shooting, and two fires that are burning both ends of the state.   Families are displaced, torn apart, and are enduring so much.  (And this is just THIS WEEK!)    With so much devastation and trauma happening in our communities, seemingly every single day, these days, what on earth can we do?   If you are a life-long advocate for the needy/disenfranchised, like the majority of...

Several days ago, I reached out to someone I thought was my friend with sensitive information that made me feel pretty vulnerable.  I didn't hear back.(Talk about leaving someone hanging...)And then I did.The feedback I received was not at all what I expected.  Although I was nervous to share the information originally, I fully expected this friend to understand where I was coming from and act accordingly with compassion.  That didn't happen.  Essentially, she broke off our friendship.asdkjasweoprilkzdmzkaoioialkdnasdlfosdfaf SAY WHAT?! ( <---- That's how it felt at first.)Ouch. ouchouchouchouchouch (<----- that's how it felt a second later.) That feeling of...