May we own our part always.
What people think of you is none of your business. Plus, what they think of you probably has more to do with them than with you. Take nothing personally.
sit beside, seek to understand, and do
Maybe today, rather than shouting our either/or solution at someone, we could sit beside, seek to understand, and do, and I mean really freaking do, something different.
Empathic Accountability
We must ask for what we want and need in a clear and kind way.
Stop going to an empty well looking for water.
Have courageous conversations, set boundaries, go find what you need from somewhere else, and at times give yourself permission to love/lead people from afar.
the unspoken is never benign
We can be kind by being clear, we can hold people accountable with courage, and we must ask for what we want and need speaking expectations. We also must recognize when our own emotions or discomfort with vulnerability stands in