2024
JUNE: Turns out I have secure attachment and no personality disorders after all, but it's really hard to build healthy relationships with unpredictable and unstable people.
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I once fell in love with you
just because the sky
turned from gray into blue
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'Cynthia and the Unicorn' by Leonard Weisgard, 1967
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STEPS TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
Clearly state the problem:
Describe it in terms of behaviors that are currently occurring.
Break problems down into smaller ones. Deal with them individually to prevent the feeling of overwhelm.
Both of you must agree on the problem and be willing to work on it. There must be a shared commitment and willingness to explore the potential solutions.
Clarify the importance of the issue:
Make clear why the issue(s) is important to you and provide your point of view on it without judging and making assumptions.
Clarify your desires and what you would like to see considered in the solution. Focus on the outcomes.
Do not offer specific solutions at this time.
Discuss potential solutions:
Remain solution focused; the intent is not to defend yourself, decide who is right or wrong, or identify the truth about what happened in the past. Keep conversations focused on constructive dialogue and finding practical ways forward.
The goal is to determine how to do things differently from now on. The focus should be on finding practical, actionable solutions that lead to improved processes and outcomes.
If a single or limited number of alternatives is available, consider problem-solving by generating a variety of possible solutions in a creative way.
Decide on mutual solution:
Try to find a compromise that works for both of you.
State your solution in clear, specific, behavioral terms.
Do not accept a solution without intending to follow through.
Do not accept a solution that makes you angry or resentful.
Try the solution for a specified time period:
Allow time and opportunity to rework the solution if necessary.
Review if it is beneficial for both of you at the end of the time period.
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STEPS TO MINDFULNESS:
Try to see and not evaluate the situation.
Try not to judge. When you find yourself judging, let it drift out of your mind like a leaf being lifted by the wind - far, far away.
Just be present and focus on the "what?", not the good or bad, the terrible or wonderful, the should or should not.
Loosen your opinions from facts and the "how, what, when, and where?". Accept each moment as it is, like a twig on a mighty stream. It may hit a few rocks, but it keeps going with the flow.
Acknowledge the beneficial and the healthy, without judging it.
Acknowledge the harmful and the hurtful, without judging it.
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You're Ascendant Scorpio,
an elephant in hunger,
a power grid, and thunder
a child in a crib, in a rocking chair
sister says: "nightmares are gone"
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ten years ago you were so scared of such different things, but you survived them anyway. the same goes for five years ago and two years ago. everything that has ever felt like a hurdle, you’ve passed through. so be afraid, identify your fears, and then allow yourself to remember that in just a little while, this will be another thing that you have overcome.
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Words feel inadequate I just sense that I’m on the right path & the ball will continue to roll faster from here. I have the confidence & support I need and I feel really good about the rest of this year because I’ve built something inside of me that is unshakable and I trust myself
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“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.” James Baldwin
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