Why Do I Apologize for Everything?
You apologize when someone bumps into you. You say sorry before expressing an opinion. You apologize for taking up space in a conversation, for asking...
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You apologize when someone bumps into you. You say sorry before expressing an opinion. You apologize for taking up space in a conversation, for asking...
Read Article →You watch other people who seem to fit , in their groups, their families, their communities , and wonder what that’s like. You can be...
Read Article →Something simple needs to be done , a phone call, an email, a pile of laundry , and it sits there, looming. You think about...
Read Article →Something happens , a difficult conversation starts, emotions run high, someone is upset , and something in you goes offline. You feel yourself withdrawing, going...
Read Article →You’ve done the reflection. You’ve noticed the similarities. Different person, different name, different details , but the same essential dynamic, the same emotional territory, the...
Read Article →You’re at the party, the family dinner, the work event , surrounded by people, part of conversations, technically in company , and you are profoundly...
Read Article →You know, intellectually, that it’s over. The relationship ended, the mistake happened, the thing was said, the opportunity passed. You’ve told yourself to move on....
Read Article →You replay the conversation afterward, wondering how you came across. You change what you’re about to say because of how it might land. You feel...
Read Article →There are moments , sometimes hours, sometimes longer , where you’re not quite in your life. You’re watching it. Like you’re a few feet behind...
Read Article →You’re in the car, or at your desk, or just standing in the kitchen making coffee , and suddenly you’re crying. Nothing happened. No sad...
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