by skimhenson | Jun 25, 2017 | attitude
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” Scott Hamilton It’s easier to recognize a bad attitude in others than to convince a person they have one or to see it in ourselves. It’s like selective hearing. We ignore what we don’t want to deal with. I figured this...
by skimhenson | Mar 5, 2017 | boundaries, pain, self-care, self-destruction
“It wasn’t until I began to love myself that I was willing to let others down.” Lucille Zimmerman When my cowgirl friend told me a story about Bob, I related to her horse like we were old buddies. Bob’s trainer said, “You have to be careful pushing him because he’s a...
by skimhenson | Feb 24, 2017 | self-care, shame
“Shame is worse than death.” Unknown My uncle’s sexual abuse didn’t impact my life as much as Mom ignoring it, and there was one particular Sunday afternoon that left unshakable shame. The family was all together and playing croquet in the backyard when my uncle...
by skimhenson | Feb 13, 2017 | awareness and action, boundaries, emotions, self-respect
“If you don’t do politics, politics will do you.” Unknown Although I’ve objected to adding additional political rhetoric to the pile, I also don’t want to die. I sound theatrical, I know, but almost dying is intense, painful, and terrifying. I came too close when I...
by skimhenson | Jan 20, 2017 | about me, awareness and action, life improvement, relationships, family stories, self-care
“Sometimes the person who’s been there for everyone else needs to be there for herself.” S. Kim Henson I’m funniest in the shower, like this morning. I asked myself a slightly revised question from the movie Sabrina, and in the same tone William Holden asked it of...