Tag Archives: wounds
their interpretation isn’t your responsibility
Remember: their interpretation isn’t your responsibility You can be clear, thoughtful, and sincere, and still be misunderstood. That doesn’t mean you miscommunicated. It means other people are filtering your words through their wounds, biases, or limitations. Your job is to … Continue reading
i love you
We were hiking through torrential rain in the Swiss Alps when my 74-year-old mother hollered, “I want to tell you I love you in case I get struck by lightning and die.” It was possible: We were high above the … Continue reading
Darkness and Light
As I sat in the courtroom, I witnessed several examples of the brokenness of our world: a daughter estranged from her mother; a husband and wife who’d lost the love they once had and now shared only bitterness; a husband who … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 