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- I'm typing this now while wrapped up in a Pendleton blanket to keep warm while sitting under my porch in a rain storm. A Pendleton blanket is, for American Indians, a traditional gift of highest honor, signifying reverence and gratitude for another....
- Let's refocus our attention onto progress toward healing, and less effort on hashing out all the disputes that come up here. We all know people don't always see eye-to-eye on all things, but that is not a required condition for healing. It seems...
- In order to build a culture that integrates equal rights and dignity into all aspects of life, we must take these steps:We must defend the defenders. When someone speaks out, when activists act, when a victim comes forward to name her perpetrator,...
- In order to build a culture that integrates equal rights and dignity into all aspects of life, we must take these steps:We must defend the defenders. When someone speaks out, when activists act, when a victim comes forward to name her perpetrator,...
- A good therapist, like a good minister, should be part anthropologist. I have always believed that brain biology has a role in most mental disorders, but I also see an impact of the culture in which we live: disconnected, superficial, materialistic,...
- A good therapist, like a good minister, should be part anthropologist. I have always believed that brain biology has a role in most mental disorders, but I also see an impact of the culture in which we live: disconnected, superficial, materialistic,...
- I need to settle this, so let's consider several options. Please reply with the option(s) you could support, keeping in mind that it'll be hard to find a single solution that works perfectly for all of us.Possible weekend dates:April 16-17-18April...
- This is not the "wilderness retreat" you've heard us describe on RAR, but there is another group that's organizing a first-ever retreat for survivors. The organizer has been in touch with me a few times to consult about planning this, and she seems...
- I thought you would like this excerpt from a journal:I have been victimized.I was in a fight that was not a fair fight.I did not ask for the fight.There is no shame in losing such fights, only in winning.I look back with sadness rather than hate.I...
- In the book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", there is an interesting sub-plot involving Hagrid, the beloved "care of magical creatures" professor. Hagrid loves the students, and welcomes Harry and his friends into his home on several occasions...
- If you could design the treatment program that would benefit survivors best, rather than having to shop around your city to find whatever crumbs of a program exist, what would you design?What would be the setting?What kinds of activities would you...
- If you could design the treatment program that would benefit survivors best, rather than having to shop around your city to find whatever crumbs of a program exist, what would you design?What would be the setting?What kinds of activities would you...
- Based on an earlier incident today, I think we need to hash out some boundaries and limits. When members of a group are upset, please keep in mind that everything you write or send is a lasting document, so don't express anything you wouldn't want...
- http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html10 easy questions, 2 minutes, and interesting results. Gee, I wonder if anyone can guess where I scored?
- Yesterday afternoon I took River fishing on the dock of a nearby lake (Cedar doesn't fish, so he stayed home). As I was casting my lure, a guy began strolling back and forth on the dock behind me, striking up a conversation. He was obviously very...