It is a difficult day today, so instead of anything substantial, here are some more Marginalia. These are taken from what I’ve scribbled on the side of my notes from the first two training workshops I’ve taken in UF’s Supervisory Challenge (c) training know our feelings (therapy to help be…
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I have begun to see a therapist as treatment for my depression in conjunction with the medication I am on. Talking with her this week, taking compliments came up. I don’t take compliments well. That phrase sounds funny – like I get aggressive you you attempt to compliment me. And…
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So, I have committed my weekend (well most of it – thanks to the holiday) to a Short Story Intensive workshop being hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal. I am stoked to have landed a spot in this class, and excited to be working with Mary again. I’ve had the pleasure…
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I took a training class in Inspiring Trust yesterday as part of a series of 3-hour courses to earn a “Supervisory Challenge” certificate that is offered by the institution that employes me. One of the exercises in the class was to look at a list of about 70 values, mark…
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Sometimes I feel that if I could just get a vacation – some time away from my normal routine and responsibilities (my fantasy get-away alternates from me just being at home, to me being in some cabin somewhere) – but if I could just get that break from things, then…
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My sibling, And, and I discuss gender and gender identity a lot since de has come out as genderqueer – that is, not identifying wholly as either male, or female. We discuss gender binary as a social construct, and how language enforces this. Most recently (today in fact), And posted in…
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My depression lies to me. One of the lies it tells me is that I don’t do things right, up to and including depression. That is, it tells me that my depression is not the same experience others have (based on conversations and my reading), therefore it probably isn’t even…
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I take down notes, thoughts, quotes, overheard fragments of conversations, and phrases that are cool or quirky when taken out of context. I do this all the time. I jot them on post-its, in one of the numerous notebooks I carry, and in the margins of my notes from classes…
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Today is a coping day with regards to my depression. I’m still trying to figure this thing out, but I came to the realization that what I have accomplished thus far today is because I have many tools I’ve incorporated into my life to cope with the depression. Things that…