Wants

Tag: acknowledging

  • The only elective I wanted was high school marching band

    The only elective I wanted was high school marching band

    Keywords: blogging , family , fiction , graduation , high school , life , love , memories , personal , ramblings , twenty years , writing , writing community

    I had been in band since I was in sixth grade, and it’s what I chose. This was the first push. The vice-principal said, “You can’t have high school band. You have to have been in band throughout school, you can’t just enter band.” That was a big moment for me – it’s the moment I realized I was insignificant. Our vice-principal was the type of person who knew all – everyone, and everything they were doing. She could pinpoint what people were going to choose before they chose it. But for me? She didn’t even realize I was in the band. Every Friday night football games, I was in the bleachers – she never noticed. No one ever noticed.

    https://barbosphere.net/2026/07/16/memories-2
  • I want to be respected!

    I want to be respected!

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    So what would happen if we all simply respect everyone and everything?  For many of us this requires some work over time to undo, mental programming and even trauma in many cases. It requires conscious effort and in my opinion it is worth doing, because the world view from this perspective is worthwhile and opens the doors to other issues that are otherwise inaccessible. Also when working with respect we are faced with other concurrent issues such as acknowledging our limits, realizing our potentials, and that “small” issue of boundaries. Yes I respect you, AND I will not allow you to abuse me.

    https://ivanamaral.org/2022/10/22/on-respect
  • Recognizing and acknowledging the power I have and powers I want to have are the keys to making real change

    Recognizing and acknowledging the power I have and powers I want to have are the keys to making real change

    Keywords: cancery observations , cancer blog , cancer stories , colon cancer , colorectal cancer , dealing with cancer , dying of cancer , late stage cancer , living with cancer , talking about cancer , terminal cancer

    Just having passed a power station, it struck me that I feel powerful. I have no problem describing myself as strong, but do not generally identify with power. That needs to change.

    https://anotherf-kingcancerblog.com/2022/02/07/journals-may-2015