Podcast Episode Six: What the Fight Is Really About

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Podcast Episode Four: The Inner Courtroom

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Podcast Episode Two: Pressure, Boundaries, And Repair

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Unity Is Not a Slogan

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Together Requires Something to Stand On Have you ever listened to someone talk about unity and found yourself wondering whether they understood how the room became divided in the first place? The words may sound right. We should work together. We should stop fighting among ourselves. We should remember what we have in common. We … Continue reading Unity Is Not a Slogan →

When the Rules Become the Trap

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Catch-22 Tonight I went down one of those little rabbit holes that starts with a simple question and ends somewhere considerably deeper than expected. Where did the phrase Catch-22 actually come from? Most of us know what it means even if we have never read Joseph Heller's novel. A Catch-22 is a situation where the … Continue reading When the Rules Become the Trap →

An A+, a Bank, and Another Step Forward

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Hey, Standing on the Ledge. How are y’all today? Today has been a strange mix of victories, frustrations, and the usual business of trying to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Let’s start with the victory. Organizational Behaviour is officially done. Final weighted grade: 94%. A+. Yay! And I am going to … Continue reading An A+, a Bank, and Another Step Forward →

You Can’t Keep Partying Like It’s 1999

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Sometimes rebuilding your life means accepting that the old rules belonged to an old situation. Hey there, Ledgewalkers. This is really the second half of what I was talking about earlier, because money isn't the only place where circumstances change and people have trouble adjusting to the new reality. Sometimes what changes is authority. Sometimes … Continue reading You Can’t Keep Partying Like It’s 1999 →

The Tools Don’t Work If You Don’t Use Them. Properly That is.

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There comes a point where helping someone stops meaning carrying what they refuse to put down. Hey there, Ledgewalkers. I'm not entirely sure how to word this one, because there is a personal situation sitting underneath it. But the more I look at it, the more I realize that the personal part is almost secondary. … Continue reading The Tools Don’t Work If You Don’t Use Them. Properly That is. →

Rock Bottom Isn’t Always the Bottom

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Where Are You on the Ledge? Hey there, ledge walkers. How are you today? I've been thinking about rock bottom again, although I'm beginning to realize that maybe I've been using the wrong words for what happens after it. We tend to talk about rock bottom as though it is a single place. Everything falls … Continue reading Rock Bottom Isn’t Always the Bottom →

When the Present Starts Feeling Like the Past

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Hey there, Standing on the Ledge. How are you today? I haven't posted here in a few days. I've been busy over on the other blog chasing rabbits down holes, following one question into another and generally trying to keep my mind occupied. Sometimes keeping busy is productive. Sometimes keeping busy is just keeping busy. … Continue reading When the Present Starts Feeling Like the Past →