I love modern technology. I love the way it enables me to communicate with my family and friends back home in Israel without having to wait for letters to travel back and forth. I love the way it has enabled me to get to know people from other countries and to build cross-cultural friendships. I [...]
Tag Archives: boundaries
Learning to keep praise at arm’s length
It is so very tempting to accept other people’s praise and absorb it as though their opinion matters, but then what happens when they don’t like what you’re doing, when they don’t approve, when they throw brickbats rather than bouquets? I can’t afford to take other people’s praise too seriously, I can’t afford to let it shape my own opinion of [...]
When I say I’m struggling, that’s MY problem
Sometimes I blog about stuff I’m struggling with. I’ve written about struggling with depression, with insomnia, with time management issues, etc. Why do I blog about these things? I do it for two main reasons: to get it off my chest, and to bring it into the light. Bringing it into the light serves two purposes: [...]
Note to Self
Just because someone has asked me a question,
it doesn’t mean I have to engage with it.
And it most definitely doesn’t mean I have to engage with it right now.
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This kind of relates to the Someone Is Wrong on the Internet syndrome – I’ve been having to learn Continue reading
Dear well-intentioned males
It happens now and again, I share stuff about issues I personally struggle with, and I get a response that I feel is patronising. I’m sure they mean well. Seriously. It has happened not only with strangers but also with people I know and like. Always men though – so I’m wondering if it’s a [...]
