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The Balancing Path

Words Have Power

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February 2021

February 10, 2021

Accountability Culture, Personal Responsibility, and Our Communities

Accountability is key to personal and community growth, healing and reconciliation, and achieving peaceful intersectional...

January 2021

January 04, 2021

Why “Haters Mean I am Doing Something Right” Is Wrong

Sure, having haters does not inherently mean you are doing something wrong, but it also...

November 2020

November 12, 2020

Toxic Forgiveness and Warring Definitions of Forgiveness

Instead of promoting healing, toxic forgiveness usually gives perpetrators a free pass on bad behavior...

September 2020

September 22, 2020

Beyond Magical Names – Many Names for Many Reasons

Names, even magical names, are mutable and can change over time as we and our...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Words Have Power – We Need Acceptance Instead of Tolerance

It is common to see acceptance and tolerance treated as synonyms, but this creates a...

July 23, 2020

Words Have Power – Why “Baby Witch” is Problematic

"Baby Witch" is a very problematic term when it is not self-applied. Calling someone a...

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