Category: brain dump
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It started with a question
It started with curiosity over compatibility between ISTP and INTP, and things kind of snowballed from there. Sharing the whole exchange here to remind me in the future. The text in italics+bold are from me. — Do ISTP and INTP get along well? Short answer? Yes—ISTPs and INTPs can get…
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These days with Guigui
Tonight, something shifted. Guigui curled into the crook of my neck, so light and warm, as if he belonged there. I reached up to stroke his fur and realized—his bones no longer jutted out sharply. The ridge of his spine has softened. His ribs aren’t ghosting through his skin anymore.…
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Cutting Cords
I have been tied to some resentment for years, some older than others, but all equally binding and limiting. I have read, and not just once, that forgiveness is not about the other person, but more about yourself (or some variations of that concept). There had been some individuals who…
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The Price of Silence
I had beaten myself up repeatedly for being unable to speak up about something for a while now. I was a victim of sexual abuse during a work activity some years back. It was during a strategic planning session among the leadership team that was held out of town during…
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Heartsick
I totally forgot that it was Valentine’s Day this Friday. I received an email from one of my longtime colleagues announcing her leaving our company, and that her last day was this Friday. She might have sent it when I was already off shift on Tuesday, or probably Wednesday when…
