tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.comments2023-05-03T07:20:48.582-07:00Lightning Rod WomanTealrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comBlogger447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-67516254645338071382015-09-16T23:05:10.177-07:002015-09-16T23:05:10.177-07:00Thanks! Thanks! Tealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-64931410287893012052015-04-13T07:30:00.072-07:002015-04-13T07:30:00.072-07:00Congrats on the new discoveries! Congrats on the new discoveries! ndninlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681197906524612408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-66017695602342239972015-03-22T16:00:32.530-07:002015-03-22T16:00:32.530-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Kristina Monkey # 57https://www.blogger.com/profile/06552050998918163419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-31581091177236627922015-03-20T11:25:33.119-07:002015-03-20T11:25:33.119-07:00The very best to you as you move forward in your l...The very best to you as you move forward in your life. to Thine Own Self Be True. ~~A~~Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440976421749966584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-72793866412043491882015-01-06T19:14:45.571-08:002015-01-06T19:14:45.571-08:00Yeah, compliance is the only area I really feel co...Yeah, compliance is the only area I really feel comfortable in at a large corporation, but ultimately the support is not there so I can't do it anymore. It's just too soul sucking. I just can't.Tealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-59290329320990203862015-01-06T19:12:03.369-08:002015-01-06T19:12:03.369-08:00Thanks you guys. The farther away I can get from p...Thanks you guys. The farther away I can get from people like that, the better! Bah! Tealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-90712897479494289352015-01-06T19:08:41.249-08:002015-01-06T19:08:41.249-08:00I wish we could both fix the world! I don't th...I wish we could both fix the world! I don't think L.A. is fixable though. Ugh.Tealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-83327602046038026912015-01-06T12:14:39.319-08:002015-01-06T12:14:39.319-08:00Ha! Yeah, there was a group of Christian churches ...Ha! Yeah, there was a group of Christian churches in the U-district in Seattle that fed the homeless teenagers (Teen Feed) when I was there, and they were so nice and caring and didn't try to preach to us at all. They did it because Jesus cared for the poor, and they were doing his work, not to convert people. Before that I had a pretty poor opinion of religion because my experience had been with people who were judgemental and kind of mean and insensitive to people not part of their group. I really admire people who focus on the service aspect of religion. Thank you for your comment! Sorry I was so slow in responding. I've been struggling with my blog and some of the negative backlash I received. ~KristinaTealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-89060993024576408172015-01-06T12:05:24.852-08:002015-01-06T12:05:24.852-08:00Hi Nadia, I am very glad you did contact me about ...Hi Nadia, I am very glad you did contact me about the reunion. I remember you and your brother as well. I hope you are both doing well. I'm on Facebook if you want to connect, under Kristina Ma'autseshat Morgan. <br /><br />Take care! ~KristinaTealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-30554063946415576332015-01-06T12:02:15.490-08:002015-01-06T12:02:15.490-08:00Thank you Karin for the comment about Jeff. It'...Thank you Karin for the comment about Jeff. It's really nice to hear. Just went through his 37th birthday. I made him a Facebook page if you're interested. It's under "Jeff Coker". ~KristinaTealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-37370562633895585062015-01-06T11:56:43.335-08:002015-01-06T11:56:43.335-08:00Hi Opal, thank you for your nice comment and solid...Hi Opal, thank you for your nice comment and solidarity. Sorry I have been MIA. I started associating my blog with being bullied at work and it didn't feel like a safe place anymore, but I'm ready to take that back. If you are on Facebook, I have a group called "Lightning Rod Woman- blog". It is closed but you just need to request to join and I'll add you. I hope you are doing well! ~KristinaTealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-65295270866199997322015-01-06T11:51:55.165-08:002015-01-06T11:51:55.165-08:00Hi, thanks for the comments and sorry I didn't...Hi, thanks for the comments and sorry I didn't respond sooner. I am trying to get myself back into blogging. I miss it and need it, but it's rough. I have a Facebook group that I'll keep updated- It's called "Lightning Rod Woman- blog". It's a closed group, but you just need to request to be added. ~KristinaTealrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433499845511810541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-27629846078750572722014-01-23T08:59:47.425-08:002014-01-23T08:59:47.425-08:00Your best writing to date. ~~AYour best writing to date. ~~A~~Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440976421749966584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-9079141527982853832014-01-14T00:57:28.955-08:002014-01-14T00:57:28.955-08:00I am sorry you have had such a shitty year. I miss...I am sorry you have had such a shitty year. I miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-17011632267733402762014-01-07T21:29:22.981-08:002014-01-07T21:29:22.981-08:00Hey. I've been reading your blogs for a while....Hey. I've been reading your blogs for a while. I'm impressed by your resilience. As a fellow sufferer of C-PTSD, I know how debilitating it is. And how mysterious. Some days we are fine and function like normal people. Then, out of the blue, we are on another plane of existence entirely. Like we can see the physical plane, but float above it, unable to really *feel* it.<br /><br />Thank you for your blog. I relate to so much of hat you have written. It makes me feel less crazy when I hear my experience through your words.<br /><br />--KathyUnfrozenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942135953731353077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-59027022904763619952013-03-29T06:07:37.907-07:002013-03-29T06:07:37.907-07:00I've been following your blog for a very long ...I've been following your blog for a very long time and it's been a life line and provided much needed comfort and inspiration. <br /><br />After reading about how your idiot jackass co-workers treated you I was so angry I was shaking and sick to my stomach. Ignorant assholes.<br /><br /> I think about you often and send prayers and positive vibes for your protection and healing.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Opal Opalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-9095750874814409682012-12-18T18:21:49.159-08:002012-12-18T18:21:49.159-08:00I remember Jeff well...I went to school with him s...I remember Jeff well...I went to school with him since first grade. My life hasn't always been easy, but Jeff was always nice to me, (even when I wasn't). Best of the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404010464504301003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-60541178282344774522012-11-18T13:38:27.406-08:002012-11-18T13:38:27.406-08:00I agree with this thoughtful post. And perhaps the...I agree with this thoughtful post. And perhaps the public will pay more attention after this election. Such fraudulent statements that I who know very little could see through the bs. After watching Romney in the debates i went immediately to the shower and burned sage to purify the air. The other thing that got to me was Ryan's highly religious positions on everything. Had he never heard of separation of church & state? But the biggest was wanting to count women's eggs as people. I laughed out loud at that idea. Pity he is back in the Congress for 2 more years. ~~A~~Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440976421749966584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-15365191031662801782012-07-29T18:03:11.526-07:002012-07-29T18:03:11.526-07:00The nuns I knew in Catholic School were great and ...The nuns I knew in Catholic School were great and wonderful women. Too bad about the religion thing though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325557433086359259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-49769559944841071022012-07-24T04:38:21.683-07:002012-07-24T04:38:21.683-07:00Compliance is thankless work. When you are doing ...Compliance is thankless work. When you are doing your job well, you are driving up expense and inflicting crazyon someone's pet project.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325557433086359259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-86793095995727751352012-07-23T15:16:44.276-07:002012-07-23T15:16:44.276-07:00One step in front of the other coupled with a BE h...One step in front of the other coupled with a BE here NOW perspective. And write every day for the sheer pleasure of it. Keep a daily journal with pithy entries and more serious entries too. Most important enJOY! ~~AAnn Lightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-17622175764084797252012-07-23T14:57:55.568-07:002012-07-23T14:57:55.568-07:00I too am now unemployed and trying to navigate thi...I too am now unemployed and trying to navigate this new stage. I keep going back and forth between looking for basically the same job I just had that sucked the life out of me, and looking for something that fits me better. I worked at stuffy courthouses for so long that I didn't realize there is a whole other world of jobs out there where you don't have be someone completely different than who you are. But it's not easy. I'm frustrated most days and without any real direction, I feel like I'm running in circles. I'm hopeful it (my direction) will come to me (soon!) if I'm patient and open to as many options as possible. Good luck to you!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992053474707740891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-16378962628823557912012-05-26T08:49:46.588-07:002012-05-26T08:49:46.588-07:00This something I read and think about: WORRY/Anxie...This something I read and think about: WORRY/Anxiety<br />It is to say, however, that we shouldn’t be possessive about our uncertainties, particularly as one of the dominant features of anxiety is its recursiveness. Anxiety begins with a single worry, and the more you concentrate on that worry, the more powerful it gets, and the more you worry. One of the best things you can do is learn to let go: to disempower the worry altogether. If you start to believe that anxiety is a foregone conclusion — if you start to believe the hype about the times we live in — then you risk surrendering the battle before it’s begun.<br /> From a sufferer’s perspective, anxiety is always and absolutely personal. It is an experience: a coloration in the way one thinks, feels and acts. It is a petty monster able to work such humdrum tricks as paralyzing you over your salad, convincing you that a choice between blue cheese and vinaigrette is as dire as that between life and death. When you are on intimate terms with something so monumentally subjective, it is hard to think in terms of epochs.<br />To receive immediate updates and new posts subscribe to the Anxiety RSS feed.<br />~~A~~Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440976421749966584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-3504793273226628902012-05-24T11:11:03.471-07:002012-05-24T11:11:03.471-07:00I'm so sorry that HR is filled with uncaring i...I'm so sorry that HR is filled with uncaring idiots. But so proud of you for being proud of who you are. We all have shit, and there's those who embrace it and evolve, and those who hide and are stuck. Fuck those bastards. You are a survivor and a role model. As long as you're true to yourself, things will work out fine. It may not be an easy road, but you have people who love you and support you out here. --Suziejamiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711647938876067510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400573.post-13014164083432611212012-05-07T01:14:46.617-07:002012-05-07T01:14:46.617-07:00Unfortunately as I learned, HR is not there to pro...Unfortunately as I learned, HR is not there to protect the employee. HR is there to protect the company and the companies interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com