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Breakfast Club

Thirty years ago , The Breakfast Club met in Saturday-morning detention at Shermer High School in Illinois. Dear Mr. Vernon … We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in dentition for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you … Continue reading »
Breakfast Club
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She suppressed her needs, wants, expectations and values in order to please others.

Her hope was to avoid conflict, criticism and disappointment.  But the more she tried to please others, the dimmer her inner voice became. She eventually lost herself.She became well aware that she couldn’t be a people pleaser and have healthy self-esteem. It was one or the other. She had to choose. So she adopted the … Continue reading »
She suppressed her needs, wants, expectations and values in order to please others.
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A moment that was yet to come.

She was so very good at berating herself for her old mistakes. It had become rather routine. She often loved the wrong people and frequently cried about the wrong things. She made her mistakes. She battled her demons and she regretted things in her past. She was a victim of her own mind. How fortunate she … Continue reading »
A moment that was yet to come.
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She always followed the path of least resistance.

Others had steered her in the direction they preferred.  She always took the easy way out. Nothing worth having is easy, they said.  She pondered that thought. They told… her “you can’t”, so she had to.  “It’s time to move on,” she vowed.  The first step in getting what she wanted was having the courage … Continue reading »
She always followed the path of least resistance.