Identity Quakes: Personal Core-Shockers

You’re in the middle of a conversation with someone, or you’re going through an event that is particularly stressful.  During these moments of crisis, something is said or something happens that completely upsets you in a degree you’ve never imagined possible.  You feel shaken to your very core.  Welcome to the world of an Identity…

The Power of Assumptions

Assumptions.  Let’s discuss them for a moment beyond the traditional sayings (or musings of great men like Samuel L. Jackson in films such as “The Long Kiss Goodnight.”) What are they?  Can assumptions be good things?  How do they benefit or hurt us?  I hope to discuss these factors below.  The nature of assumptions is…