The Bright Insight Blog

Between the old and the new, something deeply human takes place: the making and unmaking of meaning.

They did not cease to matter, but that I no longer needed their mattering to hold its form, or mine.

Queering was spoken like a ritual mispronounced, an invitation, not a memory of exile. It sounded smooth on tongues that had never bled for it. It was not fully understood that celebration belonged to those who had borne the bruise, not to those merely drawn to the glitter.

to perceive perception requires stepping outside of perception which creates a new perspective to perceive from

As I surveyed the room, I realized it would need renovation—not just in the physical sense, but as a reflection of my own evolution.

Creating environments rich in leadership begins with a leader’s heart.

While intuition is a natural cognitive process, it doesn't always flow easily.

growth and recovery become acts of self-care, where individuals can heal without feeling pressured to meet external expectations

whatever I had found down there, whatever I had excavated and unearthed, had only made me stronger

There it was - finally proof that I was intuiting correctly. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been dismissed or told that I was crazy.

The one to break the silence, to stir the stillness, to craft new life from the bones of the past.

And since I readily used the word "nincompoopery" which the Google corrected the spelling of, you might already guess at my stance.

Do not apologize for your intensities. For your fears. You are big. And lush. And multilayered. Like a Duff Goldman birthday cake.

I would have died from lack of oxygen trying to help those around me first.

Figuring my own gifted needs has taken dozens and dozens of Perception checks, Wisdom saving throws and Investigation rolls.

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