The Door County Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department and local coalition produced this video, the story of Karen and Amanda. It’s real and it hits me because I work with situations like this at SCVRJP. I help speakers like the ones in this video, share their story. As you watch this, you will be drawn in, get a […]
Archive for December 2009
In case you missed this comment, I wanted to post it. I think Brenda makes some strong points: Labeling people has played a tremendously important role in the history of the world. Labeling has ruined reputations, and ended lives, sent people to prison and to war, and just generally made people mad at each other […]
This year at work, I struggled with using all of my Paid Time Off. I just didn’t feel like I could take the time off. Often times during the calendar year, I was the only employee. I tried to negotiate with the board of directors to “buy-out” part of my time off bank. They very […]
Maslow’s Hierchy of needs, from changing minds.org. There’s belonging right in the middle. First we have the basic needs, food, shelter and clothing. Then freedom from danger, and in the middle, BELONGING. How many incidences of crime or harm do you think DON’T impact the bottom two, safety and basic needs? Sleep disturbance is a common impact […]
I was reviewing my blog post, checking out how the layout looked. At the bottom, WORDPRESS will post similar posts. I found this one, Why Restorative Justice Programs are thriving in Missouri. The wordpress blog is here. I enjoy hearing that there is consistency in studies about Restorative Justice. Evaluations show that offenders follow thru […]
Colossal – dictionary.com tells me this means extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge. A Faux pas -is a blunder in etiquette. I had to survive a colossal faux pas in October of 2007. I brought my daughter and best friend along for the ride. Friend and daughter both fans of the Rocky […]
I was quickly browsing one of my many dating self-help books. Just looking for validation that I am READY for a relationship. Something that says the problem isn’t me. I’m not going to go down the road of why my thinking “alone” is some sort of problem, failure or deficiet – created by society, who […]
I snapped this photo last night with my cell phone. The lights of the Christmas tree blurred out the tabs on the side. I tabbed 48 places in this book. This was my Saturday night date, this book, Deep Brain Learning. I read it in two and a half hours, cover to cover. I thought […]
I mentioned the getting acquainted question in this post. I gave it a try and was really impressed with how it worked. Once again the Circle process did not fail me. It was cute to see the person wearing a t-shirt with a soccer ball on it, say she knew alot about soccer, because she […]
Yes, by Melting Pot, I mean the fondue restaurant chain, Melting Pot. I had the good fortune of being introduced to the restaurant with some male friends. While traveling I caught up with an old friend, a social media friend and made a new friend. Here is a photo of all of us at a […]
Kris Miner
