Henry Wadsworth Longfellow described Sunday as “the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week” — and we agree that it’s a fitting description.
Ultimately, a Sunday can set a tone for the week.
So in honor of the special day, today we’re breaking down 41 fun Sunday activities.
You’re in a relationship with someone who makes you feel off balance and disconnected from reality — as well as from the people you used to count on for support.
It’s gotten so bad you hear yourself justifying his behavior and questioning your own perception.
If he says you’re “crazy” or “losing your grip on reality,” then maybe you are.
Maybe he’s just the first one to notice and to care enough to say something. And if you can believe that, he can get away with anything.
The abuser and the abused can be either male or female, so I don’t use the male pronoun to call out men in particular.
Crazy-making abuse has more to do with personality, which is a combination of nature and environment.
Sometimes, people talk about it like it’s a controllable, contagious disease. But insecurity is perfectly normal!
Everyone deals with it in one form or another at various points.
It comes and goes and affects us all differently.
So today, we’re doing a deep dive into the things people are insecure about.
What is the biggest insecurity for most of us?
Do men and women focus on different perceived faults?
Are there ways to overcome insecurities?
Do you take personal responsibility for your actions?
Do you sometimes wonder what that actually means — and whether or not you’re doing enough?
Taking personal responsibility has to do with your actions, words, and choices and how they affect you and others.
Accepting responsibility is essential to anyone who acknowledges and seeks to honor the connectedness between all living beings.
To admit that your actions have consequences, not only for you but also for others, is to own your role in the co-creation of the environment you share with others.
Acceptance of that role requires something of you, and your response shapes your character and either facilitates or prevents your personal development.
But what does the right response look like?
Let's talk about reactive abuse — or reactionary abuse.
A form of gaslighting, reactive abuse is when one person intentionally provokes another into intense, adverse reactions.
It can be emotional, psychological, or physical — and in many cases, reactive abuse is an unconscious, reflexive instinct.
Is it harmful?
What types of people engage in the practice?
Why do they do it? How can you stop the cycle of reactive abuse?
Settle in — because we're unpacking it all below.