In part three of Blood Opal Bloom, an extreme branch of a new Christian-based religion will be introduced on Tellus-617c, the celestial anomaly present for most of the book that appears to be a small, Earth-like planet. Here’s what I have so far. Lambs of Abram I chose Abram from the Bible specifically for the […]
Lambs of Abram: BLOOD OPAL BLOOM
Six-Word Saturday 6.6.26
Baby cobra in Walmart’s parking lot?
The image below is from Markus Winkler. The image depicts a typewriter with a piece of paper with the words ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE printed on it in large typeface. ➰➰➰ What worries me most – artificial intelligence Or natural stupidity that humans display It is sad that humans have delegated The process of thinking and planning To […]
Artificial intelligence vs Natural stupidity
I’ve noticed it’s the quiet that hits the hardestThe vacancy of your notifications on a busy dayThe little interruptions I became quite accustomed toAnd I miss those ever-loving interludes with youThe way you’d plead and beg for more timeI never quite understood how little time we had leftIf only I’d known, I would’ve never said […]
Danny
Help them to feel safe and take part in things again, but only at their own pace and in ways they feel are best. Knowing they can talk to you about feeling unsafe and can ask for your companionship when they need it, will be reassuring as they tackle difficult things.
Reassure them that you will give them your support, and allow them time to work it through. Make it clear that you will be around to talk to now or in the future, and help them to trust you not to push them into expressing things before they are ready. Ask if they know any other friends they would find it easier to talk to, or if they would like to see a Rape Counselor, and offer to help them organize this if they’d like you to, but remember not to pressure them into anything they don’t feel ready for.
Try to help them distinguish between wishing it had never happened, in terms of wishing they hadn’t been there at that time, or said what they said, and so on, and it being their fault it happened. Everyone has a basic human right to be free from threat, harassment or attack.
Listen and try to understand why they were unable to prevent it from happening. They may have been frozen by fear, or have been unsuspecting and trusting, or they may have been threatened or physically attacked and may have realistically feared worse would happen if they resisted. You wouldn’t expect somebody who has been mugged to have been able to prevent it.
Hypothecate defined HERE! If I sold you something of value, but I did not give you title to it or possession of it, would you be a little uneasy about your purchase? Now if someone had “hypothecated” something, and then decided to “rehypothecate” that something, would you get even more nervous? This is what is […]
Do You Know What This Word Means?
