by Gayle Swift | Sep 27, 2017 | General Discussion
Lately it feels like disaster looms everywhere. Wildfires burn in the west. Hurricanes assault our coasts. Earthquakes shake the continent. Floodwaters burden Texas. The potential for war with Korea feels possible. Puerto Rico struggles to recover from apocalyptic...
by Gayle Swift | Sep 20, 2017 | Adoptee rights, General Discussion
Readers of this blog understand that change is difficult for many adoptees. It triggers feelings of fear, rejection and instability which are rooted in the separation from the birth mother. An adoptee’s predisposition to be hypersensitive to change makes sense...
by Gayle Swift | Sep 13, 2017 | General Discussion
Time and again we see Americans come together to help one another. In the face of disaster, we see the humanity of all and our perceptions of difference and otherness fades. When an emergency responder arrives, we don’t stop to identify their politics, race or...
by Gayle Swift | Aug 30, 2017 | General Discussion
Catastrophe … we don’t toss that word out casually but it is exactly what is happening in Texas and along the Gulf states. When catastrophes befall us, they define and reshape us as individuals and families, as citizens and communities. They create...
by Gayle Swift | Aug 23, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
The recent total eclipse captured our national attention and provided a refreshing point of unity for all Americans regardless of their political beliefs. It offered an experience of staggering beauty and reminded us of the fragility of this planet which we all share....
by Gayle Swift | Aug 16, 2017 | Family values, General Discussion
The tragic events in Virginia this past weekend have left the entire country reeling. Violence has taken root in America at a degree never previously seen. As a country we are at a crossroads. Each and every one of us must determine how he or she will respond....
