I was walking in my neighborhood with one of my neighbors and she said, “I don’t want to be judgmental, but I’ve seen a couple of teenagers in trucks driving through the neighborhood and…” Another neighbor drove by when I was planting flowers and stopped to say, “Do you want me to call about (blah [...]
I received an angry comment from one of my videos at http://www.michellepayton.com/video-clips.htm titled “Are Today’s Kids Gifted? How to Educate our Children.” In a nutshell, this person was very bitter when it came to children and felt they are all misguided.
As a mother of three dependent children at the moment while simultaneously seeking enlightenment – [...]
9Dec09
The Death of a Salesman Eulogy: At Peace with the Learning that Came from an Abusive Childhood
What if you had to write a eulogy for someone that did you harm? Could you connect success in life because of your experiences? Who or what would you write about?
In my quest to find out more about the paternal side of my family (where my American Indian heritage originates), while striving not coming in [...]
It’s kind of scary being a parent today.
The state of Georgia is pressing felony charges for child abuse, because a woman was dragging her son on the floor in a public place on a leash. Yes, I know that there is controversy around putting children on leashes (I can tell you that each of [...]
4Sep09
Trial, Literally, by Fire
I founded a wholesale art coop called The Left Side more than a decade ago and love that I have the opportunity to work with amazing dedicated professionals in the mind, body, spirit industry daily. Twice a year I put together a Virtual Wholesale Trade Event, and as I was finalizing some details, one of [...]
As I sat in my Asheville, North Carolina home watching a morning show sipping my tea, an author of a “stay young” type of concept said that living in the mountains extends your life. The left brain stats say that one of the reasons is certain cancers can’t develop as aggressively with less oxygen to [...]
6Aug09
Time heals all wounds?
When I gave birth to my first child I was only able to take six weeks maternity leave. I found a babysitter that adored my daughter, but when I dropped her off on her first day it was one of the most painful days of my life. When I got into the office I closed [...]
“My Wife or my Mom is walking her path and is taking me/us kicking and screaming but she wants me/us.” Facing your truth even when UNagreeable.
