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When is it time to break out of old paradigms? especially when they have proven to hurt and divide large groups of people and pin us against one another? I grew up in a single-parent home with little to nothing, but in some ways, the essential ways, we had it all. We had safety, shelter, food, and the love of a Mother who taught us to not think poorly but to thank God for all his blessings. So when others saw how happy the little warfare family seemed, they sought to rob us of it by lumping us into a group called Welfare Recipients, along with other names too hurtful to mention to those who have also borne names given by those ignorant among us. I grew up being placed in groups like fat, stupid, encourage, and the like; it stings like arrows, remembering how these words often came from those I sought encouragement from. I find it offensive to be forced to lump myself into a Race Group on questionnaires at medical offices, hospitals, and any other organization. I vote we stop answer...

A New Perspective Pull up a moment and view the world from a different perspective. It can be disconcerting and throw us off balance. Face it, we prefer right side up, if only we truly knew where "up" in every situation.  My perspective on life is like this picture; it can be unsettling and uncomfortable more often than not, At those times my brain has to work considerably harder as it tries to interpret which way is up in a given situation challenging my view. It is at that those times I must trust my gut to help me to choose wisely. I usually begin by reading and chasing rabbits down trails which leads to a better understanding of my surroundings and how to interpret  the data. Feeding the Gut -  Going Down The Rabbit Hole In my research, for this article, I read an article by  Marcia Reynolds Psy.D. published in March of 2017 in   Psychology Today . The article is on trusting your gut and is named, " Should You Trust Your Gut? How to determine if y...