old version with links to now of How a missed trash can led to Formation Tortue, but learning languages can help treating childhood trauma

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Why did that paper ball flying over my head make me dive for the floor?

Shortly after I turned 51 years of age, a young coworker launched a simple balled up bit of paper at the trash can in front of me. It missed. What I saw was not a mere bit of paper becoming litter, however. Out of the corner of my eye, something came flying at me from behind. I reacted instinctively: by ducking….

…  updated version here…

see the full impact of speaking several languages on traumatic health care at the link just above…

Let’s , &  starting by improving these four parts of our good 4:
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2. legal aid and Education,
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4. good )
Read, Write to remember cooperation between people who argue today, Ranked Choice Voting and Housing for ALL!!!!, Walk !

& #‎StopSmoking for COVID-19
ShiraDest

April, 12020 HE

About ShiraDestProjectDoBetter

Shira Destinie Jones is founder of #ProjectDoBetter, a long term plan proposal for community building, and a published poet, academic author, and advocate for improving our #PublicDomainInfrastructure. Her other book, Stayed on Freedom's Call, on Black-Jewish Cooperation in DC, is freely available via the Internet Archive. She has organized community events such as film discussions, multi-ethnic song events, and cooperative presentations, and is a native of Washington, DC. She promotes peaceful planning, NVC and the Holocene Calendar, and is also a writer. More information at https://shiradest.wordpress.com/

13 thoughts on “old version with links to now of How a missed trash can led to Formation Tortue, but learning languages can help treating childhood trauma”

    1. Thanks for reading. Hmm, I was hoping it would feel less like a share and more like a funny reason to implement health care, but I guess I couldn’t lighten it up that much. Not sure how to handle the tone.

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  2. It’s never going to be funny. Interesting to hear switching from one language to another helps the distancing so one can deal with it. I’ve just been through such a primal event. The cost of getting there was dear indeed. But I got my cat back with a great deal of help and that is half the job done. I think. My home language is Afrikaans … in talking to a therapist I would’ve stuttered so much I wouldn’t have been able to get a word out of my mouth.

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  3. 💕💕💕
    That actually makes a lot of sense. Who would’ve thunk?
    Health care really is so important to be accessible for everyone. When I hear some of the stories it just makes me cry- and I don’t read news or follow people other than those I know. Like asking someone why he has to do x and he tells me he has to ration insulin.
    Sending hugs….
    Love, light and glitter

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    1. Thank you, Eliza. I feel the same way, so now, when the tears come, I think, ok, how can I make things just a little bit better, maybe? First, I eat a bit of dark chocolate while sniffing some lavendar oil, and then I try to think of a way I can write an article, however short, to address some aspect of the issue from a long-term perspective (since so many others are taking on the here-and-now issues). At least I hope I am helping in some small way.
      Thanks for the hugs , etc!!! 🙂
      Stay safe,
      Shira

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