A tale of a round trip flight that was a no good, bad ,terrible, awful experience.

It is also a tale of celebration. I could have let my emotions take over and made the situation so much worse, and ruined my trip in a number of ways. And yet, I didn't give in at any point. In the losses, I'm taking the win.

There are also cameo appearances by "Susan" and "Dude Karen" (with apologies to those named Karen who didn't ask for this and have every right to speak to a manager).

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Sharing with you a cautionary tale in too many acts, a story from my own past where I saw what I wanted to see and took off toward what felt like a dream opportunity, but was in reality a nightmare. If only I paid attention to the first red flag, or the tenth.

Anyway, allow me to gift you some laughs and a lesson. I hope you enjoy it a lot more than I did.

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Three short stories from holidays past, each bringing an important lesson. From a piece I originally wrote in 2019.

Wishing you peace, joy, love, and kindness for you and yours, whatever your holiday, however you spend them.

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Thoughts inspired after reading "Be That Kind of Person", a piece from Nikita Gill

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I was forwarded a story that served as a reminder that often, no matter how amazing you are, some people are just going to be unable to see it.

It reminded me of an experience from the theater days of my youth, and I shared that story. Enjoy.

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Love Persevering: Exploring Grief

“But what is grief if not love persevering?” -Vision (from the Marvel Studios series WandaVision)

In this episode will focus on grief. I was inspired for a couple of reasons, the first being that the 12th anniversary of my mom’s passing is approaching as of the release of this episode. Also, I’ve come across a number of people who have been struggling with the idea that their own grief processes are taking longer than others in their lives (in some cases themselves as well) have the patience for. Truth is, when we lose someone close to us, the mourning never fully ends; we simply learn to carry on as we are ready and build around the hole that the loss left in our being. It never does truly fill in, we simply learn to adapt to the hole.

Of course grief doesn’t come as a result of death, even though it’s the first thing we naturally think of. But there are grieving processes that result from loss of all kinds. Loss of a home, a job or career, ending of a friendship, even the ending of a way of life as we know it, as we’ve all experienced to some degree in the last couple of years for obvious reasons.

Be aware, this episode does contain occasional strong language in the form of occasional cuss words used (would probably fall into a PG-13 or TV-14 rating in the US).

This episode of Legion of Misfits is dedicated with love to the memory of Sandra (Ross) Levesque, 1/12/51-4/21/10. Love you and miss you Mom!

Sections (not counting intro and closing)

1. Grieving our Control

2. The Letter She Will Never Read

3. The Influence of Time on Grief

4. Finding Joy After Grief

5. The Eulogy That I Wish I Wrote

Credit to resources shared on the show (with links):

Finding Joy After Grief - Moving On After Tragedy

by Wendy

https://www.griefandsympathy.com/joy-after-grief.html

The Influence of Time on Grief – Thoughts on Grieving the Loss of a Partner

https://www.griefandsympathy.com/influence-of-time-on-grief.html

Grief Stories: ~The Letter She Will Never Read

http://www.lifewiththefrog.com/2013/09/grief-storiesthe-letter-she-will-never.html?m=1

Grieving Our Control

https://richlevesque.medium.com/grieving-our-control-66bd7b963615

The Eulogy I Wish I Wrote for My Mom

https://richlevesque.medium.com/the-eulogy-i-wish-i-wrote-for-my-mom-8b4a1df5e2f1

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This episode is called "Emotional Sunburn", and it focuses on how for many of us, the understanding that rejection has nothing to do with us and can serve to support us on our path, while true, can be a devastating thing for the brains of many of us to process, and we can not only struggle with regulating emotionally but it can really hold us back with taking steps in all areas of life.

While not an official diagnosis (DSM, etc.) it is recognized by many as a neruodivergent symptom known as rejection sensitivity dysmorphia (RSD), in particular with ADHD. It can also be seen as connected to CPTSD as well. Please not that while there are still clearly things that science and medicine have yet to make consistent links with for multiple reasons, what is clear that a number of us are afflicted with this and just for knowing that we aren't the only ones, let's talk about it. Maybe knowing that this is a real thing can help us to know what is going on in the moment and give us just enough to realize that what is happening is something we need to allow to pass rather than react from in the moment. From there, it's information and possibilities that we need to explore further, through research and also through connecting with our medical and mental health professionals to understand our own unique situations.

Resources:

Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

https://neuroclastic.com/living-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria/?fbclid=IwAR0ZtxD5iVnNgu3VAg4zCLzIGaks2bt3LccKDUZcrPzJUgUk1HeVznoXl5w

Is My Trauma Response RSD, C-PTSD or Both

https://themighty.com/2021/06/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-complex-post-traumatic-disorder-similarities-differences/

Person Gives A Spot-On Explanation Of Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria, Many Are Surprised This ADHD Symptom Has A Name

https://www.boredpanda.com/adhd-rejection-sensitivity-dysphoria-twitter/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Emotional sunburn: What rejection sensitive dysphoria feels like to me

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/emotional-sunburn-what-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-feels-like-to-me

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: The link between ADHD and sensitivity to criticism.

https://www.drmelissashepard.com/post/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-the-link-between-adhd-and-sensitivity-to-criticism

Is It Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria or Complex Trauma?

https://jessemeadows.medium.com/is-it-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-or-complex-trauma-d9d519b5bb55

More Than ‘Thin-Skinned’: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/more-than-thin-skinned-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-1130197

The Incredible Shrinking World: Life with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

https://yourcontractualobligations.medium.com/the-incredible-shrinking-world-life-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-62f9d08f7cc0

How Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Affects Me as a Person With ADHD

https://themighty.com/2017/12/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-sensitivity/

After recording, I learned that the story from the final segment was actually published in Reader's Digest in 1985 https://www.readersdigest.com.au/podcasts/heart/letter-in-the-wallet

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Thanksgiving.

A time for gratitude, a time for demolishing all kinds of goodies, and yes-a time for drama, judgment, and other shenanigans.

Here is a guide to navigating through it all as seamless as possible, and maybe the urge to choke someone out over a flatscreen on Black Friday won't be quite as strong.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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