circa southern california

Yesterday's post, written in the airplane:

What is the difference between nurture and enable? Cameron’s writes:

Someone who

Nurtures (v) – gives you a sense of your own competency and possibility,

Someone who

Enables (v) – gives you a message that you will never get it straight with out their help


But, as anything else, enabling has more to do with the enabler than the victim. Or the beneficiary?

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Artist’s Way Task:

List three nurturing friends who help you, not treat you as though you are helpless. Which of their traits, particularly, serve you well?

- Jackie
o Accepting, Kind, Funny, Kindred Spirit

- Mom
o Creative, Artistic, Clever, Persistent

- Omar
o Aware, Stable, Unconditional, Funny

- Donna
o Aggressive, Strong, Intellectual, High Expectations

To all of you: Who are the nurturers in your life?