damaged people

Suggesting that people are damaged might upset some; my definitions and musings follow. There's a theory and a statement about a baby at birth being likened to a "blank slate".  The theory continues that the people that surround that baby and young child are the "writers" on the slate.  Also, that the people doing the writing and the content of the slate entries determine the level of social, emotional and relational success a person will have as they grow. This seemed like a reasonable theory to me. However, it is important to state that I have two very different perspectives. You see, the work I do in human services has shown me many people that did not have good people writing on their slates as they grew.  The adults in their lives hurt, neglected and abused them.  Those people are now forced to live with the damage that others caused them as children. My personal slate is the opposing perspective. As a small child I experienced nothing but love, nurtu...

I am inspired by music. I feel it speaks to me. I am one of a few people that I know that listen to most lyrics until I feel them...feel them contribute to my life.  Often, I feel like the songwriter has looked into my soul during different periods of my life and UNDERSTOOD what it was like to be me. Frequently, I have found myself on that side of Martin Gore's lyrics, and although the lyrics of the track that inspired my blog title do not speak to me specifically, the title reflects one of the most profound lessons I have learned...people are damaged.