seanessay.com The Vice President said he appreciated how whenever he asked me a question I would take a second, before I answered. He told me none of the other staff did so, making me —once again— a minority of one. My New Age habit was to pause to get grounded, centred, with my subconscious engaged, […]
Respect in Action, Part Two
seanessay.com Respect was mutual and easy among two female sex workers and I after we three moved into a duplex together. Their boyfriends loved them. This would have been long after I had learned to make eye contact and do small talk. But years earlier, when I walked as a security guard along an avenue […]
Respect In Action Part One
I work with people with disabilities. My supervisor said affectionately, “I can put you with anyone.” That’s because, said a colleague, I always “lean in,” no matter how hard a client is. Yes, and also because clients with challenging behaviours may sense that deep down I respect them. Never, during a confrontation, do I stand […]