Coping Mechanisms

by Michelle Lasley

Michelle Lasley is a mother, wife in Pacific Northwest learning to balance green dreams with budget realities.

July 26, 2010

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Categories: The Balancing Act

How do you cope? This came up in a conversation recently, where a friend and I were discussing different personality types. We both sometimes forget that others don’t do things the way we do. It’s not arrogance, per se, just a simple awe. We are both the type to move on, pick ourselves up and keep on going, after a thing. But, not everyone does that. Not everyone copes with grief or sadness in that way.

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