by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 30, 2022 | communion, community, love
“We were designed for true companionship based on mutual respect, genuine love, and commitment. This requires not only time and selfless devotion but also transparency–which means being real, even about our faults. Taking such a risk requires trust. Such...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | transparency, Trust
Some people do not know how to take my directness. Others, even when they will not admit it to anyone else, tell me privately that they are grateful for the fact that I am as transparent as I am, that it helps them examine and clarify some of their own thoughts and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 15, 2022 | transparency
5/15/2014…….. a month after starting Titus 2. This little framed glass butterfly with the word “transform” was given to me by a friend who has been journeying with me through the past seven months or so and has been aware of the obstacles and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | boundaries, brokenness, Christian Attributes, transparency
Long-term and continuing topic of discussion…. Quotes of note: “Christian authenticity is likewise other-focused. We live transparently, not to unload our own burdens and thus walk more lightly alone, but to intentionally share the burdens of others and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 15, 2021 | appearances, nature
Learning to live with transparency can be difficult. Because it also often means learning to live in anonymity and with being overlooked or disregarded. The more I discover, however, the joy of transparency, the less the downside bothers me. It is an exercise in...
