The CP Diary

I am sure there will be many of us who will use this time of year to reflect on our year and our past whilst we try to move forward into the New Year. I cannot say I’ll be sorry to see this year go. As far as my own thoughts are concerned, where I have clarity and understand my life I know I wouldn’t have been able to change anything so there’s no point to dwelling on it.

My thoughts go to my CP brought about by brain damage as a baby, which meant for me that I would always have struggled to learn in large classroom situations; but never …

How many of us are aware that every time we say something we are self-critiquing ourselves?

I believe this all stems from our core beliefs, which unless corrected will continue. We need to be aware this is what we’re doing and not take offence when someone tells us we’ re being self-critical and negative about ourselves.

No one likes to be told that they’re being all of those things, but when it happens the finger usually gets pointed back at us, as if we’re the ones being self-critical and negative. I believe that if you choose to …

I believe that when we have compassion in our lives we give ourselves the chance to be happy and that without it we will never achieve emotional or spiritual wellbeing.

The following steps are necessary and important:

• The first step I believe in developing compassion is empathy, because without empathy we won’t have compassion and without compassion we’ll have less chance to be happy. The problem is that most of us tend to think about ourselves, which stops us from reaching out and being compassionate towards others;

Something inspirational:

“We are what we think. All that we are arises. With our thoughts, we make our world.”

BUDDHA

I believe it makes a real difference when someone relates to and clearly understands what we go through; when they know it to be true and see things in the same way as we do.

It happened this week in a conversation that took place about me having CP and being born in the 1960’s. In the 1960’s in the UK, disability was often brushed under the carpet and totally ignored.

It’s a wonderful feeling when someone can identify and resonate with us on what we deal with and reaffirm all the things we’ve had to deal with. Of course it doesn’t …

Thought for the day:

“The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.”

MARK TWAIN

Something inspirational:

“May peace be more than a season; it is my hope that it may be a way of life.”

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Something inspirational:

“In every crisis there is a message. Crises are nature’s way of forcing change, breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.”

SUSAN TAYLOR

I tend to use reflection as a means and/or a tool to change certain aspects of my life, so that I can be calmer. It also helps me to understand my life better.

I think it is important to reflect on what we’re doing right; what doesn’t work; look at our past to see how we can make improvements and/or adjustments, so that we continue to improve as individuals; spiritually; physically and emotionally.

Life can be overwhelming. When we use reflection as a tool, we’re able to stand back objectively and take a look at our lives and what we deal …

I hate how I feel sometimes… I hate what I have to deal with. My CP is feeling a whole lot worse since we hit the cold spell and I’m feeling more despondent. As a consequence dealing with other things has been so much harder. I hate where I am …