“I am not my brother’s keeper.” And whilst it’s true we’re responsible for ourselves, it’s also true that we’re not responsible for what someone else does or says, and yet the baggage inflicted on us we carry as our own, as if we are responsible.
If as a consequence we go to on blame those closest to us, who by association have a relationship with that person causing …
Read on »Having lived with someone who had anger issues I know how toxic anger can be. We’re human beings; we’re bitter over the things we cannot change or control; we get angry and are slow to forgive.
Different forms of anger
Anger can take many forms. The most common used are:
Something inspirational:
“The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.”
MARJORIE PAY HINCKLEY
Read on »It’s when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” – Mike Huckabee
Milestones are those markers in the road telling us how far we’ve come and how much we’ve managed to achieve. Given my own physical, mental and emotional disabilities, I would always struggle to …
Read on »I was saddened to hear of the passing of Demis Roussos yesterday. I would while away the hours listening to his music when I was a teenager.
You made the world a better place with your music. RIP
Read on »We will spend a lifetime trying to prove to our parents that we’re worthy, a lifetime trying to live up to our parents’ expectations. We will spend a lifetime trying to show them we’re capable; that we’re responsible, that we can make something of ourselves; of our lives.
Parents will have their own opinions and expectations, which they will pass on to us, as their parents did with them. My father’s only one expectation was that I get married. I never felt the need to prove …
Read on »Something inspirational:
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER
Read on »We all have things that we deal with, but for those who of us who deal with a disability, will have those things to deal with and the added complications arising from our disability.
This can often bring about emotional and mental challenges and may invite little understanding and tolerance from other people. When others have little tolerance for themselves, it means they will have …
Read on »My sensory issues are beginning to interfere with my daily life. If I’d known what I had been dealing with for all of those years, I would have had a head start in finding a way to deal with these challenges now.
Juggling my emotions around sensory issues, such as open spaces and visual distortion are challenges in themselves and are scary. I not only feel aggrieved, that it has taken me this long to learn about …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“My mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
FORREST
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Ilana x
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