In 15 years of hospital visits, having my legs measured was the consultation. After a few years you begin to think there’s nothing else wrong.
Throughout that time I also didn’t think I needed to look outside the box because there seemed to be no cause for concern from my doctors or family. When I look back of course, I can’t believe that I was …
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Ingredients:
1 medium packet butternut squash noodles
1 Small onion diced …
Read on »A recent trip to the podiatrist has brought back some early memories I had disbanded with. I was hoping being asked to walk up and down the room without my shoes and socks on would have been easier this time around.
Although I managed not to show off this time, I found it difficult to walk up and down the room without thinking about whether the podiatrist was watching me. It has made me more conscious because …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.”
KOBE BRYANT
Read on »I have always valued sanity above greed. Unconsciously, I was already laying down the foundations to a more spiritual life, but I didn’t know that’s what it was.
In the early years, family are the most important until we begin to ‘dip our toes and spread our wings.’ The more our parents do for us and the more we’re given, the more we want. Equally, the more contact …
Read on »I have always been misunderstood and misjudged. Throughout my life I’ve had others colour their assumptions of me because of a disability I didn’t know I had, through neurological difficulties and without any emotional support.
But from my own experience, being misunderstood isn’t just emotionally draining, it can be like living with total strangers, uncomfortable, awkward in parts and totally frustrating when you know it’s not …
Read on »As we age physical activity and exercise will help us stay healthy, energetic and independent.
Sadly, many adults aged 65 and over spend, on average, 10 hours or more each day sitting or lying down, making them the most sedentary age group. This leads to higher rates of falls, obesity, heart …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“Spirituality does not come from religion. It comes from the soul.”
ANTHONY DOUGLAS WILLIAMS, Inside the divine pattern
Read on »We interpret our life based on events of the past. Set in our subconscious and often out of reach we continue to judge and compare every thought that comes through our conscious that took place, days weeks, months or even years ago.
We perceive our thinking through realities taken from our past, based around a distorted version of how we see that experience. As we live our lives we continue to perceive our life through distorted realities …
Read on »Do we ever come to terms with injustice, or does it depend on what those injustices are? Although injustices are made, and apologies aren’t always forthcoming, I believe with understanding we can think about and come to terms with injustice.
We can wipe the slate clean and move forward, but for that to happen understanding must be part of that equation. As far as the universe is concerned, we will always be encouraged to find the understanding …
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