Living with blindness
If I had been given the choice between having sight and losing it or being born blind, I would choose being born blind because if you have never had it, you don’t miss it.
empowerment
5 Motivational TED Talks
I love these 20 minute talks offering inspiration, motivation and education
Choosing Myself and Saying No
Giving myself the chance to do things for me – without the usual guilt trip of not doing something for others – has meant I am thinking clearer; I am more able to make good decisions and I’m procrastinating less.
Daring Greatly – Big Changes
After years of being involved with parent carer forums, I have made the decision to move on to a new challenge. This decision has been hugely daunting, as despite any frustrations the role may have brought to me (as any role will occasionally do), it was also a role I knew well. I was comfortable….
Daring Greatly?
Some of you may have noticed a new photo appearing in my side bar. I am Daring Greatly. What does this actually mean? About a month ago, I was recommended a book by Brene Brown – The Gifts of Imperfection. I couldn’t download it on my kindle here in the UK but I could download it via…
Reality checks – necessary evils?
The last few weeks have been full of harsh reality checks; those moments when reality just slaps you hard across the face. They hurt. One of the big ones was the sudden unexpected reappearance of my gorgeous boy’s coping mechanism for anxiety. This is something we haven’t seen for almost two years – we are…