"You can think what you want to think, but you don't always have to say it!" ~My Mother~ "Hey! You look different with clothes on!" Wait, what?! Hear me out! Quite a few years ago, I was at work and one of my co-workers sauntered in on a monday morning. We had worked together in … Continue reading Trouble with Words
How to talk to a person with hearing loss
"The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind." ~Marlee Matlin~ In my last post, I had talked about Deafness and the facts about deafness as well as hearing loss. While I did not go into it as deeply as I would have liked, a follower of mine was kind … Continue reading How to talk to a person with hearing loss
Deafness and You
"Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people." ~Helen Keller~ The quote above? Truer words never spoken. I have done twenty posts on my blog, most of it has been all about Mental Health Awareness and the stigmas attached to it. The one thing I have not quite done yet was speak … Continue reading Deafness and You
OCD Awareness
"People who live with OCD drag a metal sea anchor around. Obsession is a break, a source of drag, not a badge of creativity, a mark of genius or an inconvenient side effect of some greater function." ~David Adam~ March 7th, 2021. Winter is slowly easing it's frigid grip on the land while spring sneaks … Continue reading OCD Awareness
Anxiety and You
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~Wayne Dyer~ It's the middle of the night, on a lonely stretch of road, with no lights for miles. The moon is high in the sky, giving off a faint luminescent glow. A deer casually walks into the road, ambling … Continue reading Anxiety and You
Being Different is Good
"I want to say when I was little, like Maleficent, I was told I was different. And I felt out of place and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in. And then one day, I realized something - something I hope you all realize. Different is … Continue reading Being Different is Good
Merry Funkdays!
"We know you are tired, tired and scared. Happens to everyone, okay? Just don't let your feet stop." ~Haruki Murakami~ The funk is real, man. It's been a month since I did the last post on my blog, and that covered Thanksgiving. Between then and now, winter has settled in up here in Maine. While … Continue reading Merry Funkdays!
Day of Giving Thanks
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." ~Henry David Thoreau~ Thursday, November 26th, 2020. Thanksgiving Day. Celebrated throughout the United States and abroad. The year 2020 is a time of hardship, pandemics, civil unrest, political uncertainty. November 26th, 2020, Thanksgiving Day. More so than ever, especially this year, Thanksgiving … Continue reading Day of Giving Thanks
Changing the Way You Think
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~Wayne Dyer~ I threw my phone across the room in disgust. I was just on twitter, reading up on the daily happenings of the day, and no surprise there, but everything was just negative, negative and more negative. There was … Continue reading Changing the Way You Think
#SayNoToAbuse
"Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen. It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward." ~Assunta Harris~ So, the other day, I went grocery shopping for myself, along with a list of 19 items (it was really 25) to pick up for my mother. To say that it was an … Continue reading #SayNoToAbuse
