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Tag: kindness

You are perfect as you are – please be kind to yourself

Posted on October 25, 2016March 21, 2022 by Sarah

To many people, I am a conundrum. To those that don’t know me that well I appear strong, forthright and confident on the one hand, full of opinion and gusto especially when I am passionate about something. And then there are times when I can appear as a child – tearful, fearful, anxious about the…

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Thoughtfulness Cards – acknowledging depression and suicide

Posted on June 25, 2016March 21, 2022 by Sarah

I’m depressed. There’s no coating it, there’s no glossing over it, and there is absolutely no point in pretending that I’m not having an episode of deep depression. There is an argument floating around that writing about dark stuff on a personal level reduces readers, that people don’t want to read about the horrors of…

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On reflection

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Sarah

I hug my dad tightly and as I do, tears spring to my eyes. This takes me completely by surprise. In the past, our relationship has been fraught.  I have never been able to admit it before, but he and I are so very much alike.  Opinionated, hot headed, kind, passionate.  We have clashed because…

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Be patient. Be kind. If you cannot, say nothing.

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Sarah

Master J is struggling. Exams are looming and English is proving a bigger problem than we ever imagined. The limitations of autism are increasingly evident.  Things that come naturally to us neuro-typicals are an enormous struggle for him.  Language, with all of its complexities, its nuances, its foibles, pass him by.  He lives in his…

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BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T WANT TO TAKE THAT DRINK

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Sarah

It’s the school holidays. And during this time I spend a lot of time “lounging”. Take this morning for example.  It’s 10am and I am still in bed. Yep, I’m in my PJs, tea on my bedside table, dogs firmly ensconced either side of me (wedged into me so tightly I cannot move) and my…

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BEING A BLOGGER DOES NOT GIVE US THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER WE WANT

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Sarah

I really debated with myself about writing this.  I don’t want to add to the pain, but on balance, it is something that I need to say.  I need to write this. Last week I subscribed to a blog.  It was a blog full of lovely things, and I’ve been struggling a bit emotionally lately,…

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WHY I REALLY DON’T LIKE THE WORD ‘TRIBE’

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Sarah

A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Not in terms of my workload increasing – I’m a housewife and truly our work is never done. No, it is more of a transition or transformation in myself.  I can feel it evolving, emerging. The truth is I have never really been comfortable with myself….

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ADVOCACY IS WHAT I DO

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sarah

I am an advocate. It is what I do. I have always been that person who has stuck up for the little guy. I have always been that person who will not stand for being bullied. I have always been that person who believes in a kinder, more inclusive, more tolerant world. Advocacy is what…

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THIS IS ME

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Sarah

This post has been inspired by Leonie Dawson whose about page says “What is a Leonie?”  I love it.  Thank you Leonie. It is also inspired by the countless people in this world who are made to feel “less than” simply because they don’t fit some ridiculous non-existent mould.  This is for those people in…

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Book Review : Craft for the Soul

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Sarah

*First up, this is not in any way shape or form a sponsored post.  This is simply my experience, which I hope, you the wonderful reader of my blog, will find interesting, and perhaps, too, a little uplifting.* Since becoming sober five and a bit years ago, I have been on a quest.  A quest…

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