Hello Sunday! Earlier this morning someone posted the video below on Facebook, and it made me cry, but it also helped me find the strength to stop feeling annoyed about some of the challenges of dementia,and get back to working on my paddling! Watching it also made me even more aspirational in my dream that…
Seneca on Grief and the Key to Resilience in the Face of Loss: An Extraordinary Letter to His Mother I’m a bit slower off the mark than I once was, and although I thought my feelings these last few months were mostly based on betrayal, and the anger and extreme sadness caused by the lies…
In 2017, speaking also means email, texting, sending messages via Messenger, Twitter, Facebook or another form of social media. It seems though, that hidden behind a screen, people have forgotten to think before they speak (write), especially about whether what they say is kind. Part of my stress this year has been due to extreme…
After the extreme unkindness (I’m being kind using that word) of others towards me late last year and early his year, and at other times in my life too, I understand fully the very negative impact of unkindness on my health. The two images (screen shots used) are from the paper, The Healing Power of Kindness, which…
This quote is very pertinent to anyone who has experienced long term chronic illness, particularly those with an illness that is not ‘easy to see’ or ‘easy to diagnose’. A broken leg or hip is obvious, but for so many of us, many of our symptoms are invisible, and the social context is completely ignored.…
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No amount of pondering Will ever help me find the words For the malicious unkindness of a few others… Nor the incredible gratefulness For the love of so very many Truly ‘close friends and family’. Thank you.
Last year, I was asked to answer some questions for a website featuring Change agent stories, which has now changed its focus. They invited people to write stories whom they considered to be ‘Radicals or Change Agents’. The questions took me a long time to answer, and even now, I am not sure if I have answered them well,…
I am no longer an advocate for myself or for others diagnosed with dementia. I am no longer an activist for myself or for others diagnosed with dementia. I am slowly getting stronger again… and I am now a warrior.
This was some advice I was given yesterday, by the wife of the current Australian Of The Year Local Hero South Australian finalists’ wife, given to her by her mother Betty. I guess I am late in learning this lesson, and have certainly learnt it the hard way this week. Love everyone Trust no-one Row…
Thanks to Ita Buttrose, AO, OBE, an Australian journalist, businesswoman, television personality and author, for inviting me to be interviewed on The Studio. Ita was the Australian Of The Year in 2013., and she is a true media Icon, an inspiration for all women of all ages, and a woman who I feel lucky enough…
It is already mid January 2017, and I’ve not yet posted a blog, so am hoping to rectify the today! I started this ages ago, but have had trouble paddling since December so have not achieved very much at all. Anyway, it may be worth looking back and reflecting as we prepare for yet another year. The years…
It has been a long and exhausting week, with a lot of travel, hard work, and to add to that some intense sadness due to the death of the son of some very close friends… This video and book, always reminds me to just keep going, and never give up. Life, death, love, meanness, and everything…
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