Something happened to me around the middle of November. After years and years of suffering it was like a switch was flipped in my brain. I kind of feel like, having been through it and now being on the other side, there was nothing that I could have done that could have forced me to…
#Coquitlam Votes – Oct 15 2022 – “What if I don’t know who to vote for?” #bcpoli
It’s that time again, everybody! Time for us to cast our votes in our municipal election (this Saturday, if you weren’t sure). I think the municipal level of politics is one of the most fun ones and also sadly, mostly ignored by the majority of eligible voters. It almost seems to me like interest in…
Turning Verbal #autistic #autism #actuallyautistic
He started trying out new words in a whisper, as though he was shy about getting them wrong. Slowly at first but then faster, he was adding words to his vocabulary. Suddenly he started trying out stuff that was a little more complicated. Today he was confidently chattering away with more words than he’s ever…
#21DaySelfLoveChallenge – If I loved myself
I’ve been avoiding this. Resisting doing the work. I actually sat down and wrote other stuff just to make myself feel better about not doing what I should be doing. What would my life look like if I was living without self-hatred?I don’t know for sure, but I imagine that I would be better able…
Day Four – #21DaySelfLoveChallenge
Okay, like they say, better late than never, right? I’m a bit behind on loving myself but i haven’t yet given up so it’s not like I’ve failed per se. Plus I never said they’d be twenty one days in a row, right? One of the biggest things I’m struggling with is that I have…
Day Three – #21DaySelfLoveChallenge
Excuses, excuses. Today is all about challenging our excuses. I have lots of reasons I use to throw roadblocks up for myself. My toolbox is absolutely stuffed full of ways to get around or avoid making an honest effort. Sometimes I think it’s easier to live in self-deprecating chaos for no reason other than me…
Day Two – #21DaySelfLoveChallenge
When I was in treatment, one of the things we were expected to do to fill our downtime was to work on specifically chosen workbooks given to us by our counselors. These packages offered tips on how to manage big emotions, approach things in new and different ways, and identify problem behaviours. Like most lessons…
Day One – #21DaySelfLoveChallenge
Today’s the day. It’s time to roll up my sleeves and challenge my mindset around one of the most important people I’ll ever know. Me. It starts off simple enough. The question is “do you love yourself?” I can intellectually pick things out about myself that are lovable. I know that I have good traits….
#21DaySelfLoveChallenge
The other day I was having a really rough time when I reached out to a friend. “Why,” I demanded to know, “Why does everything always feel like an attack?” In hindsight I guess I wanted to be handled with kid gloves. I wanted reassurance. I wanted love and gentle support. I did not get…
A Leadership Race for the Books – #AnjaliForBC #TeamEby #BCNDP
I remember having a conversation with someone close to me a few years ago. It was when I had first started taking sociology classes and I was really thinking about the systems in place verses the ones that I believe in. This person was definitely of a different generation than I am and the conversation…