Annie in wonderland

 This is going to be an incredibly personal post as I have been getting into manifestation, and as a part of that is a meditation and one that I did last night asking me to trust the universe and I started asking how I can trust the universe if I can’t trust myself. I have always had trust issues, which has hamstrung me. I was as a child not let down by my family, but I was “That kid” the kid that was invited to the birthday as it was expected of me. As well as the kid who was tired but didn’t get good grades. I still can’t watch the good dinosaur as I burst into tears it does hit me close to home about needing more time, but how much more did I need? There also wasn’t the information and the support we have now. I have also spent a lot of time and money trying to fix gaps in my education, but am trying to accept myself for who I am. This is challenging for me as I think that I am trustworthy, but I can’t trust myself, so the question is how I learn to trust myself as, as it’s not

The issues of social media.  'The winter of our disconnect.' By Susan Maushart published in 2010   I read a book a while ago called 'The winter of our  disconnect.' It was an experiment in going screen-free for a year her herself and her 3 teens and the results it had on the family. This was back in 2008 so we need to see where we have gone with the internet from there the issues she outlined have only got worse during the pandemic and as the technology has gotten more advanced and the issues around it have got more complex and the complexity of the socio-political landscape has got worse and more polarized due to the internet and that we can be connected from anywhere as we did see the internet used more and more to keep people connected during the pandemic.   However, we saw that this created more issues than it solved. As I will discuss as I have based this post on several of her quotes in the book and I do encourage you to go and find the book and read it an

If you give a mouse a cookie. (1) If you give a mouse a cookie | Read Aloud | Storytime - YouTube   This on the surface is a great kid’s book, however, it shows, what could be called the slippery slope fallacy. So, it is about to do we have free will.  Something that is up for massive levels of debate and people has dedicated their whole lives to trying to solve this question there are many thoughts on this and many different schools of thought. It also goes into in a very small way moral responsibility to others.  It is about a mouse that is freely given a cookie, yet there are more and more requests. On the person who freely gave the cookie to the mouse, given that the cookie was given willingly I do ask the question about does the person that is giving the mouse a cookie understand the consequences of his actions. This goes into the Law of unintended consequences, this law being that you can’t always see the consequences of your actions and that at times these actions you might

 Magnus and Alec how to Navigate the Down world  This is a start of a series that is going to seek out what this relationship looks like and what the difficulties in age differences would look like when you look at the different aspects of this relationship they are both reacting to themselves at times. Not what the other person is doing so their reactions can be different between them because of their ages and their experiences in relationships. We see unexpected positive behaviour in their differing love languages as well. Like when Alec gives Magnus a gift and Magnus is at the hunter's moon talking to Mia, he doesn't remember when someone last gave him a present without expecting anything in return. This leads us to see that Alec's love language is a combination of gifts and acts of service. We see Magnus later in the series as time and acts of service. This is where I am reminded of that family dinner I am reminded of, where the others went on a mission at late notice.

I live with disabilities and receive limited support through an Australian program called the NDIS ( National Disability insurance program.) at its core and at the time of its inception was designed to improve the lives of people with disabilities, to live " more normal lives,"  This required the establishment of what are called support organizations, and support workers. I asked a person who is a support worker to write about what a good support worker is. This is now what a bad support worker working with people in a vulnerable state can do.  I have heard stories and would love people to email me, or comment about what they have experienced good and bad.  Convince people to enroll in programs and training courses that benefit them and not others  Talk to medical professionals and convince them of unnecessary medical treatments.  To promise what isn't realistic for that person, and tell the person that they just need to try harder.  To have day programs that are a side p

  What it is like living with a neurological disorder. So this is going to be a bit of a more personal post as I live with several neurological disorders, as well as physical illnesses that interact in a weird variety of ways.   So we need to start with the basics, this explains very well what is a neurological disorder. Neurological disorder - Wikipedia   In later posts, I will go into treatments in a very broad sense and how they work and their side effects and not only physical side effects but social and emotional.  W hen someone is diagnosed with a neurological disorder their whole lives change and this includes their family and friends. In my case (and some of it is well deserved) thinking that having a large amount of control over my day is a good thing, if I want to do something different, I have to ask, and this and other topics have created a lot of issues for me.   I live in a semi-constant state of wondering who I have pissed off due to their reactions around me. So th

  What does self-determination look like in a person with a disability? It can look different to everyone and how people show it. However, some key differences need to be considered, as for people with disabilities there is generally a rough idea and goal posts of School – primary and high school Higher education - University, trade school - then if possible getting a driver's license, Moving out of home for jobs, studying, or moving in with a partner. For those who don’t know what to do going into a job, if possible Then dating and relationships – and where those relationships end up. Most would end up in a committed relationship. However, people with disabilities and I am talking about people with developmental disabilities, and in some cases physical disabilities there can be barriers that need to be considered, and in some cases they are. These can be, the day-to-day impact of their disability, so in the case of physical disabilities things that people take c