Annie in wonderland

 Here's an updated version of your post, incorporating your preferences: --- **Weekend Reflection and Moving Forward** As I write this first draft, it's my first night back from a weekend away. I did fall into some old habits, such as blaming others, but I recognize that and can work on those issues. It's time for me to reassess my strengths and focus on what I can change in my life. One thing I can change is spending more time offline. Another is cutting back on buying unnecessary clothing. I've also realized that my NDIS funding might be at risk, so I need to be more mindful of my actions in the house. With NDIS reassessments being a topic we're all discussing, I need to ensure that I’m prepared, as I don't want to risk having to move or find a rental on my own. I'm also trying to figure out what's going on with my YouTube channel. My subscriber count recently dropped from 109 to 94, which was a bit disheartening. However, I need to focus on my long-te...

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This post and the video are going to generate some heat but it’s something that needs to be talked about we see that this is something that not a lot of people get as well that there is a major able-bodied disability but I am talking when it is obvious to the person that they are capable of doing things for themselves but don’t have the motivation to do it for themselves or they want to do it but they get angry when people suggest that they could do it for themselves.  Or they get angry when people call them out on it and this is where we need to define what is the difference between a disability and an excuse and what can we do about it as a disability is something where people do need help and they can be helped and accept that help but when they aren’t able to accept that help or see that they can do it for themselves we see that people are aware of it and don’t often want to be able to be helped or they get angry because they are used to being excused. After all, they have a di...