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TOLERANCE VS ACCEPTANCE
Tolerance is your willingness to endure the existence of opinions or behaviour you dislike or disagree with. On the other hand, acceptance is assenting and embracing someone or something you don’t like without protesting and trying to change them. One of the hardest things I struggle with is being in a room for hours with…
A SENSE OF BELONGING
A sense of belonging is not about being liked by everyone else it is about the acceptance of self rather than what everyone wants you to be. You are a unique individual with your own values, your strengths and weaknesses do not try to be a carbon copy of anyone else just to fit in….
The Power of Lived Experiences
When I was younger, I was reserved. I found it hard to express how I felt. I did not voice my opinion unless I was asked. One of the reasons for my mutism was the seventies, the last era of children being seen and not heard. Parents begun to realise that they were too strict…
WHEN PATIENCE IS A TALL ORDER!!
Every day I pray for wisdom, courage, strength, and patience amongst other things. It is important to ask for tools to improve my persona rather than materialistic things. The one thing I struggle with is patience and sometimes I feel like it is a curse especially when it involves the very people I love. It…
I FEEL YOUR PAIN!
I FEEL YOUR PAIN! People will always remember me for my encouragement and my, almost permanent smile, but only those who really know me will look into my eyes and there they will see the agony of my soul. I am a normal human being; I have so much empathy for people who are struggling with…
SERIOUSLY? M.Y.O.B
Sometimes in life we find ourselves having to justify why, when or what, but we do not really have to explain ourselves to anybody about anything we are doing for ourselves, and the answer is M.Y.O.B (mind your own business) 😞 The first time I heard the answer in letters was from my Father. It…
SUICIDE AWARENESS
Be aware that a person’s cry for help is not always about seeking attention. Listen! Encourage! Respect! Without judgement or criticism you may save a life.
BREAKING FREE FROM THE SHACKLES OF SOCIETY!
“I do not ever want to become a carbon copy of anybody else as I just want to be uniquely me. I would not go as far as to class myself as special to anyone other than the people who see and value my worth.” Natalie Bleau People will view you as they choose to…
GETTING OLDER WITHOUT LOSING YOUR INNER CHILD!
GETTING OLDER WITHOUT LOSING YOUR INNER CHILD It is particularly important to act responsibly, as an adult, so that your children will feel a sense of security and have a good role model to look up to. However, this does not mean that you are trying to make them a carbon copy of you. The…
LIFE LESSONS I HAD TO LEARN!
Time waits for no one and as the clock is ticking time is passing us by, this is why we should make the best of the time we have on this earth; no one escapes the ultimate end. We do not realise how short life is until we start losing the people around us, especially…