Who was your most influential teacher? Why?
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Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about my experiences as a child in the public school system. The American public school system is not a great place for children and especially not for those children that have any kind of special needs; including those children that are exceptionally brilliant or gifted.
Continue reading “Influential Teacher”Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I wanted to address some of the myths that I frequently hear regarding people who have chronic illnesses.
Continue reading “Myths and Misconceptions About Chronic Illness”Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I wanted to talk about the weather. Unlike most people, I am not a huge fan of the bright and sunny days. For me, they are dangerous. I have to be very careful while spending time out in the sun or I end up with severe sun burns and heat stroke. This has created negative associations with that kind of weather.
Continue reading “Dancing in the Rain”Hello Dazzle!
I have decided to go back to work as a nurse. I am not going to be working in direct patient care, but rather in a supportive nursing role. Because of that, I will no longer be able to post every day. I am changing the posting schedule to once a week and that will be every Friday. This change is starting this week which means that the next post you will see will be the Friday post.
I hold onto my Bravado hands trembling as I fasten my coat head held up high, making eye contact because I know it's expected no one looks at their feet to conquer the world no one takes what they want while slumping their shoulders and hiding their faces I pretend that I believe because there is nothing without the belief since I cannot hold onto that faith I cling to the possibility that one day, if I hold tight enough, pretending to believe will cause me to believe Up on the stage, beneath the lights I cannot imagine that anyone wants me here I am but a thief, taking this opportunity from those who would really shine but I must try with floundering steps and faltering voice I must attempt it I cannot live forever in this darkness not without having at least once attempting to stand in the light can you look upon me and genuinely smile can you stand beside me and long to hold me as I do you can you wish the best for me as I have always for you
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about the game Hogwarts Legacy. More specifically, I want to talk about the social conflict that is surrounding the game. I’m sure that most people know that there are plenty of people choosing to boycott this game along with all Harry Potter products. Why?
Continue reading “To Buy or Not to Buy…”Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about things that autistic individuals can do to help communicate better with others. There are a lot of articles out there that discuss ways that people can communicate better with us, but what can we do to facilitate the process? After all, communication goes both ways! The best and healthiest relationships are ones where people are meeting in the middle which means that all parties involved are required to compromise and change.
Continue reading “5 Ways To Improve Your Communication Skills If You Have Autism”*Spoilers Alert*
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I wanted to revisit the game Soma. I’ve played through the entire story three times now and each time I have really enjoyed it. The challenge is expressing what it is that I love so much about this game. This game is a great horror story that demands that we examine what it means to be human.
Continue reading “The Monsters of Soma”Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I wanted to talk about why I love the horror genre so much and why I think it matters to us as a society. In general, the horror genre is about engaging with our Shadow Work. For those that are not familiar with this idea, the Shadow is one of the four major archetypes identified by Jung. Within the Shadow is all of the things that are considered undesirable within our society. This is considered to be the darkness within each of us. [2]
Continue reading “Why Horror?”Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk to you about mornings. I’ve never been a morning person. I’ve never been the kind of person that wanted to start my day out early. I’d much rather stay up late and sleep through most of the day.
Continue reading “Starting My Day”
Zebra Pig 