Since the beginning of time Othering lines have been drawn lines that create the family and lines that create monsters boldly declaring the boundaries and defining what is normal leaving so many humans standing outside those lines feeling alone and inhuman so I put on my mask to be safe and do my best to stay within the lines pretending to be normal knowing those rules could change these lines could include me but they don't, leaving me Other something outside the family somehow unsafe and uncertain this mask is actually a shield protecting me from all those making lines and monsters
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Simplifying Life
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to talk about how I went about simplifying my life. By this, I mean how I reduced the amount of energy I needed to spend every day in order to accomplish everything that I need to. For those of us with chronic illness, we often find that there are more things that we are expected to do then we have energy for. This means that we need to take a close look at our lives and decide what we need to cut away and what needs to remain.
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Boundaries for Children
Boundaries
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A Good Friendship
Hello my Zebras and Spoonies! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I am going to be talking about friendship. Surrounding yourself with good friends makes life more complete and enjoyable. But what exactly makes a good friend?
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