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 idea of being lazy. I personally believe that no one is lazy. I think that the word lazy is nothing more then a tool for shame and I strongly wish that we would stop using it. There is a more helpful way of looking at our behavior if we are interested in creating change.
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Masking is not Bad
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today, I’m giving you my hot take: “Masking isn’t bad!” Let’s start with defining what masking is:
Continue reading “Masking is not Bad”In psychology and sociology, masking is the process in which an individual camouflages their natural personality or behavior to conform to social pressures, abuse, or harassment.
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Emotional Backpack
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 way that our emotions effect us. The metaphor that I am going to use is that of a backpack.
Everyone is born with an emotional backpack that they are required to carry around with them. The first thing to understand about this backpack is that it is a part of you. There is no option to leave it behind or to not carry it. Instead, think of it like a leg or an arm. There are things that can happen to change the nature of this part of you, but it isn’t something that you can just choose not to have in your life.
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How do you express your gratitude?
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Happy Thanksgiving! Today seemed like the perfect day to talk about gratitude. Gratitude is when you feel thankful for the good things in your life even when you are experiencing hardships or difficulties. It is all too easy to become focused on the negative aspects of our lives and forget that there are still good things happening as well. These good things are often things people take for granted, like having a place to live, food, clean water, friends, and family. Gratitude is taking a moment to reflect on how lucky you are when something good happens, whether it’s small or big; whether it is occasional or everyday.
Continue reading “Gratitude”The Magical Forest
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I just wanted to tell you guys about an unexpected art project I ended up making. It was a coloring book titled The Magical Forest.
Continue reading “The Magical Forest”Finding Balance
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 importance of finding balance in your life. I believe that having balance is important in everyone’s life, but for those of us with chronic illness we tend to become more aware of the need for it. Additionally, we also tend to experience adverse consequences sooner if we aren’t maintaining a good balance.
Continue reading “Finding Balance”Dancing in the Rain
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.
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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
List 5 things you’re grateful for today.
Hello Dazzle! Thanks for coming and hanging out with me today, I’m glad that you are here. Today I want to invite you to spend some time thinking about the things that you are grateful for and the reasons that you are grateful for them. It is very easy to focus on the negative things in the world and get lost to them. They can swallow us whole. But there are still good things in this world. Regardless of how small those things are, list them. Sing their praises. Then, come back to that list when you are struggling. These things are points of emotional and spiritual power.
I am grateful
- For my husband who has always accepted me just the way that I am.
- For my daughter who has always been able to make me laugh.
- For videogames that have been a way for me to escape from my thoughts when they are too much.
- For the small pleasures in life such as the first sip of a hot cup of coffee, the sun rise and the feel of a fuzzy blanket against my face. These things offer me comfort when I feel lost.
- For the crafting supplies that have enabled me to be a creative person which has been healing.
These things that we are grateful for are things that we can come back to when we are having a difficult time. Are there people on your list? Perhaps they are people that you should be reaching out to when you find yourself struggling. Are there activities on your list? Excellent! Then things are things that you can do when you are struggling. Often times, we write down our lists of gratitude and then we tuck them away, giving them no further thought. Instead, I want you to really think about your list of gratitude. What on that list can help lift you up when you feel like you are falling down?
Well, that’s about it for my rambling today. Thanks for coming and spending some time with me. If you like what you read, click on that like button. It really does help! Until we talk again, you take care of yourselves!
Embracing the Spirit of Kindness
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 idea of embracing the spirit of kindness. It is a personal philosophy that I live by that I feel has made my life a lot better. When I was an adolescent, I made the decision that I wasn’t going to be the person that I was becoming. I decided that I was going to be someone better then I was. That was my first step towards this philosophy.
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Zebra Pig 