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Guest Post: Beautiful Things To Do Because…You Can Change The World
Beautiful Things to Do, Because…. is my way to catalogue all the lovely things happening in the world and to share ideas for having a delightful week. Enjoy and hop on Twitter to share your beautiful things with me. We all have an opportunity to make our world a better place. No matter our situation we can have a great impact on “our world” and the “whole world”. As someone recovering from illness I’ve been lucky that my health has improved enough that I can shape my plans around working with street children in the future. I am determined that this world will be better because I have been part of…
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How To Speak To Disabled People (Yes, Seriously)
This post may seem insulting, the information shared so obvious, it doesn’t bear repeating, even. But what’s truly insulting, to me, are the comments people with disabilities receive. Lots of people don’t know how to speak to people with disabilities; this is evidenced by the fact that every person you meet with disabilities has a stock of conversational faux pas stories they’ve experienced. From being told “Oh, yes, my aunt died of that” upon sharing the news of a new diagnosis… To the classic ‘speaking to someone’s carer over their head’ moment. I know it’s normally eyes up, but sweetheart I’m down here, so eyes down please. There’s no point addressing…
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Bad Day and Work Mounting? There’s Another Option.
Photo Credit: Esme Wang “The options when one is unwell and it seems like all of the options have dried up.” – Esmé Wang You know those days when you just feel awful? Maybe you are in a pain flare, perhaps your joints are swollen and painful because of the rain (me, today), or you have a migraine or anxiety is tearing you up right now. Bad day – it hurts. I believe in our power to affect change by our actions. But some days you just aren’t feeling good. The type of not-good that rest/yoga/meditation/medication/your healing modality of choice isn’t making any better. You work really hard on your…
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How to Make a Hospital Stay Easier
Whether we are visiting hospital for a day appointment, as an in-patient or a visitor it can be a challenging place. [Tweet “Hospitals are wonderful spaces of healing but also where the most intense things in life happen. http://bit.ly/1fG7tAG @Grace_Quantock”] This alone can make them very charged and very challenging. But there’s lots we can do to make a hospital stay easier, for ourselves or for a friend, colleague or family member. Bring a Bag If you’ve had to get to hospital quickly you may not have brought anything with you and even if you have had time to pack and prep you’ve probably forgotten something! Useful often forgotten items…
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My Relative is Sick – Help!
Dear one, I’m really sorry to hear about this difficult time and I’m sending you so much love. At my non-profit organisation, Healing Boxes, we have plenty of experience helping people support their loved ones when they’re hurting. And I’d like to share some ideas and skills with you today: So, your loved one is hurting, what can you do? 1. Press Pause. If you’ve just received a phone call, you are googling on your way to the hospital, you are lying awake at night thinking about your dear one sick and in pain… I’d like you to take a moment. Press pause. Take a deep breath in…
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