How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Many times I have found myself almost a passive character in my own story; watching as I have been steered by circumstance or others into a path that I never considered. One of these occurred after my first degree. The job centre… Continue reading Hay and Pain
Month: March 2023
First Words
You're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence? My first words are tricky. You see I think I did - Mum and Dad and want and give - , but then I hit a problem. I stopped speaking. I probably came very close to being non-verbal. My parents checked my hearing and such and there… Continue reading First Words
THE THREE
What are three objects you couldn't live without? A pen. A pencil. A sketchbook. With those I can create and work. With those I can disappear into another world. With those I can stim. With those I can live. I can smile. I can cry. I can laugh. I can write. I can draw. A… Continue reading THE THREE
Diagnosis
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? I lived the first 38 years of my life thinking I was mad and lazy and wrong and just not meant to be. I worked differently. I didn't see the world the same. I couldn't hold down a real job, I couldn't hold a boyfriend that… Continue reading Diagnosis
Job…
Do you enjoy your job? In what sense? I think asking if you enjoy your job is sectioning off part of your life that maybe you don't need to. Is my job as a cook, cleaner, housekeeper, stock taker, meal planner, present buyer, clothes buyer, fish carer, gardener, writer, artist or support, both mentally and… Continue reading Job…
Fate…
Do you believe in fate/destiny? Do I believe in fate? I'm not sure except that R and I bumped into each other so many times... Although maybe it was more destiny. Fate means you have no control but destiny is just a prearranged date or meeting that has to happen. Potentially, I was not fated… Continue reading Fate…
Now, RUN
Describe the last difficult "goodbye" you said. This is a bit personal and contains violence so if you are easily worried please read no further but the story I am about to write about is very much in the past and I have had therapy for. It can no longer harm me or those around… Continue reading Now, RUN
Who would I be?
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I'm not really a celebrity follower... And I don't really follow sport, except curling in the winter Olympics. I like music but don't really have one musician I'm an avid fan of. Really I don't hold anyone in a place… Continue reading Who would I be?
Kate Murray - Cleaver 