Category: My Personal Journey
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Empowering My Voice: Writing, Autism, ADHD, and Self-Acceptance
Living with Autism and ADHD feels like juggling two vibrant personalities—one craves structure, the other thrives on chaos. My Cree heritage taught me self-acceptance, and my service dog, Peace, anchors me during sensory storms. Writing captures my journey of self-discovery and healing.
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Acts of Kindness: The Power of Community Support in Crisis
Today has been quite productive. I revised my website to better align with its current scope. As mentioned in several sections, I utilize AI to assist with grammar, punctuation, and other basics. Today, I extended this assistance to refine the tone of my personal writings and the site itself. This approach provides an added layer…
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Stop Being a Compliant Patient
Today, I’m stuck in bed because of my medical conditions. It can be really tiring and lonely. I’ve mentioned my health issues before, but never in detail. Today feels like the right day to share more. Even though I’m medically retired, I still honor the oath to do no harm, a commitment I made when…
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Through the Pen Name: Writing, Safety, and the Struggle to Be Heard
Discover the transformative journey of writing under a pen name. Explore themes of creativity, personal growth, and the challenges of sharing stories anonymously, while building a space to connect and inspire.
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Focusing the Lens: An Update for New and Returning Readers
This blog began as a personal exploration and has evolved into a haven for creativity, reflection, and truth. From raw, fictional drafts to real-life stories, it’s a space to share voices, perspectives, and journeys that matter.
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First Drafts and the Art of Imperfection
First drafts are often the messy, unedited versions of whatever is being written about. This means that whatever pops into your head gets written down and later you will handle the fleshing out, continuity issues etc. This makes for something with great potential and that is much like life. Even first drafts give me issues.…
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Connecting Through Struggles: The Human Experience
Today has been a fairly quiet day for me. The weather has done a fun change and we are under a lovely snowfall warning. As I sit here I know I am changing day by day, how I do not fully know. I just know it is for the better. I have to believe that.…
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Bridging the Divide: Navigating Stubbornness and Language Barriers
Today I decided instead of working on my book; which my fingers are getting itchy to do, that I would learn something new. I was handed what to look up by someone who messaged me on multimedia. Now their first language is not English so since mine is I offered to help and to call…
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Through the Ashes of Chaos Rising through the Storm
Chaos of Emotions and Acceptance Emotions can be chaotic—we all know this deep down. For those of us who struggle with the logic of emotions, understanding why we feel a certain way can be challenging. Denying their existence isn’t an option. Yesterday reminded me of that, though I certainly didn’t need or want the reminder.…
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Navigating Winter Challenges with a Service Dog
Hope your day is going well. Today is a bit of a painful day, if my previous post today did not indicate. The weather shifted again enough that instead of snow melting and going away, it got cold enough to get snow again last night. Not only did this trigger a migraine but it also…
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