tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3372750788042683875..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Stranger: One of FiveDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-83284125981940602502016-06-24T09:27:38.648-04:002016-06-24T09:27:38.648-04:00This is why I stim in public, even though I'm ...This is why I stim in public, even though I'm able to suppress it without too much difficulty. If I act 'normal', I look normal. But if I deliberately let my disability show in my behaviour, I send a message to others. I tell those in hiding that they're not alone, and I tell the NTs that university students, store customers, volunteer support workers or whatever other role I'm filling can stim and still do all of those things.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391427859178500937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-20473946659819812712016-06-20T23:11:18.390-04:002016-06-20T23:11:18.390-04:00This made me smile....
I know that even in 2016, ...This made me smile....<br /><br />I know that even in 2016, my church often isn't a safe place for members of the LGBT community. Being pride weekend, I wore a bold rainbow sweater to church yesterday. It's become my personal tradition every year, plus any other time that I feel our LGBT members (and their friends, family, and allies) could use a little extra love. It isn't the only way that I show my support, but it's one quiet way that I can send a message to anyone who I might not know needs it.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if gestures like that are too small to matter. But stories like this encourage me to keep doing the small things.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-52365506056781692982016-06-20T11:04:41.286-04:002016-06-20T11:04:41.286-04:00Interesting piece. I'll be curious to see abou...Interesting piece. I'll be curious to see about the other people in this group of 5. Makes me think about my own life, and who I would choose to write about. <br />I tend to live by the philosophy that if I put good energy/actions out into the world, that I will receive goodness in return, when I am in need of it. Not by individuals, but by the energies of the universe in general, acting through individuals. <br />Your selection of this man whose name you did not know, with whom you exchanged not a word, as someone who changed your life, seems to me to confirm that even small interactions can make a significant impact on someone else, even when I am unaware of it. ClairesmumUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58292110030154043562016-06-20T01:10:31.066-04:002016-06-20T01:10:31.066-04:00Blessings......
Fear immobilizes not only the phys...Blessings......<br />Fear immobilizes not only the physical body, it immobilizes the mind, heart and spirit. <br /><br />I am glad you found hope manifested through a stranger and the choice he made to wear a button to represent liberation, freedom to be.<br /><br />The truth is, we all have something, some you can see, some you cannot, rest assured however, it is there, whatever it is.<br /><br />Peace.<br />have a blessed week<br /><br />Rhapsody<br />https://rappingonamelody.blogspot.com<br />https://plus.google.com/101099217204323189067<br />https://www.goodreads.com/rhapsodyphoenix<br />http://twitter.com/rhapsodyphoenix<br />http://pinterest.com/rhapsodyphoenix/<br />https://www.facebook.com/RhapsodyPhoenix<br />https://www.instagram.com/rhapsodyphoenix/<br />http://rhapsodyphoenix.tumblr.com/ <br /><br /><br />“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information, but makes our life in harmony with all existence”-Rabindranath Tagore<br />Rhapsody Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520384490148575528noreply@blogger.com