tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3907003793044574093..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: TrainingDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-35591752510024685502007-02-03T17:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T17:22:00.000-05:00That's precisely it!
The act of service, and th...That's precisely it! <br /><br />The act of service, and the interdependency we all have with each other is often so twisted. I hate the way that inability has been corrupted, when it is so normal.<br /><br />Worse, so many of us who are disabled or handicapped (in the social sense) find ourselves going through strenuous overcompensation to lay claim to acceptance.<br /><br />"Out in our various communities, we need to be able to not only acknowledge that Yes, not everyone can do the same thing, but also destigmatise that fact. One of the tragedies with the current paradigms in the helping professions is the disdain and depersonalisation from “care-givers” to that people who need personal attendant services or other forms of assistance. We can’t all do the same things. Needing someone to change your diaper should be no more stigmatising than needing someone to change the oil in your car. There’s really something sick about people who feel superior those whom they serve — there’s an element of self-loathing transferred from one’s self to one’s job to the client. It is overcompensation of the soul-eating malicious sort. Service to others is about sharing strengths, not about bolstering one’s damaged self-worth at the expense of others’."<br />http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/running-with-the-red-queen/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-80460014514518070512007-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:002007-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:00Dave,
as I sit here smiling to myself, thinking of...Dave,<br />as I sit here smiling to myself, thinking of how beautifully you put this, I don't even want to write my thank you - as I know it cannot compare to your writing - but thank you all the same. Beautiful words, beuatifully put together and yet another lesson!linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675640977094855867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-14202107708082450522007-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:002007-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:00Hey Dave,
Do you ever think that God just lets y...Hey Dave, <br /><br />Do you ever think that God just lets you see these stories unfold right before your eyes because he trusts you re-tell them for the rest of us?<br /><br />I'm constantly amazed at your uncanny ability to pull "The Story" (the real story) out of a simple series of events like this one...<br /><br />Thanks for yet another gift. (And yes, the best things in life are still free...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58514759478800041902007-01-29T20:56:00.000-05:002007-01-29T20:56:00.000-05:00The perfect quote,just read on another blog, but w...The perfect quote,just read on another blog, but which goes with this post is by W.C. Fields, whose birthday I believe it is today:<br /><br />"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." <br /><br />I love it.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.com