I never liked Hulk as a wrestler, anyway. I always preferred the smaller, more athletic guys -- Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Bret Hart, Dynamite Kid...
Last year, my therapist taught me about radical acceptance. It has helped me feel hurt and sadness and still be emotionally regulated. There is a book about it by Tara Brach that I highly recommend.
Regardless of what one believes or doesn’t believe, C.S. Lewis is always a powerhouse of reason. Nice to see you relaxing and also seeing John Henry discover his mountain goat genes! ❤️
All kidding aside, it’s a place that I find needed while I heal the heart once again. Time to reflect on myself, my shortcomings and also my positive traits. The silence and space to breathe has been a benefit. And so much growth has occurred. Pain is such a motivator, at least for me.
Dishonesty is a soul crusher. A relationship ruiner. As Shelby wrote recently, One will pay the price of karma before they leave this earth.
Enough said.
So nice to see the pictures of JH enjoying himself! I especially liked the pic of him climbing the rocks. And good for him winning the awards . I love all the physical challenges.
Cute pics of you & Shelby. Love the hats. I hope you can make the trip to London with Shelby. I think it would be a great getaway for you both. Time for you to breathe.
My book the second mountain arrives today. Excited to read it.
As an aside, the markets have taken a sharp decline worldwide this morning
You might touch base with your financial advisor and see what precautions he/she is taking to protect your finances. It’s important to let those know that you’re aware.
I always forget something that I wanted to mention. Your 2 hands are quite capable of anything you put your mind to. I’ve often wondered how children & parents manage a future as the child ages out of school. A daunting challenge for many I’m sure.
I would imagine researching is the first place one begins. If I could help you in any way, I’d be glad to help.
I'mma say you're making progress by leaps and bounds with your list of goals and aspirations. Not to mention that John Henry is way ahead of all of us by getting to the top of the mountain already! The Olympians have been inspiring me endlessly, and each one has a unique backstory of triumphs and setbacks that we can learn from. No excuses.
The lack of services for people on the spectrum is only complicated by the incredible range the spectrum covers. My situation is completely different from your son's. I went from being in a learning disability classroom to, a month after I left it, being in the gifted program. In some of my classes, my teachers had to ignore my test scores to set the curve, because my scores were that much higher than anyone's. (And I know I have the verbal SAT record for my district, because I got a perfect score.) But I had huge social problems -- which were complicated by the fact that my parents are both from Bizarro World, so they couldn't really tell me not to wear my Star Trek t-shirt or bring my Weird Al tapes. to the class Christmas party. The bullying was extreme, up to and including one incident that landed me in the ER with a broken nose and a concussion. And I fought back, which resulted in my getting detentions and suspensions, which wasn't something the school was used to dealing with when I came to students in the honors track. I was eventually pushed to graduate high school in 3 years, and that third year I spent mostly at the local university, as they just wanted to wash their hands of me. It didn't help that, by middle school, I was reading Philip Roth, and by the start of high school I was doing college-level work in philosophy. My teachers and the administration had no idea what to do with me. I have very little in the way of positive memories of my childhood: it was lonely, and it was often humiliating and brutal.
For all the brainpower I have, it's still a struggle to hold a job today. There wasn't anything around that would've helped me in high school, and there isn't anything to help me today. I hope that going to law school will allow me to learn a trade and that I can manage to hold down jobs after I transition into that career, but I have real worries that any of this is ever going to work out. (FWIW, my mentor is a lawyer, also autistic, and a Harvard grad, who works with families to help them get their children the services they need, and it's an area I'm interested in working in.)
Thank you, love the pictures, too. I'mmone try and let go of the past, and use my toughness to get through the changes. You know it ain't easy. Thanks, again.
Luff
I can't watch that guy. I watched Hulk Hogan out of mornid curiosity, and I thinked it killed a few brain cells.
I never liked Hulk as a wrestler, anyway. I always preferred the smaller, more athletic guys -- Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Bret Hart, Dynamite Kid...
Last year, my therapist taught me about radical acceptance. It has helped me feel hurt and sadness and still be emotionally regulated. There is a book about it by Tara Brach that I highly recommend.
Love her!
I need to read the rest of her books. I found her on YouTube 👐👐👐
Regardless of what one believes or doesn’t believe, C.S. Lewis is always a powerhouse of reason. Nice to see you relaxing and also seeing John Henry discover his mountain goat genes! ❤️
Such a powerful, positive way to start each week. Thank you. You keep my heart and soul above water and allow me to see a clearer path forward.
Good morning Allison
I’ll take the casket/hell for a $100 Alex.
All kidding aside, it’s a place that I find needed while I heal the heart once again. Time to reflect on myself, my shortcomings and also my positive traits. The silence and space to breathe has been a benefit. And so much growth has occurred. Pain is such a motivator, at least for me.
Dishonesty is a soul crusher. A relationship ruiner. As Shelby wrote recently, One will pay the price of karma before they leave this earth.
Enough said.
So nice to see the pictures of JH enjoying himself! I especially liked the pic of him climbing the rocks. And good for him winning the awards . I love all the physical challenges.
Cute pics of you & Shelby. Love the hats. I hope you can make the trip to London with Shelby. I think it would be a great getaway for you both. Time for you to breathe.
My book the second mountain arrives today. Excited to read it.
As an aside, the markets have taken a sharp decline worldwide this morning
You might touch base with your financial advisor and see what precautions he/she is taking to protect your finances. It’s important to let those know that you’re aware.
Glad you’re home safely
xo
I always forget something that I wanted to mention. Your 2 hands are quite capable of anything you put your mind to. I’ve often wondered how children & parents manage a future as the child ages out of school. A daunting challenge for many I’m sure.
I would imagine researching is the first place one begins. If I could help you in any way, I’d be glad to help.
I'mma say you're making progress by leaps and bounds with your list of goals and aspirations. Not to mention that John Henry is way ahead of all of us by getting to the top of the mountain already! The Olympians have been inspiring me endlessly, and each one has a unique backstory of triumphs and setbacks that we can learn from. No excuses.
No, the hurt I have acquired from another person won’t kill me but it sure has made me suffer. I need to also let that go
The lack of services for people on the spectrum is only complicated by the incredible range the spectrum covers. My situation is completely different from your son's. I went from being in a learning disability classroom to, a month after I left it, being in the gifted program. In some of my classes, my teachers had to ignore my test scores to set the curve, because my scores were that much higher than anyone's. (And I know I have the verbal SAT record for my district, because I got a perfect score.) But I had huge social problems -- which were complicated by the fact that my parents are both from Bizarro World, so they couldn't really tell me not to wear my Star Trek t-shirt or bring my Weird Al tapes. to the class Christmas party. The bullying was extreme, up to and including one incident that landed me in the ER with a broken nose and a concussion. And I fought back, which resulted in my getting detentions and suspensions, which wasn't something the school was used to dealing with when I came to students in the honors track. I was eventually pushed to graduate high school in 3 years, and that third year I spent mostly at the local university, as they just wanted to wash their hands of me. It didn't help that, by middle school, I was reading Philip Roth, and by the start of high school I was doing college-level work in philosophy. My teachers and the administration had no idea what to do with me. I have very little in the way of positive memories of my childhood: it was lonely, and it was often humiliating and brutal.
For all the brainpower I have, it's still a struggle to hold a job today. There wasn't anything around that would've helped me in high school, and there isn't anything to help me today. I hope that going to law school will allow me to learn a trade and that I can manage to hold down jobs after I transition into that career, but I have real worries that any of this is ever going to work out. (FWIW, my mentor is a lawyer, also autistic, and a Harvard grad, who works with families to help them get their children the services they need, and it's an area I'm interested in working in.)
Thank you, love the pictures, too. I'mmone try and let go of the past, and use my toughness to get through the changes. You know it ain't easy. Thanks, again.
Love. Just love. Love, love, love. ❤️
That CS Lewis quote hit me hard. Thank you for posting it.