“I’m a case manager. I’ve heard it, seen it, and written a goal for it ” No pictures in this one, I am afraid. Technical problems, but I'll update once I sort them out. A single motivation behind this (uncharacteristically upbeat) post. But... Two different (so please forgive its disjointed nature!) related issues (worth reporting upon) occurred to me. And the motivation was... I recently fulfilled an invitation to speak at a training event, for a firm of case managers. As I have mentioned before in this blog, a sharing of my brain injury survivor’s journey is a very important (to me, at least) feature of my rebuilt (actually, more a case of being rebuilt) life. Whilst I have delivered presentations on quite a few occasions in recent years (thank you, Suzanne!), there have been fewer than was the case prior to the pandemic. I am very pleased to report a significant and recent upturn in these opportunities. In addition to...
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"In the stillness, I am safe, In the stillness, I am free, In the stillness, I am coming home to me." LeAnn Rimes (2020) And in the usual manner, this post has been prompted by a recent happening. In this case, something known as “Earth Hour ” took place. At that time, we were encouraged to spend an hour with the lights turned off. This was primarily a symbolic gesture, and motivation for contemplation of climate change and other adverse environmental issues. Its stated aims, however, also include an opportunity to “re-connect” with nature meaningfully. Taken from the event’s website... “Let nature power your next moment of calm” The hitherto words “calm” and “stillness”, are rather resonant with me. In short, I could do with a lot more of it. A large source of my mental unrest is having a mind that often seems to be overflowing with jumbled thoughts. I could do with rather less of them,...