Dimity
Senior Contributor

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Quietly sitting with you @Appleblossom . Listening and caring.

I'm reminded of Donna William's book Nobody Nowhere. I wonder if you can write. It may be incoherent and episodic at first  and it may be difficult. But perhaps it could honour your family, both the generations before  and your generation, and help the young ones, and bring you some peace or even a degree of closure on some chapters if you wish - not to deny them, but by bringing them to light so they can inform how you and the young ones choose to move on. 

Peace and every good - Pax et Bonum.

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One day.... maybe next year... Might be a time for writing.... again. I needed to get connected socially.... To ensure I didn't leave....

 

Thanks for not rejecting me. @Dimity I don't really want to complain. I know you are vulnerable but our friendship matters to me.

Dimity
Senior Contributor

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๐Ÿซ‚ Hugs @Appleblossom 

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lionamongsheep.jpgGouldian finches at waterholeGouldian finches at waterholeMcCubbin  Falls BridgeMcCubbin Falls BridgePeaceful Distraction ....Peaceful Distraction ....Bread, eggs, wine, CarnationBread, eggs, wine, Carnation

Just filling my eyes and mind with nourishment.

rav3n
Peer Support Worker

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@Appleblossom i love those images you posted, and especially love the quote. something about the last painting... it's seems so simple but i feel drawn to it.

Till23
Senior Contributor

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Love the Gouldian finches @Appleblossom, also the lion with the sheep!

You have posted some lovely images - thanks

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When I joined the forum another poster mentioned a wonderful art websiteโ€ฆ canโ€™t remember the nameโ€ฆ of the poster or the websiteโ€ฆ but I found it really helpful to look at art and share on the forums.  That website did close down, but I found that I still had all the pics in my Sane profile album. Yay for some aspects of tekโ€ฆ. So I thought I would revisit them. It lifts my mood.

 

That last pic is from the Dutch Golden Age of art and reminds me of my Dutch grandfather who loved his eggs. @rav3n 

 

After grandmother died, at the end of his life I was on a roster feeding himโ€ฆ.he wasnโ€™t perfectโ€ฆ. Nobody isโ€ฆ.it is what makes us humanโ€ฆ.but I believe he did the best with what he hadโ€ฆ he was in the WWII camps but taught me not to be racist agin Germansโ€ฆ. That was a good legacyโ€ฆ he was a bit rigid though, and limited educationallyโ€ฆ sadly he fell out with my father over the DLP/ALP split which is why dad went walkabout with us and we ended in orphanages when I was 6. It has taken me a while to piece together some sort of coherent narrative โ€ฆ. Though all the death and mental illness.

 

My familyโ€™s limitations make sense in the big pictureโ€ฆ. If I look beyond the harsh judgmental language in my official files. So in a narrative therapy model I am thickening the narrativeโ€ฆ.not many people can cope with the Big S wordsโ€ฆ schizophrenia and suicideโ€ฆ. I do encourage Sane to be more open minded about diagnostic labelsโ€ฆand their limitations.

 

thanks for being part of my healing journey..

@Shaz51 @Jynx @Dimity @Till23 @rav3n @tyme @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Snowie @Eve7 and allโ€ฆ

 

 

 

 

Dimity
Senior Contributor

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Love the pictures @Appleblossom . 

 

Back in the day I came across idea of "rich narrative".

 

I reckon life's tapestry is complex and multilayered.

 

Pax et Bonum. The phrase seems to resonate for me atm. Go well.

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We have been with each other for a long time here @Appleblossom and I do remember those days we talked about art and your past. Both helped me in ways you will never know so thank you for being here and I am grateful I have had you along the journey also โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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We have been with each other for a long time here @Appleblossom and I do remember those days we talked about art and your past. Both helped me in ways you will never know so thank you for being here and I am grateful I have had you along the journey also

 

I totally agree with what you said above my sister @Zoe7 โค๏ธ

 

@Appleblossom , @tyme