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29/05/2022

Just sharing this with you so that anyone struggling with physical illness or a disability may feel a little less alone and a little bit more understood. When we're struggling physically it can bring so many practical and emotional challenges, many of which we may feel unable to share with others or talk about because we don't want to burden others or let them know the real pain we are facing each day. We may keep smiling through the day when really inside we feel like we're falling apart. This can often leave people feeling very alone and isolated from the world which goes on in front of them every day. Everyone will experience physical ill health and disability in their own unique way, what one person struggles with, another may not. We hope that some of the things written below can help you feel a little less alone, navigating life through physical and emotional pain can be very tough.

Take Care Of Yourselves Everyone 💗

13/01/2022

Hello everyone 🤗🧡We hope you're all doing okay? Wishing you all a day where in the midst of it all, you can find some time for you and some time to do the things you enjoy, even if it's something that feels tiny. Take good care of yourselves everyone, you're in our thoughts 💙💚💙

08/01/2022

In everything that you do and all the things you are going through, try to remember some of the good things about yourself, even when others don't see them or when they judge, criticise or dismiss your experiences. Remember your kindness to others, the things you like to do for example: It might be cooking, baking, mechanics, decorating or even sport. Remember the friends who value you and care about you, the ones who really 'get it' when others overlook your sadness. Remember the things in the world which make you smile and laugh and remember your love of nature, writing, fixing things, creating, chatting with others, being a good friend and listener and the calmness of the nature around us, even when we can only see the sun set through the window. Try to remember that the things you are fighting through are so often not your fault, but things which sometimes just 'turn up' in life and drag us down. You are a valuable, unique and precious person. Hang in there, allow yourself to cry when you need to. Connect with others when you need to, find the things which help you feel calmer and brighten your world a little when you need to and rest when you need to. Try not to beat yourself up when you're doing the very best that you can in a very difficult situation. Don't give up on you, you are amazing and you have come so far. 💚🧡💜

07/11/2021

No matter who you are or what you do, it's okay not to be perfect. Nobody is perfect and the pressure to be perfect can sometimes cause anxiety, depression, self hate and loneliness as you work so hard to be perfect every time. We all make mistakes at times and that's okay. What's most important is that you try to accept yourself for who you are, all your flaws and imperfections too. We understand that this can be so hard to do, we all beat ourselves up at times or feel under pressure to be perfect. Sometimes what we think of as our weakness can be turned into a strength. Try to accept yourself as you are. Get to know yourself, make friends with yourself, take care of yourself, your mind and body in the best way that you can in the situation you are in at the moment and allow yourself to love you for who you are not what others think you should be. Remember you're unique and amazing! ❤🦋💜

05/11/2021

05/11/2021

Wishing you all a beautiful day 🤗💜💛❤

03/11/2021

Thank you to all of you who have liked us, followed us, shared our posts, commented, sent Gifs and read along with us quietly. We appreciate you all being here and we hope that our page can provide a little comfort when times are really difficult. 🤗💜

Please take very good care of yourselves and when you feel able to, allow yourself time and space to be you. You are worth looking after and caring for 💚💛💙

03/11/2021

Thinking of anyone this morning who is having difficulties being heard by those around them in any way, whether it's family, friends, work colleagues, mental health support workers, teachers, doctors, or another service provider . ❤💛💜

Sometimes we can come across people who just can't comprehend what is happening, how we're feeling or what we're going through and this can be frustrating and sometimes leave us feeling like we did something wrong when we didn't. This then can have a further impact upon the situation we are already trying to cope with very bravely.💜💗💚

If this is you this morning and is happening to you in any way, we send our kindness and care to you at this difficult time 💙🧡🤗

03/11/2021

It's important to connect with people in the place where they are, not where we would like them to be or the place where we expect them to be. Sometimes people can see others through their own assumptions or their own view of the world, we are all different and we all experience life in many different ways. Life can often be a lot more complicated than what it appears to be on the surface.

Take good care of yourselves everyone 💙🤗💙

02/11/2021

It can be so hard to be lonely and to feel like we don’t fit in. It can be really difficult to not to try and change ourselves to meet other peoples’ expectations of us and to live up to their standards.

Sometimes the people who are around us may not understand our own journey and because they don’t understand, we feel that we have to keep quiet and go along with everyone else, smiling and pretending that we’re just the same as them and see the world in the same way as they do.

Sometimes when we’re struggling with mental health difficulties, no one around us can understand what we’re going through. We may have experienced bereavement, r**e, illness, disability, homelessness, birth trauma, financial difficulties, miscarriage, still birth, bullying in the workplace, domestic violence or may be caring for a relative or a child with a disability. Sometimes when people don’t understand our experiences we feel that we have to keep quiet because we could lose friends just by saying that our world isn’t the same as everyone else’s.

Sometimes we feel that we have to put our own ideas, opinions, beliefs and thoughts to the back of our mind because nobody really takes any notice of them anyway. We try to be someone that we’re not because otherwise we may be criticised, left out or even shamed.

Trying to change ourselves to fit in with others can be emotionally and physically draining. We may smile and laugh, but feel empty and sad inside. Having to change who we are can leave us feeling unaccepted, disregarded and lead to us cutting off from our real selves and pushing our real feelings far down inside. Trying to fit in with others can also cause us to feel depressed, overwhelmed, trapped, stuck, unfulfilled, unwanted, lonely in a crowd and even feeling ashamed of ourselves, our beliefs and experiences..

We just want you to know that it’s okay to be you and you are a valuable, amazing human being just as you are no matter what you’ve experienced and how you get through each day. So many people are given the message either when they are young that they are not okay as a person or when they are in relationships or work later on that they are unaccepted and not deserving of kindness and love. We are all unique, wonderful human beings who make up life’s rich tapestry, without our diversity the world would be a much less interesting place to be. You are valuable, you are important, and you matter.

Take care of yourselves everyone🦋💚🤗🌈❤️