The sticks and stones may break my bones advert upsets me. Yes the information we currently give to victims of bullying needs updating but we also need to stop bullying in the first place.
Why do we still put up with it? It’s just wrong. Picking on others because of a difference that in most cases is minute and doesn’t matter needs to stop.
I think one of the main issues here is that with the current political climate this behaviour has been given the green light. The message that seems to be coming out at the moment is that any difference and non conformity is wrong and should be punished.
What so many fail to realise is that it is these differences that have made us what we are. We should be embracing difference not repelling it.
On this not I’ve seen something else online recently that has wound me up. People have been sharing a petition about the changes to the law in Brunei and how they have made being gay a crime punishable by stoning. The is a difference that here many people have accepted. Being gay is not a crime. Do I feel I should be locked up and stoned to death, Hell no neither should my friends. Some of the people that are sharing this petition are also sharing another petition about stopping LGBT+ issues being taught in schools. And are also the same people saying difference is wrong.
Make up you fecking mind! Do you want difference or not or do you only want to accept some differences? You can’t say you accept and support LGBT+ people and then reject parts of them or some of the problems they face.
The other thing is with this whole brexit bollocks. Personally I feel it’s wrong and should be stopped. Others would disagree and think that leaving is the best course of action. The difference of opinion here is what has caused the issues we have at the moment. Some want to stay and some want to go. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on the matter even if it isn’t the same opinion as my own. I feel politicians here have a very hard job to do and they are trying to please everyone. I think what they should do is do what’s best for the country not what everyone wants. This may be against what the public are telling them to do but if it’s the best thing does it really matter?
It’s like going to a hospital for surgery to have your appendix taken out. You say that you don’t want an operation but the surgeon saying you need to have it removed as it has burst and if it’s not removed it will kill you. You’re still saying no but the surgeons, hospital staff, doctors, nurses and your family are saying have it done. Which option is right. The one that will kill you because that’s the option you’ve chosen or the one that everyone is saying is the best. Have the operation and just get on with things.
It’s times like this we all need to come together, work together, achieve together and celebrate together. By working together we will achieve so much more than working alone. If you want to make something better where is the best place to be and make suggestions? Outside in the rain looking through the window or inside and involved in the discussion? If you didn’t guess the right option is inside involved in the discussion.
But coming together is really the only way forward and out of the mess we’re facing and stuck in the middle of. Reach out and make a connection to a friend, loved one or neighbour and do it from a place of love and not expecting to get anything out of it except love and mutual respect for each other.
That’s enough about that and time to bore you all with the things I’ve been up to this week. Well I’ve had lots of pain, had the shakes too. The shakes are great help when brushing your teeth but crap when it comes to shaving. It’s got to the point now pain wise that I’m taking tramadol on a regular basis (as in every 4 hours). The GP suggested taking that rather than looking at my other medication. I have an appointment with the pain team later in the week so we’ll see how that goes. I’ve nearly finished knitting my alpaca. That’s going to look awesome when it’s done. I’ll put up picture when I’ve finished it. Anxiety attack wise I’ve had a couple of those this week too. I even had one a knitting yesterday. That was because there were to many people round me. But the lovely ladies in the group helped me out and get it together again. The one this morning was due to my dad accidentally smashing a plate. Wasn’t done on purpose and was completely accidental but scared me senseless and I just froze and started to cry. As it was a quick and unexpected thing it hit straight away and didn’t have time to build. If I’d of felt it building I would have been able to calm down and stop it but I couldn’t this time. It had to run its course.
There will have been other stuff too but I just can’t remember it. Party hard and big up life.
Love and light.