Monday, November 30, 2020
Asked a question about 1st memory of CHRISTMAS
Great reflections & still the stories coming in on Facebook
Then I added mine::
I remember coming downstairs to a big warm coal fire, my Dad worked in coal mines, so we always had stacks.
Then I saw big grey socks hanging from the shelf above the fireplace. 4 of them for 4 boys including me - the youngest.
In my sock was an apple and an orange. I had never seen an orange before.
This was middle of world War 2.
No sweets in the shops. Everyone on rations.
Everything was rationed.
Butter. Jam. Bread. You name it.
I guess it was about 1943 - me about 4 years old.
SMELL::
Me Mam’s Christmas dinner in the making.
BHP
CHRISTMAS LOADED
I wish we could all get toys again.
I guess gadgets fix the men.
What do women get?
All the hard work I guess!
Christmas fills all space
busy with tinsel*
busy with food*
busy with travel*
busy with alcohol*
busy with TV*
busy with family humans*
busy with no time to think/reflect*
busy with presents*
busy with NO TIME**
*and then I think
*of the beautiful humans
*who live in homeless hostels
*who I love and ache with
*who are dysfunctional in relationships
*who have lost a loved one this year
*who are in conflict with family
*who are rejected by family
*who are without a loved one
*who have dependancy issues
*who can't afford to buy presents
*who are in total debt and in fear of future
*who are Tagged and in lockdown by the court
*who are with humans they don't want to be with
*who stop me in the street
and boast about their
new place they have found to sleep
because it is under a stairwell
with an air-con extract
= warmth
= for Christmas ……………
Still keeping me awake at nights
The big win
#RugbyLeague
Forever
🎼🎵.•*¨*•♪🎵♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•*¨*•♪🎵♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.when ♫•*¨*• ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* the ♫•*¨*• SAINTS ♫•*¨ ♫•*¨*•.¸ go¸¸.•* ♫•*¨*• marching ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* in ♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸.•* ♫
🅲🅾🅼🅴🏉🅾🅽🏉🆈🅾🆄🏉🆂🅰🅸🅽🆃🆂🏉
BHP
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
A poem.
BHP
You’re in a tough spot
I try to stand near you
In solidarity of a sort
I cannot experience your anxiety
But I know how you feel
I always know how you feel
You are that rare breed
A huge heart for youth
Those bundles of energy and hurt, left dangling
Look at the upstream, not the downstream
Everyone is fighting a battle we do not understand
Growth does not reside in a place called comfortable
This wisdom has been carved
From Lancashire terraces and East London tower blocks
The backstreets of heaven
From midnight clubs to a multi-storey YMCA
To chaotic canvas cities packed to the rafters
Where trifle trickles down your neck
The land of the blob
Where gutter feelings are shared, always shared
Through unique fingertip touching
Your accent makes me smile
Just down the road from me, but so different
The land of pies and refracted glass
Rugby league, not football
I can forgive you that
At least we like the same band
In our café liaisons
You are constantly connecting
With staff, with strangers
Your gift of making someone feel
They are being listened to
Perhaps for the first time
The most beautiful flower
Is the one that pops up through a crack
In the concrete
That’s you in a nutshell
Peter Barrett
Thank you Peter 🅱🅴🅰🆄🆃🅸🅵🆄🅻 🅷🆄🅼🅰🅽
Thursday, November 26, 2020
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
It seems I will keep on writing/refreshing my *5*DAY* for Emotional Wellness / BECOMING
5-a-day
emotional HEALTH
1 Welcome all feelings as signals/information not a 'to do list'
2 Practice sharing feelings in every day life NOT emotion outbursts but as they feel in reality.
3 Think when you have feeling rather than allowing feelings to speak for you.
4 Look beyond a persons difficult behaviour or words. Think UPSTREAM.
5 Help others, and yourself, by sharing emotions first which gives permission for others to try it themselves.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
I ask QUESTIONS. The answers are * special * beautiful * raw * real
I ask QUESTIONS.
The answers are special beautiful raw real
This question was::
If you write a book about your life
What would be a standout CHAPTER?
This is one of the many majestic answers::
I think each chapter of my book would start with either a quote or song lyrics, and be titled accordingly! So, I am sharing about one particular chapter…
Lullaby
“I know the feeling
Of finding yourself stuck on the ledge
And there ain’t no healing
From cutting yourself with the jagged edge
I’m telling you that it’s never that bad
And take it from someone who’s been where you’re at
You’re laid out on the floor and you’re not sure
You can take this anymore
So just give it one more try
With a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I’m reachin’ out to let you know
That you’re not alone
And you can’t tell, I’m scared as hell
‘Cause I can’t get you on the telephone
So just close your eyes
Well honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby
Please let me take you
Out of the darkness and into the light
‘Cause I have faith in you
That you’re gonna make it through another night
Stop thinkin’ about the easy way out
There’s no need to go and blow the candle out
Because you’re not done, you’re far too young
And the best is yet to come
So just give it one more try
With a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I’m reachin’ out to let you know
That you’re not alone
And you can’t tell, I’m scared as hell
‘Cause I can’t get you on the telephone
So just close your eyes
Well honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby
Well everybody’s hit the bottom
And everyone’s been forgotten
Well everybody’s tired of being alone
Yeah everyone’s been abandoned
So if you’re out there barely hangin’ on
Just give it one more try
With a lullaby
And turn this up on the radio
If you can hear me now
I’m reachin’ out to let you know
That you’re not alone
And you can’t tell, I’m scared as hell
‘Cause I can’t get you on the telephone
So just close your eyes
Well honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby
Well honey here comes a lullaby
Your very own lullaby”
Nickelback- Lullaby
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Monday, November 23, 2020
NEWEST * BRAND NEW * BLOB TREE BOOK * 'The Blob Guide to Children's Human Rights'
1st Edition
The Blob Guide to Children’s Human Rights
By
Pip Wilson
,Ian Long
Copyright Year 2021
ISBN 9780367561543
Published November 17, 2020 by Routledge
128 Pages 136 B/W Illustrations
Book Description
This practical resource is designed to support children and young people as they develop an understanding of the basic rights that we are all entitled to as humans. Diverse and inclusive, Blob figures have proven themselves to be a valuable way of sparking discussion of difficult topics through the universal means of body language and feelings.
Based upon the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this book introduces 'Blob Trees', lines and images with prompt questions and activities to help children to consider concepts such as freedom of movement and speech, safety and equality. It encourages children to think about the ways in which they can apply human rights articles to their own lives, by treating others with kindness, fairness and respect.
Key features include:
- ‘How to use’ guides and prompt questions for each topic
- Simplified and child-friendly versions of all 42 human rights articles
- Photocopiable and downloadable worksheets designed to be used with individuals and groups of all sizes.
With clear and supportive guidance and a graduated approach, this is an essential tool for teachers and practitioners looking to support an understanding of human rights in children and young people. It will also be invaluable for any groups wishing to develop accreditation for UNICEF’s ‘Rights Respecting Schools’ Awards.
Table of Contents
Introduction How to use the Blobs How to ask open questions Blob Trees Blob Tree Human Rights Blob Tree Responsibility Blob Tree Disability Blob Tree Free Speech Blob Tree Privilege Blob Tree Kindness Blob Tree Unkindness Blob Tree Listening Drawing the Line Human Rights Responsibility Giving Touching Freedom of Religion Protection Inclusion Having a Voice Access to Information Right to Play Helpful Generous Freedom of Movement Right to Life Safety Appropriate Housing Education Appropriate Punishment Children’s Human Rights Articles 1 – 42 Articles Children’s Human Rights Blob Human Rights General Sheets Blob We Are All Equal Blob Don’t Discriminate Blob No Rights Blob Human Rights Blob Classroom – kind/unkind Blob Refugees Blob Unkind Playground Blob Home Life Blob Health Blob Trial Blob Pitch Blob Swimming Blob Human Rights Hierarchy Blob World Sheets Blob World Blob World 2 Blob Two Worlds Blob Priority Sheets Human Rights Squares Human Needs Squares Human Desires and Needs Squares Reflective Images for Human Rights
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