tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257117934441225352024-02-19T21:24:01.392-08:00Journey the road with DaphneWe are all on a journey in our lives. Here are some snippets of mine. Maybe they will be helpful, or amusing, or maybe they will connect with you in some way. I put it out there with hope and faith that we can learn from each other and inspire one another.Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925711793444122535.post-79348211182375470652011-10-27T18:36:00.000-07:002011-10-27T18:36:11.357-07:00PAIN!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Too much of this</strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZqSw-MHS_KjZOzf8K9TNvuviuk75HaojYcfjOtIhj9tO9ikMe1TH3cenzgNjioqzsSj5Y04Z4ara2EqeAG34g2q4ZwwJLIs3_PdWqxoW2VeJw4NcKPJgr3guuUy-ebA9qf219LZHQ9EX/s1600/skeleton_dancing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZqSw-MHS_KjZOzf8K9TNvuviuk75HaojYcfjOtIhj9tO9ikMe1TH3cenzgNjioqzsSj5Y04Z4ara2EqeAG34g2q4ZwwJLIs3_PdWqxoW2VeJw4NcKPJgr3guuUy-ebA9qf219LZHQ9EX/s320/skeleton_dancing.png" width="174" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PAIN!!!</span></em></strong></div><strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every now and then something happens in our lives that makes us thankful for the rest of our lives! Pain is very effective this way. For three weeks now I have been in intense pain from a Sacral Iliac joint injury. Pain has been my constant companion, reminding me every moment of every day that there is something happening in my body that needs attention. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pain is far more perseverant than I am.</span></strong><br />
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<em><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Pain gives me empathy for others who live with chronic pain.</strong></span></em><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Pain takes you on a journey. </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Now, just to give you a picture, I have included a diagram of the area of my body that is injured.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, a joint injury here is affected by every movement I make. Any medication I have taken for this pain only takes a bit of the edge off. It doesn't take it away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This journey of pain started with fear. What on earth was going on with my body?! </span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then self pity. Ow, this hurts, feel sorry for me!</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Some anger....I don't have time for pain like this! </span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Denial,....maybe it's not as bad as I think it is....maybe I am being a baby. Oops, yep it is as bad as I think. OW!</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure that I will make it to acceptance! I hope it's gone before then! </span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial;">I realized I have a choice in how I respond to this situation, just like any other.</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can rest in any one of those stages and ride out this pain storm from there, but I don't find any of those stages to be very enjoyable at all! </span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I have been lying in bed I have been reading a book called "Prisoners of our minds" by Alex Pattakos. One of the core principles he speaks about is 'Exercising your freedom to choose your attitude'. This got me thinking..... what attitude was I choosing? What attitude could I choose? This is definately a book worth reading. See details below.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this time I have also been seeing a massage therapist. She has been taking a course recently and when I brought up this conversation about choosing our attitudes she told me how the class she is taking is discussing how the attitudes we choose physiologically effect our bodies. So then the question becomes 'how do I want my thoughts to effect my body?' Well, obviously I want my thoughts to have a positive effect on my body...so what thoughts do I choose?</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial;">Details about Prisoners of our thoughts by Alex</span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial;"><div align="center"><i><b>Why do some people seem to have an easier time dealing with complex and challenging situations than others? <br />
Why do some people seem more capable of dealing with change than others?</b></i></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><b><i>Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work</i> applies the therapeutic system of world-renown psychiatrist and philosopher, Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, to contemporary life and work situations. Learn how to bring deeper meaning and fulfillment to your everyday life and work, and achieve your highest potential!</b></div></span></strong><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925711793444122535.post-29003514228517614712011-08-21T20:34:00.000-07:002011-08-21T20:34:14.590-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToWG2VDbYMXc6fp06_iiIafHXocF4CJ13_0SYwsfWZY02t5Rq_HH_BFOZrBQXCbzmCRB9FCxV26BtLKhH-JwR8-5gaj1qsy-n_7gTfh3s9dyaJq6DCZleFDGMDp7qCnpXz2j3pWwqRDBb/s1600/painted+stairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToWG2VDbYMXc6fp06_iiIafHXocF4CJ13_0SYwsfWZY02t5Rq_HH_BFOZrBQXCbzmCRB9FCxV26BtLKhH-JwR8-5gaj1qsy-n_7gTfh3s9dyaJq6DCZleFDGMDp7qCnpXz2j3pWwqRDBb/s320/painted+stairs.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought a picture of stairs was fitting for my blog! Sometimes our journey's take some hard work and it's uphill! But the positive side of it is that life is always colorful and there is always something unexpected to see along the way!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess then it's all about seizing the moments we have, grabbing hold of our dreams.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mixed with being comfortable with what is.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes we have to do things we wish we didn't have to do.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right now I would rather be somewhere like this</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: cyan;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course it would be a cottage on a beach of a lake or the ocean!</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>But since I am not, I will enjoy the gorgeous pictures</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I find online and plan for a vacation!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For those of you who are vacationing now or have been</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I drink to you and hope you are having a wonderful summer!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925711793444122535.post-76648626833526820342011-08-18T20:05:00.000-07:002011-08-18T20:05:49.143-07:00Sometimes life just sucks!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAretQ8NZ1nXZxVeP5U7R_t0YgXPANjlgvhEDKhNtH35xJN7W1zOWnATKBUzuIJ-dU29g46TJsBl3KO4oayx-HdYaSAsJUksU7Eh0-EM1AEhY9cv_Q8UasIZSzb5VK-lbbDYPOFNdDUbZZ/s1600/tumblr_ljpjnpWtDB1qi10ueo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAretQ8NZ1nXZxVeP5U7R_t0YgXPANjlgvhEDKhNtH35xJN7W1zOWnATKBUzuIJ-dU29g46TJsBl3KO4oayx-HdYaSAsJUksU7Eh0-EM1AEhY9cv_Q8UasIZSzb5VK-lbbDYPOFNdDUbZZ/s320/tumblr_ljpjnpWtDB1qi10ueo1_500.jpg" width="223" /></a></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I work in a women's emergency shelter.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> I have for seven years. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>And somedays the reality is that life sucks.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> Bad things happen to people and they never deserve it. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Children are exposed to things they should never be exposed to. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>People feel hopeless, helpless and backed into a corner.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> People sometimes think that suicide is an option.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> And it is sad.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> And it is stressful. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>And it is heavy.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am also afraid....afraid of the future of Shelters in the Province of Alberta. Workers in the Non Profit sector make much less than those who work for government. Not a big surprise. But here's a twist. We receive our core funding from the Ministry of Children's Services on a contract basis. They are not our Employer. However, in order to receive the core funding shelters have to fulfill a list of 'jobs'. And, this 'list' is getting longer, taking time away from our clients, but with no increased funding to provide more staff to help complete these jobs. It is getting more and more difficult to manage, especially in the rural shelters. Many shelters in larger centers receive funding and donations from large corporations. As they are larger shelters they have much more staff. They have Crisis workers, maintenance workers, people who clean, people who cook, admin staff, and data entry staff. In a small shelter all that work is done by the Crisis Workers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To add a little insult to injury, there is a myth that those who work in the Non Profit sector are compensated for their work by the satisfaction they get from working to help people. However, such satisfaction doesn't pay bills, and makes me wonder why the two ideas - satisfaction and adequate pay - can't co-exist!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This may sound like whining, which isn't my intent. My intent is to raise awareness of the state of our Social Programming in the Province of Alberta. To raise awareness of how this will effect the vulnerable population.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is just a little scratch on the surface of what it is like working in a Non Profit Women's Emergency Shelter. I have an electronic copy of a well written Fact vs Myth brochure on the subject. I will see if I can link it to this blog. However, if you are interested in reading it, leave me a comment with an email address and I would be happy to send it to you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, check out this site: </span><a href="http://acws.ca/"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">acws.ca</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alberta Council of Women's Shelters is a group that advocates for shelters in Alberta, who provide training for shelter workers, who support the shelters in so many ways. If you want to know how to help Shelters, or how to make your voice heard, ACWS is the site to check out. If you are in a different province, different country, or different continent, call your local Women's Emergency Shelter to see how you can help them out.</span>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925711793444122535.post-75833162807660230812011-06-13T19:36:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:36:06.178-07:00Thrift Shopping<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aahhhhh, thrift stores.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> A mecca of treasures just waiting for me to snoop! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I haven't been thrift shopping for a while, and today I had the opportunity to go to one nearby. With all the searching online for things bohemian, I was primed to look for some fun stuff</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Take a look at my new treasures!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Especially exciting is this handpainted piece. Not sure of the material, very thin. Gorgeous!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cool celtic design cloth hanging decoration</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">There you have my finds of the day from the thrift store.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Here are some 'finds' online - pictures I love!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial;">Preamble....Monday I had a great visit with my good friend Meme whom I hadn't seen in quite a while. As we were catching up on each other's lives I did a trip down memory lane over the last three years or so. That is when events took place in my life that changed so much, so quickly and irrevocably. At the time it was devastating and painful, and there are still some remnants of pain here and there. But in retrospect I want to share some things I learned.</span><br />
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</div>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925711793444122535.post-70726377116814447842011-05-30T11:00:00.000-07:002011-05-30T11:00:50.398-07:00A new Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having conteplated having a blog for some time, today I took the leap, inspired by my good friend at </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://redgirlmusic.com/">redgirlmusic.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I look forward to sharing journey experiences, highs and lows, with anyone who cares to share! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So welcome to my blog - lets begin!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ~ Confucius</span></div>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662672854136346004noreply@blogger.com0