Relationships and Chronic Illness: It’s Not Me, It’s You

“We see things not as they are, but as we are. Because it is the ‘I’ behind the ‘eye’ that does the seeing.”Anaïs Nin, Author

This is one of my favourite quotes.

It reminds me that I—actually all of us—must be mindful of the assumptions and judgments we make about people in our lives and people in the world around us because we rarely know all the reasons, past or present, that affect someone’s actions and/or behaviours.

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It’s A String Thing 288: Floral Bright

After looking at the elements of the weekly ‘It’s A String Thing’ challenge that Adele Bruno chooses, it usually takes a little time to decide what I’m going to do with them. For challenge 288, it took a few days for me to figure out where to start within the string (guideline) that Adele gave us. Continue reading

It’s A String Thing 287 and 286: Easter Edition

A couple of weeks ago, Adele Bruno organized the weekly ‘It’s A String Thing’ challenge—number 287 in the series—in recognition of Easter. She created a string that resembled an egg to guide us as we drew the patterns she selected for us. Continue reading