Beverly Cleary Turns 100

Her children's books are great, I loved Ramona especially when I was young and read each and every one.

Criticism

Now I tell myself consider the source. People who have never published one word on line or had one piece of art work in their life anywhere to be shown, need to shut up. One thing about narcissists is their never ending criticism. I was thinking about criticism today and think once facet of narcissistic American society is how everything is a competition and a "measuring up" and how many are ready to tell people they are falling short.

Finger Painting with Oils

Now This is Just Denial

                               [seen on Fat Logic]

We need help and real answers for fat people not denial. Life at 400-500lbs plus is painful and hard. 600lbs your body is definitely breaking down. It is not possible to be healthy and weight 600lbs. I have weighed all the way up to near 700lbs and I personally know.

Walk in My Shoes

I got this from Mulderfan:

Walk in My Shoes!

“You don’t live in my body. You don’t experience the struggles and wounds it carries. You don’t wake up every day with my thoughts and you don’t go to bed every night with my demons. You don’t know the burdens they impose or the distress and weight of the feelings they generate. As someone who is not me, you know very little about what it’s like to experience my reality — so you don’t get to dictate what should and shouldn’t be difficult for me. You don’t get to determine my needs and capabilities, and you sure as hell don’t get to decide the validity of my boundaries and self-care. I am the expert of my life. If I struggle with something, then I struggle with it. My experience isn’t right or wrong. It just is, and it’s mine — a fact that that makes my struggles real and true and valid. Your abilities and opinions are irrelevant in regards to my own. There is nothing wrong with me. I’m not weak or inadequate for struggling with things you don’t personally find challenging. And I’m no longer going to compromise myself to accommodate your narrow perception of human experiences. I know who I am and what I’m capable of. I know my limits and needs. And I know that I deserve better than someone who tries to convince me to abandon the things I need to take care of myself."~Daniell Koepke of Internal Acceptance Movement

We live in such a judgmental society, it seems to never end. People are told who to be, what to think, how to do things and often the expectations are impossible or do not fit our circumstances whatsoever.  I tell myself, "I'll be who I am irregardless". Some people want you to sell out to the system like they have. 

Big Peep

 This is a very fluffy bird. :)

Shout-Out to Disabled People.