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cynosure commented on: Slaying Goliath: Why Toxic Positivity and Inspiration Porn Need a Reality Check by cynosure 15 weeks 4 days* ago* This means so very much - thank you. : I must apologise for almost not seeing this comment. Not for the first time, I was not sent a notification, nor was there a mention when I logged in. That aside, as I stated in the subject, this comment powerfully moves me. I haven't had much reach or interaction with this blog post on its original platform, which has been disheartening. I will freely admit that I try to get these points across to every client I tutor, regardless of age or subject. Admittedly, most of my clients are disabled or have some other learning difficulty, much like myself. To be even more honest, much of the inspiration I have for doing what I do stems from my desire to give people the tutor/mentor/support that I never had when I was growing up. So, I do sincerely hope you appreciate how thrilled I was to read your comment. Most of all, it beautifully demonstrates many critical points I was trying to discuss in my blog: empathy, validation, and understanding. I desire to change, improve, include, and make accessible what many of us take for granted. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Slaying Goliath: Why Toxic Positivity and Inspiration Porn Need a Reality Check by cynosure 15 weeks 4 days* ago* What a valuable resource and: What a valuable resource and enlightened perspective you created! As a caregiver of a disabled loved one, I find this treasure trove of facts along with articulate and indisputable social consciousness so essential that I will bookmark it in the event that I need counterpoints to unsolicited advice I sometimes receive from well-meaning friends. For instance, one friend, not understanding the severity and complexity of my son's condition, asked: "Aren't you enabling him by doing so much for him?" (Head spinning) You addressed this, and so much more, with stunning arguments one would expect from a skilled attorney or a seasoned debater in this heartbreaking and devastatingly brilliant article. So much empathetic, knowelagable and piercing truth here that hacks away at all the self-deluded, simplistic pop psychology that a hyperindividualistic society would latch onto. And of course they would! Victim blaming, belief in easy cure alls and self-centered rationalizations absolves them of personal responsibility. Put the blame on our most vulnerable citizens and problem solved. All is right with their world. We desperately need change, but change in policy only happens when society itself changes, and this is where your article shines. You illuminate hearts and minds with unsparing reality and a roadmap to a more egalitarian, humane and livable world. Congratulations on this! Excellent work! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Outside Kyoto [ /;\ ] by J-C4113D 15 weeks 4 days* ago* Thank you very much. Now: Thank you very much. Now that I am in this rehab facility learning how to walk again, and also having some leg injuries treated, the shorter forms of Poetry seem more attractive and easier at the moment. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Outside Kyoto [ /;\ ] by J-C4113D 15 weeks 4 days* ago* A reminiscence that blazes: A reminiscence that blazes delicately like morning light through a window. The winsome elation of one of life's most powerful "firsts" is described with amazing delicacy, endearing honesty and artistic skill that only a true Poet can pull off. One of your greats! [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: A Future Under Trump by ramonathompsont 15 weeks 5 days* ago* thank you: thank you [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: Why the Ganges Weeps? by satishverma 15 weeks 5 days* ago* Wow! This short poem is very: Wow! This short poem is very powerful. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: A Future Under Trump by ramonathompsont 15 weeks 5 days* ago* I read a very similar: I read a very similar statement decades ago in an undergrad history class. You echo it very well. [ go to comment ]
Savvart commented on: You're Human and You're Alive by Savvart 15 weeks 6 days* ago* Thank you: I so appreciate all your comments on my various poems, they are greatly appreciated :) [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: Footnote: Observations In A Rehab Facility by J-C4113D 16 weeks 1 hour* ago* Thank you. I am grateful: Thank you. I am grateful for your prayers, which will strengthen my Faith to survive this particular situation. The Orthodox Church has a prayer that is called the Morning Prayer of the Last Elders of Optina. This prayer, although brief, totally organizes my day and keeps my illness from becoming to discouraging by minimizing its importance. [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: Regarding the Overflow by grahf 16 weeks 18 hours* ago* could almost be the start of: could almost be the start of some good heavy metal lyrics [ go to comment ]
Teytonon commented on: Footnote: Observations In A Rehab Facility by J-C4113D 16 weeks 19 hours* ago* Praying for you..: Praying for you my friend. Your strong faith should be a comfort to you at this time. [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: You're Human and You're Alive by Savvart 16 weeks 5 days* ago* a wonderful and truly moving: a wonderful and truly moving piece [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: Your Mindset Matters by Savvart 17 weeks 19 hours* ago* an awesome and most thought: an awesome and most thought provoking write [ go to comment ]
DaveBrowder commented on: Right Here With You by DaveBrowder 17 weeks 5 days* ago* Thank you!! Not so much: Thank you!! Not so much poetry, but I write songs and play music. Much appreciated. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: DUSTY OLD SKULL by georgeschaefer 17 weeks 5 days* ago* most modern poetry is prose: most modern poetry is prose (as Ferlinghetti once opined) but it is saying plenty [ go to comment ]