Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
STRONG sense of urgency to make things better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin
people with autism seem to feel and sense things so intensely that it disables their ability to react in a "normal" way in many situations. I just finished watching the HBO movie, Temple Grandin (A TRUE STORY) and realized that I feel things very intensely but not at the level that someone w autism must feel. AND BOY, HOW....i feel things so deeply it makes me angry and makes me cry, but i'm able to function "normally" according to society's norms. Just can't imagine how disabling it may be to someone w autism.
They said over and over again...."Different but not less"...I LOVE THIS EXPRESSION! Temple went on to achieve her DOCTORATE and she has done research to revolutionize the way that cattle are treated before the slaughter in a very humane way.....her unique way of looking at the world, made a huge difference in the cattle industry's practices!!! She didn't let any CLOSED DOOR stop her in her mission to do the right thing.
Also, love something else I heard this week from Manny Ohonme (founder of Samaritan's Feet--http://www.samaritansfeet.org/)...he said to "Dream BIG" and that BIG stands for Believe In God. I had never heard that before and BOY, HOW....that is a strong and powerful statement.
Why am I saying "BOY, HOW..." so much tonight??? Don't have a clue....just know that I am very affected by watching this movie about Temple Grandin. She is truly an amazing person who didn't let ANYTHING stop her....neither did Manny (YOU REALLY MUST GO TO HIS WEBSITE and read his story). You must also try to see this movie on HBO about Temple Grandin!!
So tired of people w excuses, b/c there are people w disabilities (like Temple's autism) and people who are born into abject poverty in a 3rd world nation (like Manny) and they RISE WAY THE HECK ABOVE it all and are INCREDIBLY INSPIRATIONAL, life-changing people who are making a BIG difference in our world!!!!
Okay, gotta go for now....still very emotional after watching Temple....
I've LEARNED so much this week and I am so lucky to be given the opportunity to learn and turn my experience into something productive in this world. I hope & pray I can keep this energy flowing and put it into action in my daily life.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PEACE
people with autism seem to feel and sense things so intensely that it disables their ability to react in a "normal" way in many situations. I just finished watching the HBO movie, Temple Grandin (A TRUE STORY) and realized that I feel things very intensely but not at the level that someone w autism must feel. AND BOY, HOW....i feel things so deeply it makes me angry and makes me cry, but i'm able to function "normally" according to society's norms. Just can't imagine how disabling it may be to someone w autism.
They said over and over again...."Different but not less"...I LOVE THIS EXPRESSION! Temple went on to achieve her DOCTORATE and she has done research to revolutionize the way that cattle are treated before the slaughter in a very humane way.....her unique way of looking at the world, made a huge difference in the cattle industry's practices!!! She didn't let any CLOSED DOOR stop her in her mission to do the right thing.
Also, love something else I heard this week from Manny Ohonme (founder of Samaritan's Feet--http://www.samaritansfeet.org/)...he said to "Dream BIG" and that BIG stands for Believe In God. I had never heard that before and BOY, HOW....that is a strong and powerful statement.
Why am I saying "BOY, HOW..." so much tonight??? Don't have a clue....just know that I am very affected by watching this movie about Temple Grandin. She is truly an amazing person who didn't let ANYTHING stop her....neither did Manny (YOU REALLY MUST GO TO HIS WEBSITE and read his story). You must also try to see this movie on HBO about Temple Grandin!!
So tired of people w excuses, b/c there are people w disabilities (like Temple's autism) and people who are born into abject poverty in a 3rd world nation (like Manny) and they RISE WAY THE HECK ABOVE it all and are INCREDIBLY INSPIRATIONAL, life-changing people who are making a BIG difference in our world!!!!
Okay, gotta go for now....still very emotional after watching Temple....
I've LEARNED so much this week and I am so lucky to be given the opportunity to learn and turn my experience into something productive in this world. I hope & pray I can keep this energy flowing and put it into action in my daily life.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PEACE
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