#my experiences
It snowed again today; big, fluffy snowflakes. They fell for hours and are still falling now. But earlier, when the grass was still peeking through the white blanket accumulating on the ground, my mom and I went for a walk to get some fresh air.
As we were walking, we began chatting pleasantly about how easy it is to take each season for granted. Personally, I used to be very uneasy and displeased whenever summer approached, and for my mother that season was always winter. And honestly? I this past year has made me realize just how much I missed in life while thinking like that.
Because of the way I was thinking and the mindset I had chosen for myself, I was only seeing things how I wanted them to be and instead of for what they were. And when you look at anything through a lens of, “I wish things were this way,” you get stuck in an infinite loop of disappointment because obviously said thing isn’t going to fit in the perfect little box you’ve created in your mind.
This realization was why I’ve spent the last year being patient and observing things for what they are instead of what I want them to be. And what I found is that I became a lot more positive in response.
I wasn’t disappointed because I held no expectations to begin with. I wasn’t shocked and in distress when things suddenly changed because I wasn’t expecting anything to go as plan in the first place. I found myself more open, loving, and flexible than ever, and the only thing I actually changed about my life was that I changed one tiny aspect of my mindset.
It was a really cool experience to go through and was super beneficial in helping with a lot of the anxiety, depression, and other mental issues I’ve been dealing with for years.
If anyone would like me to make another post on exactly what steps I used to go about changing my mindset (because it’s not usually an easy-to-figure-out or immediate process), let me know!
For now, I love you all and wish you the best in each of your individual journeys and want to remind you that it is possible to heal from any wound. It just takes time, patience, and a little understanding. So be kind to yourselves, okay?
Blessed be, everyone!
How does it feel to be autistic in a world of predominantly neurotypicals you ask?
It feels like life is one big soup, and I’m a fork ♀️
My mum wrote an article for the charity Aspens on how their support has helped our family immensely over the past few years of getting my diagnosis. It’s a nice read if anyone is interested! Especially for all the families out there with autistic family members, it is vital support is given so that the whole family can thrive. Autistic people are amazing and families need the knowledge to know how to support us so we can live our best lives! My mum is now working for the charity Aspens and is using her knowledge from helping me to help other young autistic people! ❤️
(Picture descriptions: The first picture is of me and my mum sitting next to each other on the sofa. We are holding our dogs Lily and Grace. I am wearing my Grogu Oodie and my mum is wearing a flowery top. We are both looking at the camera smiling. The second picture is of me on my own in the same Oodie holding my dog Grace, I am sitting on the sofa and looking at the camera smiling. )
Amanda’s Story: How Aspens’ Has Taken us from Desperation to Hope
Weight Check
26/06/21= 89 kg
04/07/21= 86 kg
3 kilos ! Still on track but I will be a bit more strict with my diet as well as not neglect my water intake (I was very sloppy with it this week) and will incorporate daily exercises to my schedule. Still in two weeks I’ve lost 9 kilos and that’s really motivating !!!
in brazil we have tipical party starting in june, we call it as festa junina and it lasts like… all month. We celeb saints in specific days. Everyone can do it. So in this month you may come home and your street be busy, with a big fire pit, everyone dressed with plaid clothes, lots of tipical food too like: corn porridge, peanut candy “pé de moleque” and “paçoca”, vatapá, tacacá (meals with shrimp). I love it! We all be dancing a tipic dance too “quadrilha”. Yesterday I dressed my blue dress of this party and got to a birthday party that was themed as this, as we are in june…
I recently received my COVID-19 vaccine and I had an unpleasant experience with a young Karen, that experience must have served me for something else apart from having bothered me at the time, so here is a drawing about it haha
(The last two panels just happened in my mind lol)
