Hello
@Sophia1 @Meggle @Appleblossom @NatureLover @Emelia8 @Ripples @Exoplanet @Snowie @Shaz51 @Adge @Flax @Anastasia @Lilaca
Hi Everyone,
It is 2.15 am, as I start this little note (oh!!! a short note from HenryX) Sorry, Not a short note.
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I have been at the computer since I arrived home from Geraldton at about 8.00 pm yesterday.
Have written a personal-ish note and another that I hope will be supportive to another member who is keen to seek employment, while at the same time being aware, or developing awareness of MH conditions and limitations.
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I've checked each of the new notifications and supported those that I have read. I support, as acknowledged, all notes that I read, except those that seem to be short notes between specific members. Though I do support any specifically positive and encouraging notes of any type.
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With regard to this thread, I am keen to participate, but find that I am writing about my own or common issues, rather than, or instead of the theme or topic. I admire the creativity that everyone has shown in the story so far, and have really enjoyed reading everyone's contributions. I did say that my "inner child" was not terribly well developed. Creative play was something that I only remember experiencing before the time that I was about 5 yrs old, which was when I left Brisbane with my parents and brother.
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I just deleted the last few lines because I didn't want to go back there. It is like so many things, that people who can remember creative play, and immerse themselves in such an activity, may not be aware that others may not have had those sorts of experiences. Recently, when I described the environment in which I lived as a child, the counsellor, with whom I was speaking, was really surprised that what I described was not what she would have expected in a child's life. Maybe that's what I am dealing with even at this stage of my life, which is what I refer to as "the other end". I think, for some of these reasons, I have enjoyed flax's contributions, as I have indeed, each of the parts presented by all participants.
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It is also possible that sometimes, great creativity comes from desperation. Authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Albert Camus may be examples of such writing. And yet we also see such tenderness, care and concern arising from desperate circumstances. I think that great creativity can be a product of many different collective or separate circumstances, impositions, joys, and knowledge. An example of the latter being Isaac Asimov an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Asimov was a prolific writer, known for his works of science fiction and popular science, who wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Asimov is one of my favoured authors, as are the other two, in different ways.
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So, I believe that each person contributes and expresses what is a part of them, in whatever way that they can, or have the capacity to develop.
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It has taken me nearly an hour to write this "short note", including looking up a couple of references. It is an expression of who and where I see myself as being. I do write carefully, as you have observed and referenced Sophia and Meggle. I know that others, who at times find my writing style as challenging, often see something else that I have written, and view my previously read work from another perspective. I do hope that collectively, what I write has value to people, in one way, or possibly, a variety of ways. I also give my best endeavour to adhere to the principles and ethic of the forums.
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One day the principal of the school called me into the office. I was about 15 at the time. He said words to the effect, "...Name..., you seem to be rather introverted". Now, although I knew what he was saying, I didn't understand how I should respond. Unfortunately, we did not connect at that time, and no further attempt was made to address those thoughts or ideas with me. That event came to mind as I thought of myself being outside the circle of what I might perceive as "normal". Maybe I should print these notes to take with me to counselling discussions. And maybe I have to allow myself to be within “the circle”. I can say that I endeavour to do that to the best of my ability. I feel relatively safe in the small community in which I have lived since 2009. But have felt burned in lots of other previous positions and locations. Whether that was a result of lack of caution, awareness, cases of misplaced trust or an incapacity to foresee problems. Possibly a combination of each of those.
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In any way that I can contribute, I am really happy to support this thread. I have also tried to write my thoughts in the third person, thinking that might break the surface tension. But what I write is as it is.
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With My Very Best Wishes
to All
HenryX
4.30 am 8 July '21
