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Nighty night @Former-Member sweet dreams ...

I'm proud of you how you stay gentle

🎈

This is me telling the that inner critic in my head to shut up, that it's wrong, people do care.

I met with my social worker yesterday/today, I learned what her actual qualification is today as my doctor wanted to know.

She said that I'm a miracle, that having developed the skills and the character and values that I have is an incredible testament to the kind of person I am and the journey I'm on.

She said I'm rare that I've been through so so much and for me to be the person that I am, to have the values I do and the willingness and openness to trust in spite of everything is truly remarkable.

She said that it may feel like I'm often just surviving but in fact there are aspects where I'm thriving and it's beautiful to see, that I may feel negative but I always seem to seek out the positive.

That despite all the beep in my life, that I find joy in the moments.

That my tenacity is something to be celebrated because of the values that I hold.

That she's known me 6 weeks...

@tyme @rav3n @Ru-bee

If I'm honest, yesterday left me feeling battered, with a piercing headache, like why the heck did they put me through this and ultimately do nothing except put me through a difficult and completely unnecessary experience. There was no point. It left me angry, upset, overwhelmed, triggered, unheard, used and unimportant. Just another person with their agenda for my time and money.

I felt like nobody was going to listen to me, there are other people who need support more than me, that it's not like my voice matters, it's not like my pain matters, it's not like I matter.

So yes this is me telling that critic to shut up.

@MJG017 @PeppyPatti @Oaktree @Shaz51

@PeppyPatti Gigi is very friendly and very curious.

She loves butt and neck rubs at the same time.

Gigi’s mother Saff, is a very big Thoroughbred mare.

Saff ran the full length of the arena, just to deliberately shower me with sand, as she slid to a stop.

Oui is a retired Dressage horse he loves an audience and children. He can do the most amazing tricks.

George is a retired Quarter Horse and he is quite old. I don’t think he’s eyesight and hearing are the best. It’s time to start hand feeding him. I brush him a lot to get the dry sweat out of his coat.

And you already know Lenny, Mac, Dougie and Gus (Pegasus)

@PeppyPatti no sweet dreams here unfortunately. Hope you got some good sleep though.

Thankyou ❤️

@avant-garde definitely tell that inner critic to shut up.

You are amazing and for everything you have been through you always show such kindness and compassion to others.

You and your voice matters and you are so worthy and valued. I'm glad that social worker is so caring and told you those things and i hope you can see the just how special you are, that despite all that crap you have been through that you are still amazing ❤️.

Morning @Glisten . How are you and all those beautiful horses going?

@avant-garde that Inner Critic can tell it’s story walking. I hope the door 🚪 hits it on the way out 👉🏼

Morning Grems @Former-Member come for a walk with me to get the Green bin and take it down to the main house.

We can check George while we’re down there.

I got to brush my teeth 🪥 first.

@Glisten oooh a walk to start my morning. Hurry up and brush those teeth so we can get going 😂.

Grems @Former-Member you brushed George really good brushing George. He loved it❣️

Then Dougie wanted neck rubs and you put him to sleep