The informal national flower and inherent symbol of Japan, the sakura. These delicate pink blooms are representative of the transient nature of life and its fleeting impermanence Introducing the Sakura “Sakura” is the name given to a specific type of… Read More »Hanami is life: Japanese sakura represent a wave of optimism
(Article by Ness Murby) Pronouns are not only how we connect with the world but how we see ourselves within the world. Using the correct pronouns for someone is an expression of respect and validation, as well as a way… Read More »Pronouns are important: how to get talking about them
”Interwoven into the fabric of my everyday, I see my guidedogs as a part of my soul — they are mates for life and in eternity.” (Ness Murby) “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going… Read More »Ask Me About My Totally Amazing Dog, Guidedog
Stretch goals help catalyse change, they’re designed to feel uncomfortable until we grow into them. “A mind that is stretched by new experience can never go back to its old dimensions” (Oliver Wendell Holmes) Stretch goals help catalyse change. They’re… Read More »Getting a good stretch into your goals
Audio Description is an internationally recognised aid for the blind and visually impaired providing narrated description of visual elements. In visual media such as television AD))) differs from captioning, the subtitled format for sound, in that its purpose is not… Read More »Listen to the action AD))) Audio Description
My brother sent me this article in the early COVID days saying he’d found it helpful after suddenly becoming overwhelmed by the effects of many days of binge-watching the news. Indeed Anxiety and Fear curled up and took permanent residence… Read More »Stress, immunity and empathy
THE NEW DATES FOR THE TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES WERE SET TODAY, MARCH 30 2020, THEY WILL BE CELEBRATED FROM 24 AUGUST UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER 2021 Quoting the gist of it “ The leaderships of the key parties came together… Read More »NEW DATES FOR TOKYO 2020 GAMES