Exploring emotional literacy issues.

 

Having completed 17 years as a primary school teacher, Ian long was working full time enabling the so very useful `Blob Tree products` at one time with late BHP former frontier youth worker Pip Wilson. Don`t know how this is developing but got a email saying Ian Longs latest challenge was visually translate the Bible verse by verse without words.  Non linear images for the tabloid gospel workers still active out there in rural communities and the inner cities.

The Blob Tree and thousands of similar products are used around the world to help people express their feelings. Well resourced product's for exploring emotional literacy issues. More especially with None book people.

Meanwhile in the UK.

It’s the textbook grooming model: gifts, compliments, making their victims feel special and wanted. It’s that much easier to coerce a child into “accepting” their abuse when one creates a power imbalance or a sense of social currency. That the price you pay for being groomed is rape, abuse, and exploitation. That you deserve it.
That you asked for it.
That you brought it on yourself. Child sexual exploitation is a tale as old as time. But it isn’t a thing of the past. It is still happening in towns and cities across the UK. Little girls are being subjected to the worst abuse imaginable, at the hands of men who know they can get away with it.

Depressed in depressed

Winds could reach 70mph the Met Office issued warning for Scarborough, Whitby and the very chilly Bridlington as experienced earlier this day.

However the cost of small fish and chips has rose pretty high 20% increase.

The days ahead of myself for sure not as many as those already past myself.

Lonely people are often most unconnected. Our society is poor presently at creating gatherings many are putting noise muffs on, controlling who can communicate and hiding away.

People are hiding away in plain site. Poverty observed today was very visible. People dressing shady choices of goods in fresh markets are poor expensive. Less quality more evident in processed foods being championed In cheap shops. Emptier supermarkets. Poverty gripped the depressed in depressed state already.

Life is toughest then known it for a while.

`How whole of living works`.

I have learnt great deal from studying, listening to conversations attending events. Reading books around books further into the books Authors along with what they have written. but l argue not Erudite. LIFE given me wonderful experiences. Like through work where in that trade this guy was apprenticed into both the Tailoring trade he held, along with being apprenticed into the life l was living. Really believe for true manliness we miss so much this aspect of old inherited society. Trained into hard work, discipline of attainment, education, likewise gaining skills in `how whole of living works`. 

Sometimes the 'desire wishes ideals and ethics' can dictate how you journey through certain parts of your Life. They can be type of bullying to do with how many, what type of books a person had read. Upon this knowledge unscrupulous individual can encourage whole mission of an agency to go in a certain direction. Community workers long used this method. "We follow the Bristol leaders and there commitment to external vigilance". This was a shout out for the East marsh of Grimsby brigade.

The practicalities where not experienced, the method of base community not relevant to white working class unemployed males,  in depressed areas of Humber. No harm is done but reading valuable only if it can be transferred to local culture.

Not enough evidence has been collected where Community efforts are experienced on estate cultures nor too much written about working class cultures faith journeys.

Few thoughts about getting over Broken or damaged Love.

"It's been the longest winter without you, though taking time it will heal too. You know l couldn't even turn on the TV without something there to remind me" .... Paraphrase Leonie Lewis.

It's been and still remains the longest winter without you. Epic song and spoke about this actual lyrics recording along with my discriminate first view. How we journey through life's tangled emotions in different chapters of how growing experienced, are vital to our personal development. Even in most uncomfortable periods we do change grow and learn. To quote Dylan..Even when the  tears ' flood every new born seed'. ( Every grain of sand...Infidels).

Personally from the view l inherit at present feels some people don't communicate how life is being experienced honestly enough. The Bible has St Paul's Love chapter. Films gave Love themes advice. Songs detail Loves journey we engage further.

But very seldom does society model any

 ' getting over Broken or damaged Love advice'. Men are particularly lacking information on this vast area. So what can  Kevin offer to drive us forward.

• Be honest with yourself.
• Share feelings.
• Accept others may not wish relationship to continue. They have choices.
• Stay in community.
• Look after your friends and family

Actively  listen look for signs when person communicates without using words . Difficult skill to discover but practice observing and thinking about others journey.

The secret about conversation.

 The Queen of England's well more than that but she again joined conversation. Vital one may be gathering support. Efforts to control the social media young people getting exposed too.

Found out 5 years or more that we stopped gathering also not communicating like we should. Critical part of our nature to converse. Have even difficult conversations. But mainly we gossip stuff chatting about weather in clichés. Growing confidence to share our emotions the drama of life.

Our feelings, hopes ideals and experiences.

It's no secret the female of the special is much better then the male. If fact well rumeroued that if man could talk they would be less likely to harm themselves.

"Love will appear Deeper than ever before"!"

"Maybe .......will mean something more
Maybe this year,  love will appear
Deeper than ever before"
Maybe we will visit someone we've missed or give
 them a call .....

I don't like Christmas fortunate last two years been away so not celebrated not got involved. Made me feel privileged not getting involved in depth.

The above lyrics are by much underrated  Ron Sexssmith artist saw back on the day. From song called 'Maybe this Christmas '. But like the everyday sentiments. Looking after the vulnerable,reflecting with others, sharing with Neighbours, Recognising the Prince of peace plus hope for the world .

So why share this now. Because sometimes we just need to remind ourselves that one day many tried to behave in more generous full of grace period  it's for everyday.

Often Songs around late December period are emotional about desire for better. More beauty and sense that we need more Shalom to peace that passes all understanding. Further need to wish that for others. Again l suggest it's needed everyday anew.

Maybe .......will mean something more
Maybe this year, love will appear
Deeper than ever before"
Maybe we will visit someone we've missed or give them a call ...

I called out your name ..

 A long while ago, This Kevin climbed halfway up that diving board. Climbed back down reluctant to dive or  swim in the 75 feet deep swimming pool below. Still my mind goes back to sandy beach ..Diane Ross is singing ..

" you are everything and everything is you"...

The sun has been present today. Music sounds different less melodic. Artist still write about lost love, missing a loved one and generally Love. Love something so absent in the larger world. Me well still swim just need warm coat on in heat of the day. Don't move so smoothly. I'm no one's Lost Love..

" Today l saw somebody who looked like you do.... ".