18 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Writer
Got this book as a gift from a child. The first page made an impact. I can’t help but share.
All too often, we feel that we are not living the fullness of our lives because we are not expressing the fullness of our gifts.
18 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Toastmaster
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Finding a good book from book sale is a TREASURE.
Now, finding a good post online is HEAVEN!
It’s a Podcast from Soundcloud that talks about books.
BOOKSWAP CEBU is a group organized by a number of people who wants to start a movement on loving/reading books again.
13 Tuesday Nov 2012
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autistic, booklover, books, books and insights, David and Lisa, fear, Little Ralphie and the Creature, reading, schizophrenic, Theodore Isaac Rubin, tragedy, trauma
Little Ralphie: Acute schizophrenic reaction–catatonic type.
Ralphie hides in alternate realities to escape his unbearable pain.
I find Little Ralphie and the Creature the least interesting of the three because reading it was quite difficult. The author placed the reader in the minds of Little Ralphie (who had created multiple worlds) and Dr. Izzabella (who had too many concerns regarding her patient and her personal life). Continue reading
13 Tuesday Nov 2012
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autistic, books, Change, David and Lisa, fear, Jordi, reading, schizophrenic, Theodore Isaac Rubin
Jordi: Schizophrenic, with autistic tendencies. He’s afraid of garbage cans, all garbage cans, because he believes them to be ears. Ears that will hear him. Only his “jiggler”–a doorknob tied to a long string–can offer him an comfort or protection.
We are all afraid of something. But we can never eliminate fear. We can only manipulate it. But what if your fear is alive that can follow, hurt and even devour you. What would you feel? What will you do? That is Jordi.
Jordi is the second story from the David and Lisa book. It is another case of a schizophrenic child. Although Jordi was fictional but his story is true even for most of us. Continue reading
