I know that I am not the only person in the U.S. who is deaf. In reality there are more than three million of us around. About two million of those are like me who went deaf as an adult. That means for Indiana, where I live, there are about forty thousand of us around. But since I am not active in any deaf clubs … Continue reading Being Alone In The World
These flowers remind me of something entirely different. What makes this bouquet so beautiful is the variety of individual plants that make it up. Yes, a dozen roses tell a story usually involving love, but a beautiful variety of flowers such as above shows us that diversity of life is where all the beauty resides.
Before I explain the title of this post, I must fill you in with a story (of course I do). I struggled most of my early to mid-adult life trying to figure out how to fit in, especially when it came to dating. I grew up in a household with no females. I blamed that on my difficulty relating to the opposite sex. I struggled … Continue reading Peace At Last…
I have been thinking about Autism lately, particularly my acceptance of that label. Plainly speaking, I just don’t usually see myself as autistic. Many of my best traits are described by the term Aspie, or Aspergers syndrome. I am proud of those things that gave me an advantage in my corporate career. But, since that career ended over 23 years ago, I think it’s time … Continue reading Autism, It’s Not A Black/White Issue
It seems that now that I understand I have Aspie traits, I tend to put all my trouble off to that condition. I have to quit doing that. Anxiety is one of those conditions that likely exists in almost everyone in one form or another. The other thing I am coming to recognize is that many of the Aspie articles seem to think that if … Continue reading About Social Anxiety… Part 1
Determining our path in life is a lifelong adventure. Yes, there are many off-ramps that we will likely take that sometimes lead us astray. There are also paths that seemed right at the time, but ended up being dead-ends. That’s OK, as long as we don’t linger too long in them. Every one of us has the right to choose our own path in life, … Continue reading The Path I Chose…
Ambitions Turned Inward (ATI) has turned out to be something much more significant that I thought it would at the beginning of this series. The first post was about wrapping my head around the idea of turning my ever present ambitions inward was all about. The second in the series was about discovering what I might want to do with the rest of my life. … Continue reading Ambitions Turned Inward – Part 4 – On Becoming Social
I came across a post I put out a little over five years ago that deserves another go around. I think it will help some of my newer readers understand why I post the way I do, and it helped me to remember where my roots are. I have kinda drifted away from that recently. Just click on the icon below to go there. Continue reading It’s Just Who I Am
I have always wondered what would have happened if I had gone deaf without any support. I am beginning to discover that now. I went deaf two years after I was married in 1986. My now departed somewhat new bride was there to help me with the transition into a world of silence. We learned sign language together so that we could be there for … Continue reading For The First Time…
This post like many, came to me in my daily morning shower. Over the past many years I have come to realize that I am a “morning” person. Most of my creative juices come during the first five or six hours after awakening each day. Before I got out of my shower, I had already formulated the storyline for this post. I usually try to … Continue reading Until It’s Gone
I have made it no secret here on RJsCorner that I struggled through life trying to figure out what was wrong with me. My very narcissistic mother who abandoned me when I was nine years old did nothing but amplify those negative feelings I had about myself. In hindsight, I am kind of glad she left, as I don’t know how much damage she would … Continue reading Finding Yourself In Your Differences
It takes a certain type of person to appreciate goats. Let’s face it, for some of us, all they do is eat, poop, and are generally nasty. But some others just love them despite, or maybe because of these characteristics. I think the same thing kinda applies to Aspies too. We, on the Autism spectrum, are blunt with our words and sometimes incorrigible. We don’t … Continue reading Goats & Aspies…
I thought I would give you this epilogue to expand the story on the final week of the trauma of my wife’s death. I know this story is mostly unique to me, and maybe I am penning it more for my benefit than yours, but I can see something similar possibly happening to you. So, maybe my “lessons learned” can be helpful for you. When … Continue reading End Of Life Trauma #10 – Freeing & Strangling, At The Same Time
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