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Happy Monday everyone ☀️👋🏻

I wanted to share one of my favourite quotes with you as it feels very appropriate to me right now:

Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid.

- - credited to Albert Einstein.

What is your favourite quote right now? I’d love to hear it if you feel like sharing ☺️ I could use some extra positivity right about now 😊

Have a good day

TTT x

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I always really like this one from Toni Morrison: "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." It was meant to inspire writers, but I think it's actually about much more than that :)

in reply to Sarah_Health_Policy

Oh yes! This is a great one - I’m going to remember it - thank you Sarah 🙂

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I_am_a_siblingSurveyCommunity friend

What a great post Hidden !

On of my favourite quotes is...

"You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

(I don't know who said this).

Sometimes it annoys me - I think 'I don't want to surf! I just want the waves to stop!! I want calm water!'

Other times I think 'Mate, just surf'

in reply to I_am_a_sibling

Love it! Yeah I’m a terrible surfer, but I bet I could paddle on one if I tried 😆 the waves just keep on coming don’t they!?

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I_am_a_siblingSurveyCommunity friend in reply to

Sometimes, paddling it is! Just stay afloat! Aye, waves galore at times!

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lqrt43

This is a lovely post! Thanks, TTT!

One of my favourite quotes (which sums up how I feel about this Mencap community) is by William Nicholson from the film Shadowlands:

‘We read to know we are not alone.’

And (if it's not too far off-topic) some of the books by parents of children with autism and LD that have made me feel less alone over the years (and sleepless nights!) are: 'George and Sam' by Charlotte Moore, ‘Shtum’ by Jem Lester and Henry Normal’s ‘A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son’...

Lq

in reply to lqrt43

Thank you Lq and thank you for the book recommendations. I’m going to add them to my “to read list”.

Actually, this would make a great new post don’t you agree? Recommended Reading. I’m sure others here have great book ideas too.

All the very best

TTT x

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lqrt43

Yes, absolutely! Thanks, TTT!

I'd be very grateful for others' suggestions.

Very best wishes

Lq

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