First driving lesson

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I had my first official driving lesson today, it went well. I was nervous as hell, and on the one hand I was not at all sure I could do it... But on the other hand, I drove a car. Just up and down a road, nothing major. But I drove it. And I'm proud of myself. I even reversed…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 27th September 2019

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This week we spoke briefly about ways in which clients could consciously or unconsciously break boundaries. Examples of ways in which a client could consciously cross a boundary could include: • Turning up late because of nerves or uncomfortable feelings • Asking to leave early because they may have been overwhelmed • Not paying promptly if a fee is required…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 20th September 2019

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In this first week, our tutor gave us an overview of what the course would entail, and the subjects we would be covering. She also illustrated some differences between this course, the CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies, and the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills that I completed in 2018. The main difference is that this course…
Balance

Balance

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This week I'm writing about balance - specifically as a way to connect the previous two Free-writings: Masculinity and Femininity. In this modern world, where our survival is not necessarily dependent on traditional gender roles, we are witnessing those roles change. Some slowly, others incredibly fast. I've mentioned this before in another free-writing exercise. Could this imbalance between masculine and…
Femininity

Femininity

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Like last weeks word, I have to admit that I have had thoughts about this keyword. I couldn't really not think about it, with femininity being the polar opposite of masculinity. There are elements to this piece that have been going around in my head for a while, but this is the first time I've published these ideas on my…
Masculinity

Masculinity

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I'll be honest. I've been wrestling with this one in my head for a while, so this writing is only semi-free. That's one of the problems with having the titles of the exercises written down - I take a look to add to the list every now and again, and when I do, I cant help but form initial ideas.…
Fever dreams

Fever dreams

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Fever dreams are intense, to say the least. Here's one I had recently while I was poorly. I had to put some 100x100 green Lego bricks together in a perfect square, which was difficult because some of them were larger than others, some were different shapes - despite them all being 100x100. Gotta love that dreamy inconsistent reality. It was…