Comments for The-Labyrinth http://the-labyrinth.com and finding my way out... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by twoteacups http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-630 twoteacups Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:15 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-630 Haha yes that was quick! Sometimes your new posts pop up right when I’m checking my email. I always look forward to reading them! I love your insights and the way you write! It’s good that the woman’s comment didn’t discourage you. Sometimes we have to get angry enough to really fight for something and stand up for ourselves.

]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by Dana Toliver http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-629 Dana Toliver Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13:36 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-629 You write very well and it shows you have a passion for writing! I will be honest, I have not read the whole thing so far, I’ve scimmed it but got the fel of it…. hope that doesn’t offend you, I’ve just been exhausted lately but have a desire and drive to accomplish something everyday. I started writing poetry out of necessity, as a therapeutic release. It started out as a few poems and a journal and ended up as a book yet to be published but it’s a story I know that is worth telling and I know it could help many people. Just don’t have the means to get it published….. I feel and can understand your frustrations having to retreat, slow down and rest. Thanks for sharing your struggles and story. Hope all is well!

]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by Kathryn Chastain Treat http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-627 Kathryn Chastain Treat Mon, 20 May 2013 02:33:05 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-627 Kudos to you Miche for all that you are accomplishing as well as your advocacy despite this illness and strange world of MCS.

You will be a writer! I also believe you will be a very successful one.

]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by Debbie Ayton http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-626 Debbie Ayton Mon, 20 May 2013 01:53:55 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-626 Well done Miche. If you achieve nothing else at University or writing then be proud that you have been a trail blazer and stood up for what you wanted and needed. Blazing the way for others like you to come afterwards and making it a little bit easier than it was for you!

Who says you can’t have notoriety and money? I am sure the major writers of our time are influential in shaping our world. We have to pay our bills but we also have to want to get out of bed in the morning. When we do what we love we have both. The money and the recognition will find us.

]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by Lindy http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-625 Lindy Sun, 19 May 2013 14:32:17 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-625 I think you are doing wonderfully. It is so hard to stay focused when constantly ‘hit’ by chemical fragrance and diesel and other particulates which we cannot readily put a name to, but they constantly try to floor us. Maybe there is a way you could complete that last module of the business certificate surely, some full on tuition where you could cram it all in over a shorter time with a tutor from the VU who understands the obstacles you/we with MCS face each and everyday.
Yeah sometimes we kick ourselves for not saying or doing something extra at the time, but don’t be too hard on yourself, just keep moving forward the way you have.
I recently found out that Edgar Alan Poe suffered with mcs from the gaslights vapors he unwittingly breathed as he worked into the night. Restrictions and ill-health..but as in the hero’s stories, this is a challenge that has become ours to deal with. All you/we with MCS can do is keep holding on to what we want to do as best we can.
People who make ridiculous cruel comments like the person you quoted in your post, are so out of touch with their own human reality it’s not worth giving them a second thought, but now you may have learned that there are a lot of ‘them’ out there, unfortunately.
I would love to write something, I have done some poems/prose, but you do need peace and a calm environment where you can breathe easily for a start.
With technology the way it is, I think working from home would solve many problems for a lot of workers, especially in the newspaper journalism field. Maybe for you there are the Natural Health Magazines, I would love that you were able to write for them.You have done so much research for your Blog and the info you give is tried and true. Stay as well as you can.

]]> Comment on Happy Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Week! by Michellina Van Loder http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/11/happy-multiple-chemical-sensitivity-week/#comment-624 Michellina Van Loder Sun, 19 May 2013 13:31:08 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2530#comment-624 Please post me a link when it is. I’m snowed under for the next couple of weeks but I should be able to pop over soon

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]]> Comment on Holding Clothing Clothing Companies Accountable by Michellina Van Loder http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/05/holding-clothing-clothing-companies-accountable/#comment-623 Michellina Van Loder Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:46 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2486#comment-623 Hello,

Thank you for your attendance in this revolution! Mmm… that raw diet sounds mighty fine as far as alkalising the body goes. I guess there are some companies who are aware of this problem more so that others. If you have some brands of shoes that you think are less chemical based than others, please share them with us. :)

“small self sufficient communities” sounds lovely. I’m ready for the simple life. How about you?

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]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by Michellina Van Loder http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-622 Michellina Van Loder Sun, 19 May 2013 13:23:43 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-622 Wow, that was quick. I feel live to air! It’s so good to know that there is someone else who thinks these things too. Making money from our art = selling our soul? I guess it’s something we have to work out early on. Oh, and the self-doubts about asking people to accommodate this fragrance problem, well they nearly swallowed me whole. Meaning, I was so sick, and it was my own failure to speak up that caused it! Because now that I have spoken up about it, Victoria University have been so lovely and accommodating about it. It really is about other people’s health and not just our own. But I guess you already know that, Twoteacups. And as for that comment? After the sting faded, it inspired me further to go for broke at gaining employment from home. You are so right! Why else would we even bother going through all that?

Pink, Fuscia and shades of purple make me happy :)

]]> Comment on The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell by When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/the-power-of-myth-by-joseph-campbell/#comment-621 When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) Sun, 19 May 2013 13:12:32 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2566#comment-621 [...] hospital enviroment. That’s where we, us fragrance crusaders (warriors, if you borrow from that mythology) come in. We are the pioneers, whose job it is to be the ones who stand up alone, in a crowd and [...]

]]> Comment on When is the Right Time to Retreat? (Part II) by twoteacups http://the-labyrinth.com/2013/05/19/when-is-the-time-to-retreat-part-ii/#comment-620 twoteacups Sun, 19 May 2013 13:09:46 +0000 http://the-labyrinth.com/?p=2418#comment-620 What a GREAT post! I have thought so many of the same things as you – education – being in the arts and not knowing if I wanted recognition/money, and of course all the self-doubts about asking others to accommodate this sensitivity. What a terrible thing that woman said to you about your disability. It’s really messed up to think people who are disabled in any way are lazy and don’t want to work! Complete nonsense. We want to participate in life like everyone else. Why else would we put so much effort into being accommodated?

Also, I really like your office :D The pink theme is lovely!

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