tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post6833151938933304538..comments2024-03-26T11:42:04.114+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: LEXI – the traffic light system ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85851725746903291492012-09-14T12:27:39.205+01:002012-09-14T12:27:39.205+01:00Hi Juliet - I didn't either and I'd sort o...Hi Juliet - I didn't either and I'd sort of grasped it - when the Paralympics were all over!! Still I have some idea for any future disability Games that arise ..<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87743223955376489902012-09-13T09:35:26.828+01:002012-09-13T09:35:26.828+01:00So interesting Hilary; I knew nothing of the class...So interesting Hilary; I knew nothing of the classification system, and how the paralympics work.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45779989686638582952012-09-10T11:52:34.321+01:002012-09-10T11:52:34.321+01:00Hi Liara ... yes, so true - your words need to be ...Hi Liara ... yes, so true - your words need to be conveyed to everyone ... if we could no longer register those negative thoughts - the world would be a place of great life.<br /><br />Great comment Liara ... brilliantly expressed - thanks so much .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68816125343352252452012-09-10T11:45:46.455+01:002012-09-10T11:45:46.455+01:00Inspirational stories are always uplifting. Thans...Inspirational stories are always uplifting. Thansk for sharing. Imagine now, what happens from the moment mind no longer registers <br />"difference", "other" , "inequalityin any way. Imagine what it feels like. Everything you perceive is an invitation to love everything and everyone unconditionally. When you distinguish self and others, see something wrong with the world around you, you are not allowing yourself to experience the love, peace and acceptance of core being. Everything points here.Liara Coverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209966352106820245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4865283513831889122012-09-10T08:18:09.103+01:002012-09-10T08:18:09.103+01:00@ A Lady's Life - this is the original 'mu...@ A Lady's Life - this is the original 'murderball' - called quad rugby in the States - there's a league for wheelchair rugby in north America.<br /><br />It is very rough on wheelchairs and they come armed with spanners, welders, replacement tools and equipment!!!<br /><br />@ Joylene - glad you appreciated this description ... it's hard to get one's head round - but Giles Long's LEXI system is brilliantly simple .. in basic terms.<br /><br />@ Inger - so pleased this adds to your appreciation of the Paralympics ... even if you haven't seen much in the States.<br /><br />@ Susanne - the LEXI colour code system certainly simplifies our understanding of the different basic categories .. <br /><br />@ Donna - I'm just grateful Giles Long worked this out for us .. really useful.<br /><br />So pleased this helped you all - I hope the adopt it for future Games .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34426859437576071352012-09-10T06:05:02.520+01:002012-09-10T06:05:02.520+01:00I didn't know all this. Thanks for sharing.
...I didn't know all this. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48416352474548079712012-09-10T02:00:59.260+01:002012-09-10T02:00:59.260+01:00Hi, Hilary! A most informative post. Thank you f...Hi, Hilary! A most informative post. Thank you for taking the time to explain the different categories and the point values. The pictures were also helpful in understanding what you were talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83906012921860174602012-09-10T01:44:50.838+01:002012-09-10T01:44:50.838+01:00I found this very informative and interesting. I f...I found this very informative and interesting. I finally saw something about these games in a US magazine. I forget which one now. So if not for you, I wouldn't have had this great experience. Thank you so much for all the time you take with your posts. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5527120247329155422012-09-09T21:54:35.216+01:002012-09-09T21:54:35.216+01:00Thanks for this, Hilary. I don't think I fully...Thanks for this, Hilary. I don't think I fully appreciated the paralympic before. What drives them to succeed is exactly the same for all of us. as it should be. Thanks for explaining the categories and the point values. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52142722519980295912012-09-09T19:10:57.370+01:002012-09-09T19:10:57.370+01:00Wow the rugby looks very rough on wheelchairs.
Wow the rugby looks very rough on wheelchairs.<br />A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83604941542300779762012-09-09T18:30:01.192+01:002012-09-09T18:30:01.192+01:00@ Carol - so true follow our dreams - keep on goin...@ Carol - so true follow our dreams - keep on going ... amazing to think this post might be of use in four years time!!<br /><br />@ Ros - I just had to try and get something down .. glad it's helped, better late than never!<br /><br />Back to the negativity I suspect .. and I hope some good documentaries, and good series .. Up to us now to remember what can be achieved ..<br /><br />@ Grace - I'm pleased your granddaughter is out of hospital - let's hope she continues on the mend. But am so pleased my blog posts keep you distracted, and gives you something else to think about ... I like to be uplifting - so am glad to know it's working ..<br /><br />Great to see you Carol, Ros and Grace - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90258794151558738192012-09-09T17:40:54.521+01:002012-09-09T17:40:54.521+01:00Thank you Hilary,
I just read your post and was mo...Thank you Hilary,<br />I just read your post and was momentarily unaware of troubles that have been percolating here..<br /><br />Pardon me for blathering for a bit...but I guess I just need to talk this out.<br /><br />Anyway, last night, my 11week old granddaughter was rushed to the emergency room around midnight. High temp/ diarrhea/ hours and hours in the ER/ They took blood samples and urine samples, and got samples of everything they could think of from her to run tests on...the hours went by...but no explanation was found/ eventually she was released and sent home...still undiagnosed. <br /><br />And still running temp with diarrhea.<br /><br />My husband and I are now babysitting her older brother, the 14 month old. We have picked him up and brought him to our house. <br /><br />It all happened in a big rush this morning.<br />And after we got him, we drove to IHOP and poked breakfast down his little throat. ( banana slices and scrambled eggs...moderately healthy fare for a toddler)<br /><br />We rushed home to change clothes and off to church the baby and I went.<br /><br />Hubby wasnt feeling up to attending this morning and stayed home. Rare for him..which ALSO has me concerned.<br /><br />Anyway, at church, Little Man made it through the song service in great shape, but by the time communion was offered he was wanting to sing out loud too...so off we scurried to the "cry room" for noisy babies. <br /><br />We stayed there until communion was over and then packed up and came back home because Little Man clearly needed a nap.<br /><br />We never made it to the sermon.<br /><br />He is now asleep.<br />Hubby is asleep.<br />I want a nap too, but am on vigil for a phone call about the infant...ready to answer the phone ( should it ring) before it wakes everybody else up.<br /><br />So herei sit, in a house with the lights turned down way low to aid sleepy people....and I am reading your blog on my iPAD. ( I am in want of a cup of tea and shall attend to that delicacy as soon as this comment is posted.)<br /><br />So here is the end of my blathering and i find that i have finally come to the point of my comment to you: Hilary, THANK YOU for the uplifting information on your blog.<br />It was distracting ...in a perfectly wonderful Way.<br />You got my mind focused on things beyond the immediate percolating drama at hand.<br /><br />Btw...<br />Its nice to see your posts again.<br /><br />Blessings to you Hilary...thanks again for this post.<br /><br />In Him,<br />GraceGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661762570114722355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37048787537112950192012-09-09T15:11:36.101+01:002012-09-09T15:11:36.101+01:00Well done! I've struggled to work out what the...Well done! I've struggled to work out what the classifications were all about. It's certainly been an inspiring experience. What will we all watch now it's over?Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.com