“Remember, the village idiot was the spiritual man who built the ark and saved his family. Keep being you and never give up marching to the beat of your own drum!” DifferentFunnyBeautifulSpiritualityPerfectInspiringCreativeUniqueRomanticArtisticSensitiveDreamerFearfulEntertainingIrrationalMuseWeirdCornyDivergentExpressiveDreamyIntrovertedOne Of A KindBeautiful DisasterOverthinkerLoveableMy KindPainfully DeepVillage IdiotA Ripped Teddy BearAnnoying But FascinatingAuntie AcidStupid But Lovable Author:Shannon L. Alder
“I asked, “When the Rebellions were at its peak doing nonsense, everyone was trying to keep away from the area, yet you were going in, why were you going into that area? Supt. Strachan answered quite frankly, Because I was not afraid. I felt like they are my people, they are my color. I don’t know of anyone born after me that I should be afraid of, that was how I felt. I knew I could’ve walk through Strachan’s Corner, sit down and felt at home, and their parents also accepted me. I came to the conclusion; these kids just need someone to show them some attention. They just wanted to belong, that was what a lot of them were looking for. So I said to myself, if I could assist them I would, and that was what I did. Supt. Allerdyce Strachan, the first female officer to rise to the rank of superintendent on the Royal Bahamas Police Force.” AttentionYouthClubsNonsenseNot AfraidLaw EnforcementNot Giving UpHelping PeopleDoing GoodGang MembersRebellion RaidersSense Of BelongingGang InterventionAt Risk YouthCrime PreventionNo Child Left BehindShowing LoveTouching LivesCaring PersonCommunity PolicingYouth ProgramsAt Risk CommunitiesLove In ActionPolice OutreachFeeling WantedReaching Gang MembersLove Of CountryWanting To BelongGood CopsAt HomePolice InterventionCaring CopsFeeling At HomeMy KindMy PeoplePolice ProgramsPolice SuperintendentWoman PoliceMy ColorParents AcceptancePolice Relations Book:The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father Source: The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
“You can't fight mental health bias if you label people based on a lists of symptoms and you have no medical degree to diagnose people. We all have crazy running through our blood and so many things trigger that. We all struggle with our anxiety and twisted issues. Defamation of character is not kind, nor Christlike. Because when you label people with self righteous vindication you open the door to the very idea that self righteousness is itself a disorder that we should all be afraid of. This doorway when left open too long gets people to pull away from Christ, not run to him.” FearIntegritySadAnxietyAddMental HealthCrueltyLabelsBiasDisturbingStigmaUnkindJohn GreenMisfitsOcdOut Of ControlDefamationLoving One AnotherUnchristlikeMy KindStanding For Others Author:Shannon L. Alder