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From: Amber Price
Date: 18 Oct 2007
Time: 23:26:40 -0500
Remote Name: 24.197.243.248
Mr. Badmington - You have written a brilliantly insightful article with relevance to both PWS and those who do not! I can only imagine your public speaking schedule must be kept very busy, if this article is a taste of the content of your speeches. As a graduate student, who does not have personal experience with stuttering, sometimes I wonder how I can relate with PWS. Even though I can never truly know what it feels like to battle stuttering, your statement about stepping outside of ones comfort zone to find growth is something I can relate to, when working with clients who stutter. My own experience of stepping outside of my comfort zone was uncomfortable, frightening, and challenging. However, it allowed me to grow personally and professionally and drastically changed my self-image in a positive way. I believe your following statement is a powerful one, "Our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are consistent with our personal concept of who we are, irrespective of the reality of that image." I hope I will be able to convince my future clients of the importance of continually challenging the realities of the images they have of themselves. Only when we challenge a belief, can we find out what is true and what is false. Thank you for passing along this lesson!