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Love is simply not enough Caroline Tomlinson CEO My Life Carolinetomlinson@my- life.org.uk www.my-life.org.uk Tel: 01257 472900 Mobile: 07947 608 915 I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my child. Rabindranath Tagore
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Page 1: Love is simply not enough - nd anda.ie/nda-files/Presentations-Transcripts-Annual...Love is simply not enough Caroline Tomlinson CEO My Life Carolinetomlinson@my-life.org.uk Tel: 01257

Love is simply not enough

Caroline Tomlinson

CEO My Life

Carolinetomlinson@my-

life.org.uk

www.my-life.org.uk

Tel: 01257 472900

Mobile: 07947 608 915

I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my child.Rabindranath Tagore

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How does the system work today?

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The Challenges Ahead

We all think it is just about

Austerity.

The Challenges have been

there a long time – they

are just catching up with

us.

We cannot continue to be

all things to all people

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Keys to Citizenship

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Was Joe being seen as a citizen in his community like

everyone else?

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The ‘Gift’ model

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NO – we were being given the ‘gift’ of services

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The Citizenship Model

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• A person centred

approach

• Circle of friends

• Assessment

• Resource

Allocation

• Support Plan

• My Skills and gifts

• My plans now,

next year

• and in the future.

• How I control my

own life

• Organising the

help I need

• The Community

So how did it work for

Joe?

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Joe found a great team to support him

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He got his own car

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He started

college ...but

needed

more things

to do

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Clothes,

collecting, reusing

and recycling with

the

ODD SOCKS

ENTERPRISEAnd importing fair

trade goods made

from recycled

materials.

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Ready for

more

clothes

collections

with my

trailor

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Went on holiday

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Bought my own home –

“Sunnyville”

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The story continues…......caving in the Lakes!!!!

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Is still part of the family with roles and

responsibilities to fullfill as a brother, son,

uncle etc....

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...and

really

started

to enjoy

life

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So……

don’t STOP me now!!!!!!!!!

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Joe - 60 feet up a tree in the Lake District at Kepplewray

A man is either free

or not. There

cannot be any

apprenticeship for

freedom.

Imamu Amiri

Baraka

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Joe on the Nemesis at

Alton Towers

The love of liberty is the love of others, the

love of power is the love of ourselves.

William Hazlett

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You only have power over

people so long as you

don’t take everything

away from them.

But when you have

robbed a man of

everything he’s no longer

in your power - he’s free

again.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Joe on the Standish to Southport

bike ride summer 2004.

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None of those who have been free can

understand the terrible fascinating power of

the ‘hope of freedom’ on those who are not

free.

Pearl S. Buck

Joe being towed by a speed boat across the

Mediterranean with Clare and Jonny, our

friends who lived in Spain.

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Laughing WITH not at Joe as he prepares to absail.

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Freedom is never voluntarily given by

the oppressor, it must be demanded by

the oppressed.

Martin Luther King,Jr.

Joe in the Wigan Pier Theatre Company

Community Production March 2005

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A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honourable but

more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

George Bernard Shaw

Joe meeting Fred Flintstone in Madame Tussauds

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Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I

do know one thing: I’m damned if it belongs to the Government!

Arthur Hoppe

Joe and friends stood on the glass at

the top of Blackpool Tower

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Joy is not in things, it is in usRichard Wagner

Joe at home with his family

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Hold tenderly that which you

cherish

Rob Albert

Joe waiting for the limo to pick him up for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Ball to receive his award.

Joe has now completed his Silver Award and is working towards his GOLD

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He He achieved his GOLD duke of

Edinburgh award in November 2008.

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Who was it that said I don’t communicate?

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I do not love him because he is good,but because he is my child.Rabindranath Tagore

Joe just being the usual ‘cheeky’ Joe

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Dancing queen..........young and sweet, definately not seventeen!!!!

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Yet another social function - going by Stretch Limo this time though!!

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So Joe what do you think of your PA’s?

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Joe at the side of “SunnyVille”

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Chilling with Dad!!

The best and most beautiful things in

the world cannot be seen or even

touched.

They must be felt with the heart.

Helen Adams Keller

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Having a minute!!

Love is but the discovery of ourselves

in others, and the delight in the

recognition.

Alexander Smith

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Joe and The Odd Socks Enterprise

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Joe working at his sale

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Feeling a little tired after the 8 mile sponsored walk

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Joe enjoying life in his own home

So who’s in control now?

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Jacob doing what he does

best……….being a monkey!

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Hey Rosie, watch you don’t

bite your tongue!

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Rosie and Jacob growing up and living their life

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So sweet and precious is family lifeJames McBride

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From micro to macro – how we created My Life

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Services have promised generations of

families so much, its NOW time to deliver

because people who need support don’t

have the time to wait to get a GOOD LIFE.

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It can all be done

• We know how

to do it

• Some are doing

it well

• It will be hard

work

• The most

important work

is always hard.

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Thank you for letting me join

you today

[email protected]

07947 608 915

www.my-life.org.uk


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