Today when I opened up my emails I was delighted to see that WRAP has been shortlisted for Best Self Management Resource of The Year at The Alliance Scotland Self Management Awards.
http://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/news-and-events/events/month/10/year/2013/cat/0/awareness/0/
I nominated SRN Quality Accredited WRAP for this category as I know that WRAP has the capacity to change lives.
Since I welcomed WRAP into my life, I have learnt to focus on my wellness. I am so passionate about it that I want to ensure that anyone who wants to access WRAP can - very difficult in this financial climate, where organisations do not have funding etc.
I have found embedding WRAP particularly difficult in Lanarkshire where I live, I have faced some quite strong resistance to spreading WRAP in Lanarkshire, some of the reasons have been financial but many have not. But when you believe in something as strongly as I believe in WRAP - you don't just walk away from it. My Nana used to say "where there is a will there is a way", and I'm working on that way as we speak!!
My journey with embedding WRAP has in many ways reflected my own recovery journey. There have been times in the last year that I have felt like throwing in the towel. I have used the phrase 'banging my head against a brick wall' many times. But each time I facilitate another WRAP I am reminded of the reasons that I don't give in, and its quite simply this: WRAP CHANGES LIVES. I have experienced it myself and I have seen it over and over again with the people that I am privileged to work with.
So this blog is to say thank you to everyone who is out there spreading the word about WRAP, and a special shout out to Scottish Recovery Network for continuing to support WRAP facilitators and provide the Quality Assurance Scheme. Thanks for helping me find walls with holes in them :)
