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"People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible." - Tom Vilsack It is a scary world out there for me right now. Partially, because I live with anxiety on a regular basis. Add on to that, the fact that I live with asthma and …
"A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us." - John Steinbeck I have had a brief hiatus from writing my blog because I went away …
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"The moon doesn't consider one phase better than another; she just glows, equally stunning at each turn. Why should we be any different?" - Cristen Rodgers This past weekend I turned 45. Aging really doesn't bother me. I really do embrace aging and getting to know myself better each and every year. There seems to be …
"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." - Wayne Dyer The previous quote is one that I know well. I spend my mornings reminding myself of this. Often I tell myself, "Take a look at …
"Hold my hand and walk with me. We must break the back of social inequity; We must empower every individual with a disability To live with dignity in an inclusive society." William E. Lightbourne To every person living with a disability, I say to you I see you. It still annoys me beyond belief that people still treat me …
"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." - E.B. White Yesterday, a miracle happened to me. No, I did not find a cure for MS which I have lived with for the past 20 years. Even though I live with a chronic illness, that brings its own set of challenges for me, that …
"When you have a disability, knowing you are not defined by it is the sweetest feeling." - Anne Strike A few months ago, I wrote a post on Selma Blair. She was recently diagnosed with MS and bravely came out and talked about it in the middle of a relapse. I was so inspired by her …
"Life is a road that must be traveled, no matter how bad the roads and accomodations." - Oliver Goldsmith Next week starts a trying time in my life. My journey through living with MS has led me through many such times so this is nothing new, but another one all the same. Next week I will …
The last week or two in my area, it has done nothing but rain. Although rain is good for my plants and everything is lovely and green, I have had enough of it. When life is passing through a time I am ready to have already passed, I start to think about planning for a …
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