Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
Like this: “50 Things Since Fibro” or “19 Things Since COVID-19” I was feeling sorry for myself yesterday. I was feeling disabled. It happens sometimes because, you know, I have disabilities. It’s a terrible feeling and I wanted to kick … Read More »
I wrote extensively about this 2012 visit to Carlingford in a manuscript I need to dust off and publish. For now, I serve you the poem I wrote about it a couple years ago when I developed my first spoken … Read More »
In last week’s blog article (My 3-Item “Reset Mantra” When Legit Trying is Too Hard), I wrote about remembering your purpose, with the point being that no matter what, your purpose can’t be taken away from you. It is still … Read More »
How ’bout all those positive messages and happy how-tos that I write about? Look, I understand that pretty much everything in life is easier said than done. And sometimes, being positive is just too flippin’ hard. Right now is one … Read More »
I’m a big fan of nostalgia. Leaning back into happy memories has been great medicine for me in a few ways. One way is I use it to refocus my thinking when I find myself allowing negative thoughts. Earlier today, … Read More »
I’m going to get woo woo with you on this one. I just ask that you be open. Did you hear about the anti-bullying ad that IKEA did a couple years ago, where they exposed two identical plants to different … Read More »
I’ve been pretty public about being out of work. (Read my article about it here.) It’s gotten me one job interview with a friend of a friend and a lot of ideas and suggestions, and it totally reminds me of … Read More »
“You use that as an excuse for everything,” she said. We were on the phone, and I was struggling to speak, stumbling and just getting words wrong. She teased me about it, and I told her it was because of … Read More »
I have a thing for bison. They represent to me the peace I feel in my favorite place … or at least was able to feel during my first two visits, October 2003 and September 2004. Now, even in October, … Read More »
If the title sounds familiar, it’s because I wrote a blog entry on this topic a few years ago: Inspiration is Breath, Not Birth (How to Stay Inspired Forever) I also featured the concept in the final chapter of my … Read More »