Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintIt’s my birthday. It’s my birthday! Today! As the Girl Scout motto encourages, “Always be prepared.” I used to always prepare a written or mental wish list of suggested … Read More “SCI Wish List: Helping Hands”
encouragement
“Do be a ‘Do Bee.’ Don’t be a ‘Don’t Bee.’”
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintYou baby boomers should recognize this from Romper Room! Mr. Do-Bee was an oversized bumblebee who taught the children proper manners. His sentences began with, “Do Bee good boys … Read More ““Do be a ‘Do Bee.’ Don’t be a ‘Don’t Bee.’””
Sails of Optimism
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintThere’s plenty of research correlating that our bodies, able-bodied and disabled, respond to what we think and believe. (I talk more of how I learned, and continue to practice, this in … Read More “Sails of Optimism”
Be Your Favorite Color
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintHere’s the hook: The only way to find out what “be your favorite color” means is to read my new book, HOW TO BE THE BEST YOU-from A to … Read More “Be Your Favorite Color”
Pause For A Cause
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintI don’t talk much about my problems or the disheartening ramifications of my SCI. I take them to God. That’s where I vent my frustration, cry, and fuss. Then … Read More “Pause For A Cause”
Beware: Karma-BANG! BANG! DUCK!
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintWe’re all familiar with the Eastern philosophy of karma: the inevitable action of bringing upon oneself results, good or bad, of our own actions, or “What goes around, comes … Read More “Beware: Karma-BANG! BANG! DUCK!”
When Reality Bites
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintI’m a dreamer and a visionary. Some call me unrealistic; I’m creative and think out-of-the-box. Some say I’m too particular. I’m an unrelenting doer aka stubborn; and a rebel, … Read More “When Reality Bites”
Blue Bird Days
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintFor several years after embarking on my chariot (wheelchair) ride, I experienced a brooding sadness. No one knew about it, only me. After the second year, I pinpointed it … Read More “Blue Bird Days”
Dear Family,
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintI don’t have many disabled friends, although time and again, friends and friends-of-friends give me numbers to call of people adjusting to a disability, disease, or illness. In addition … Read More “Dear Family,”
Extraverbalism
Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinPrintOne intention for my blog articles is to stimulate thought; not just for the disabled, but for the able-bodied as well. Whether it tweaks a fundamental change in thinking, sparks a revelatory “aha … Read More “Extraverbalism”