WELCOME TO “OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES.” WHETHER WE HAVE OUR DISABILITY FROM BIRTH OR ACQUIRED IN LIFE, THERE IS BEAUTY IN OUR CHALLENGES. WE HAVE TO FIND THEM WITHIN OURSELVES
Whether you were born with a disability or acquired one in life, believe it or not, our challenges are beautiful. It took me a long time to see that in myself. Once I saw that in myself, I took a turn in life, making me accept who I am. I know how difficult it can be to look past our negativity, but there comes a time when we must start looking beyond what we see in ourselves and what people see in us. Every obstacle we overcome has a purpose and meaning. When overcoming a struggle, I don’t see it as anything significant; I just see it as a part of life. As a kid, I used to fall, just get up and move on like nothing happened. People used to ask me how I could do that; I would just say it’s a part of life. It’s not that I don’t see my challenges or seek help for them; I just try not to let them get to me. If I try not to let my difficulties get to me, then when people meet and get to know me, they don’t see my disability. They see the person I am, and isn’t that what you want people to see in the long run?
Challenges mean -A call to participate in a contest or a competition, especially a duel. When I look at this definition, I think about what I was like in the past. I thought I was competing with my peers. I realized I wasn’t competing with my peers. I was competing with my disability. By competing with myself, I lost more time than if I just went with the flow and my challenges. Yet, I would not change a thing. Whether they were the challenges I was born with or the challenges I added to life, they made me who I am.
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 