Tag: Disability
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Laws Changed, But People Didn’t Always Change
Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P. When I was younger, my parents had to fight for me and everything I needed so I could be part of public school, part of the community, and part of the world around me. They did a wonderful job with so many things. What they did wasn’t just out…
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They See What’s Different- Not What’s Possible
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. I love where I live. I never thought in my lifetime I would be where I am today, and I don’t take that for granted. There is so much about my life that I’m proud of—even if I don’t always say it out loud. But there’s something that’s been hurting…
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The Days I Don’t Show Up — And Why That’s Okay
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There are days when I do not show up the way I planned to. Days when I had every intention of doing more, being more, or getting things done — and then life, or my body, or my mind has something else to say. For a long time, those days…
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My Disability is Part of the Story, Not the Whole Story
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. Welcome to Our Beautiful Challenges. This space is more than a blog. It is a place for truth, healing, reflection, and the beauty still to be found within life’s hardest moments. For much of my life, I felt as though people saw one thing first. The way I walk. The…
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