Tag: gratitude
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They See What’s Different-Not What’s Possible
Disability Pride series Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie There have been so many moments in my life when people noticed my disability before they noticed me. They saw my walker before they saw my smile. They noticed my cerebral palsy before they noticed my personality. Sometimes they made up their minds about what I could…
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The Generation In Between
Disability Pride Month Series — Marie W.O.W.C.P. Sometimes I feel like I belong to a generation that existed between two worlds. I was born after the disability rights movement had already begun changing lives, but before many of those changes fully reached everyday life. I was born after people had already started fighting for accessibility,…
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Making Peace With My Journey
Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie There are moments in life when making peace with your journey feels harder than facing the journey itself. For me, one of the biggest struggles has been learning how to see myself beyond my disability. If I’m being honest, I have always known that I am more than my cerebral…
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The Women I Become
Identity & Growth Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie Sometimes I stop and think about the person I have become. Not the person other people see. Not the person people assume I am because of my disability. But the person I know myself to be. And honestly, I am grateful for her. I am a woman…
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The Friend Who Helped Bring Us Back Together
Relationships & Connection,Gratitude & Reflection Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie Sometimes, the people who have the biggest impact on our lives are not always the people we expect. And sometimes the people we lose continue shaping our lives long after they are gone. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my best friend, Annette, and how grateful…
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When Gratitude Meets Fears
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There’s something I’ve been learning about myself lately… That I can feel deeply grateful for my past…and still feel afraid of my future. For a long time, I thought those two things couldn’t exist together. If I were grateful, shouldn’t I feel at peace? If I trusted my journey, shouldn’t…
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