Tag: writing
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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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The More stressed I Am, The Harder My CP Becomes.
Health & Wellness,Living with Cerebral Palsy Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P One thing people may not realize about living with cerebral palsy is that stress doesn’t just affect me emotionally. It affects me physically too. The more stressed I become, the harder my cerebral palsy becomes to manage. Stress can make my body tighter.…
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Laws Changed, But People Didn’t Always Change
Disability & Advocacy,Disability Rights History 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…
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Keeping Myself Above Water
Health & Wellness,Identity & Personal Growth Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie For the most part, I’m happy with who I am as a person living with a disability. Still, every now and then, I do get in a mood where I feel like people don’t always see how much of a struggle it can be…
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The Mental Toolbox
Health & Wellness,Mindfulness & Personal Growth Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. Lately, I have felt a little off in life. Not necessarily lost— but disconnected from myself. I think sometimes life becomes so loud,so emotionally heavy,that we forget how important it is to center ourselves again. For me,centering myself is not always hard to do.…
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The Strength of Slowing Down
Health & Wellness,Identity & Personal Growth Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time in my life when slowing down felt like failure. If my body needed rest, I became frustrated. If I couldn’t keep up with everyone else, I felt defeated. And if plans changed because of my cerebral palsy, I often blamed…
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The Big Change
Womanhood Through the Challenges Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. I’m very close to that time in every woman’s life. The big change is knocking on my door. And honestly, I think for many women this season of life can feel emotional, confusing, and even scary for different reasons. For me, it feels even more frightening…
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The Peace I Found Within Myself
Identity & Personal Growth, Gratitude & Reflection Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time when the only peace I could find was through loud music in my ears. Music helped me breathe. It gave me somewhere to go when my thoughts felt too loud.It helped me escape the frustration I felt inside…
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The Growth I Had to Fight For
Identity & Personal Growth,Disability Journey Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie Personal growth is something people talk about all the time. People talk about healing.Confidence.Finding yourself. But what many people don’t realizeis that for some of us, growth takes a little longer. Especially when you are trying to grow while also carrying challenges that affect your…
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When a Chapter of Womanhood Begins to Close
Women’s Health & Womanhood,Identity & Personal Growth There is a part of life that every woman eventually reaches,but no two women experience it the same way. Some women welcome it.Some fear it.Some grieve it quietly. And some of us do not realize how deeply it will affect us until we are standing in the middle…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 