Hope in the Future

Feelings can be so deep, so overwhelming and so real. At times, we feel sad, lonely, pained, confused, uncertain or a myriad of other difficult emotions. Sometimes, we become so enmeshed with the feeling that it feels like our identity. We become our feelings. I feel sad so I am and will always be sadness. …

Reflections

I learned that taking is tough; it’s harder for me to be on the side of needing from others than giving everything I’ve got to someone else. I learned the importance of understanding that I am worthy of love no matter what. I deserve to be loved by myself and by those around me just …

Navigating the Unknown Alone

As human beings, we crave acceptance, security, and most of all love. After a break-up, we are left to feel more alone than before the relationship even began. Why? We get used to our lives and our routine and no matter how difficult, we adjust. The challenge is that once we feel the feelings of …

Coronavirus Craze

I seriously don't feel like adding another word on the coronavirus topic. I really feel like we all are regurgitating the issue. Enough has been said from all angles. All I would like to add is how I was personally affected by this time period. I feel like life has become a series of unknowns …

A Perfect Piece of His Master Plan

Can we really comprehend more than a minute aspect of what life is all about? I feel completely baffled at the complexity of it all. How can so many different facets coexist? It is a wonder. In some way, we are simply a byproduct of our thoughts which may or may not hold any validity. …

A Hopeful Heart

Please give me the strength to choose right from wrong. Help me have the energy and willpower to be a giving and loving person. Enable me to feel whole so that my inner self can overflow to reach out to others. May I have the emotional stamina to remain at equilibrium throughout life's ups and …

Rock your OWN band!

So many different movements are taking place around me constantly, creating a beautiful harmonious orchestra. No matter how hard I try or how many lessons I take, it seems like living with a physical disability just places me a couple of beats too slow. It's hard to reach the perfect pitch when so much is …

Is it fair to compare?

Yes, I definitely hear that everyone has challenges in life and that life is not smooth sailing for anyone. It still doesn't seem like that is a fair statement to say to someone born with a chronic illness and/or disability. Yes, you all have challenges but your challenges come and go throughout your lifetime. A …

We Got This!!

Keep feeling like you can do it! Don't allow negative thought patterns to overtake your outstanding abilities. If there are people in your life that don't believe in you, stay away from them! We need to continuously remind ourselves of our inherent awesomeness and a deep sense of ability! We are people of never-ending courage …

Love Yourself like your Life Depends on it!

Observing the turn of events that take place in my personal life, the lives of my friends and family and of the general world around me never ceases to amaze me. We can never really predict what will happen next or how we will feel about it. We take one step at a time predicting …