I’ve talked a lot about disability and society’s views of disabilities, but I wanted to share something that I see regularly on social media: Inspirational Porn. According to Wikipedia: “Inspirational porn” is the calling of people with disabilities inspirational solely or in part on the basis of their disability.[1][2] The term was coined in 2012 […]
So many times, I sit back and watch the news and I hear and see horrible things and it simply breaks my heart. The news is filled with so many stories of blatant disrespect, disregard and misunderstanding. I also see stories of misrepresentation in the disabled community. I never thought that in 2017, that I […]
In life, we are taught valuable lessons. We don’t like to remember or re-live the hard lessons. We usually just like to keep the knowledge we gained from them. The truth is that we NEED those hard lessons. We need them to grow into who we are MEANT TO BE. I’ve shared some of these […]
If you’re seeing this post, congratulations… you officially understand how the internet works! In all seriousness though… like with anything else in life, there comes a time for change and it was time for a change and more growth for myself. I decided that my blog deserved a home for more growth and potential to […]
Fear and anxiety are 2 very powerful feelings. Although they seem different, they are also very similar in how they can affect a person. If you’ve never faced a fear that you couldn’t conquer (or you’ve never experienced anxiety), count your blessings. Both fear and anxiety are paralyzing at times, if you aren’t willing to […]
In a marriage, we make vows to love each other in sickness and in health, but I’d venture to say that if either you or your spouse weren’t sick at the time of your marriage, you don’t really think about “What if something happens to them?” Maybe you do, but I’m going to go out […]
I was recently having a conversation with a comedian friend of mine, Nemr (nemrcomedy.com), after one of his shows this past weekend and we were talking about differences and similarities in our upbringing and backgrounds. He is an Arabic Christian from the country of Lebanon… and although our cultural backgrounds are different, we very much […]
As my 1,001 Days has ended to “officially” complete my 101 Things, I wanted to take a moment to reflect and share what I’ve learned. I ended up completing 83 of 101 things. Although I was unable to complete the other 18 things on my list in the time frame, I’m not going to stop […]