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Dear Friends, I am feeling so at peace these days. My life has so many stressors, like most people, and my disability adds to my challenges and makes it hard to deal with all of my other difficulties. It has felt acute in recent months due to our impending move and the stressful search forContinue reading “Thankful”

Dear Friends, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving! I am always up for a feast. I also cannot believe it is December next week. Time is slippery, but that is life and I am making great new memories as time flows past me. Recently, I have had some great days out and about. I amContinue reading “Days Out”

Dear Friends, I have been wanting to share on this topic for a while: Inspiration. Disabled folks are too aware that we are apparently a fountain of inspiration to non-disabled folks. The problem is that this often leaves us feeling worse about our situation, which is rarely helped by people who so casually claim inspirationContinue reading “Brave Hearts on Inspiration”

Dear Friends, It feels like autumn here in San Diego. I know people scoff at our seasons, but they are real and meaningful. The quality of light, the chilly dry mornings, the hushed ending of day. It feels calmer. Even with the holidays fast approaching, it feels more still. I am feeling like I haven’tContinue reading “Chilly Days”

Dear Friends, Well, I guess my prayers were not enough. I am dismayed by the election results. It is so disheartening. It is a good lesson in facing reality. I wish that more people voted thoughtfully, that more people used critical thinking and examined their biases and assumptions, that more people looked past factions andContinue reading “In this reality”

Dear Friends, …is there something special going on today? November 5, 2024? You seem anxious. Election Day! I have been anxious about this. I know many of you have been, too. So I wanted to share this podcast episode inspired by the strife and conflict that have saturated politics in this country. This episode ofContinue reading “Some Care for Election Day, from our Brave Hearts”

Dear Friends, Wow, things have been busy lately! I am working on some exciting schemes and I also have not been sleeping well, so I am not posting as often. But I wanted to share some of my prepared answers for my interview by Tim Villegas for the Think Inclusive podcast episode that was postedContinue reading “Quotes from Think Inclusive podcast”

Dear Friends, I am glowing from the trip we took this week! We usually do one ocean activity each week, often snorkeling or stand-up paddleboarding in La Jolla. This week, though, we did a day trip to Catalina Island. I hadn’t been there since 2009, when our family took one of our few family vacationsContinue reading “Island Getaway”

Dear Friends, I am so excited to share a new goal I have for this month! It is to take the local train from near my house to the station near Tara’s apartment on my own. The start and end of this trip are both terminal stations, so it is a bit easier than tryingContinue reading “A New Goal”