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By Rachel on January 28, 2009  |  Comments 0

Making Yourself Relevant, A Story


Up until a couple of years ago, the street I live on had its own Mayor. George, Major of Harwood St. The only major scandal during his tenure was the discovery that he had been feeding our dog an egg McMuffin, EVERY DAY.
My husband and I live on a Live Oak lined, brick paved street [...]

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By Rachel on January 04, 2009  |  Comments 2

Consider the Facts, Carefully


My “limit free living” thought for today is, consider information with care.
So what do I mean by today’s thought? Let me give you an example to start this conversation out.
I remember hearing a statistic on NPR that 85% of people who are legally blind or blind are unemployed. I thought, of course, no one wants [...]

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By Rachel on December 18, 2008  |  Comments 9

Governor David Paterson: A Perspective Check


Today’s thoughts on “Living Without Limitations” is all about a perspective check:
Did you catch last weekends Saturday Night Live’s skit spoofing Gov. David Paterson of New York State? If you didn’t see it, maybe you have been hearing all the noise that has followed in its wake.
My take is that this is good [...]

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By Rachel on December 16, 2008  |  Comments 0

Helping Your Disabled War Vet Spouse


Today is a repost from Patty Newbold’s Blog. For those of you who are not familiar with Patty’s work, she’s a “happy marriage expert.” Her blog, Assume Love: How to have a happier marriage without waiting for your spouse to change, is a must-add to your RSS feed.
Yesterday she wrote a blog [...]

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How Social Media can Change Lives


I first wrote this as a guest poster on Jeff Pulver’s Blog
It’s a good perspective check as more and more people are worrying about their futures. Those who can best learning to adapt and grow are our trail blazers right now. The life mantra for successful people who have a disability has really always been [...]

Teleconference: 7 Steps for Landing Butter Side Up!


Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:
November 22nd
3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form on the contact page. Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access code you’ll need to join in the conversation. After you have done this [...]

Welcome


Welcome to my new Weblog site, I am giddy to have it up and running. It is a “site” to behold, let’s take a tour. No wait, I have a boat load of thanking to do first. If you don’t know the following people allow me to introduce them.
Barbara [...]

Look Away…


…Don’t look yet, I’m not ready! I’ve just gotten this site and there is oh so much to learn. Please turn your browser away and I’ll let you know when it’s okay to look.
While whynotrachel.com is getting presentable please visit whynotrachel.wordpress.com where I will continue to write blog posts until this site is up [...]

Teleconference: Step into the Unknown, Step into LIFE


Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:

November 8th 
3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form on the contact page.  Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access code you’ll need to join in the conversation.  After you have done this once, you’ll automatically [...]

Our NEED to Know


In life there are a lot of lines we have to learn to straddle. There’s the line between acceptance and hope. This is essentially what I’ve been talking about in previous posts. There’s another line however the one I’m addressing here, the line between the known and the unknowable.
I’ve been derailed by the election this [...]

“After Shock” the Teleconference


Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:

October 25th 
3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form on the contact page.  Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access code you’ll need to join in the conversation.  After you have done this once, you’ll automatically [...]

Abduction of Innocence

Abduction of Innocence


…When the second tower was hit I knew that our nation had been forever changed.

In this post, I look at the first of the three points in the “After Shock.”
1) When you are handed an unexpected blow, a challenge you are forced to face, you need to also know that your life has forever changed.
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There [...]