All Entries in the "life purpose" Category

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A Letter to Injured War Vets (and the people who love them)

I was reading a newspaper article about “helping injured war vets put the pieces back together”. I read a lot of articles that talk about helping vets get back to “normal” The articles always have the same effect on me, they bug the CRAP out of me and here’s why.
I think this language can, and [...]

Teleconference: Locating the Opportunities in Your Problems

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Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:
December 6th
3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
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 [...]

Thanksgiving “Butter Side Up”

On Barbara Sher’s Bulletin Board we started to share our most “special” Thanksgiving tales, here’s mine.
I was in the emergency room last Thanksgiving morning at 3:00 AM. My father flew in later that same day. I hardly remember greeting him because the pain killers had begun to kick in for a pretty serious tooth problem [...]

What Does “Landing Butter Side Up” Mean to you?

Here are some of the answers I’ve gotten from asking this question on twitter.
What does “landing butter side up mean to you”?

LdyDisney: Landing butter side up means that nothing bad stuck to you right? You fell but no harm done…
mikecane: I wouldn’t even eat toast that fell butter side up. [...]

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 [...]