Category Archives: Transition

Real Deal College Classes!

           To this day I’m not sure how I learned about Wisconsin’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), only that sometime in 2002 I met someone at a small café in Madison who described to me what DVR is and what … Continue reading

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Understanding DisABILITY

To understand something we usually try to learn as much as we can about it, right?  Well, I learned that disability falls into the search for understanding category as well. The Reading Girl by Magni, National Gallery of Art, Washington, … Continue reading

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Disability is…

At the onset I thought that I would never find my way out of the incredibly life strangling emotional nightmare I was screaming in.   It was controlling my every thought, movement, desire, and wishes.  It took control of me…             … Continue reading

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Disability and Opportunity? Really?

Okay, sounds ridiculous right?   That disability is an opportunity; that it provides opportunity to discover new and exciting things about life… yea, right.  Just how does that happen when yesterday I could, today I can’t… Opportunity.  What does that really … Continue reading

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Phrases, praises, architect of change and… what’s this outfit I’m wearing?

Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve… you know those “if only I would have’s”…  These little phrases serve no purpose other than to torment us, add to the noise.  Not to say that they are forbidden to be said or thought or asked, … Continue reading

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Don’t forget – BLAME – it’s noisy too!

Image from Google Images 5-7-2013 Oh, looking for that someone or something to blame… anything to direct your anger, to point a finger, to say, “It’s all your fault”! I was once hardened by putting the blame, and the work … Continue reading

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What do I mean by “noise” – the “noise of disablity”?

  Have you ever quietly sat listening to the sounds of birds singing, of children playing, of music that touches your heart?  Have you strolled through a garden or prairie to marvel at nature’s colors, shapes and smells?  Have you … Continue reading

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Bite of a label….

          The next couple of years were spent cleansing my life and moving thoughts to their prospective right places, either gently aside or thrown out all together.  I continued my advocacy rampage and stayed in contact with others who had … Continue reading

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No more sacrifices – a “partner” disappears…

My reflections continued as I gazed over my life experiences.  I discovered that I had consistently left behind my very own self in order to keep someone else happy by trying to fix all their problems, which I was certain … Continue reading

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An Awakening

I reached a place where reflection, embraced by close attention, opened my eyes, and heart to understanding my life where it was.  I truly had an awakening that shook into me a sudden realization of who I really am and … Continue reading

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