9 years on this Autism journey. I'm forever changed. I've learned that life isn't about milestones, accolades or who finishes first. Everyone walks their own path. I've learned people will let you down...continuously. There are many people who just will never "get it". Autism is a state of being, not an illness to be "cured". … Continue reading 9 Years…
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Autism Month.
Autism Month. đź’™ Given it’s our everyday, I lost track of my dates…April is here…Autism Awareness/Acceptance month is here. I used to be excited that I had an excuse to share freely…now I feel it’s more and more critical in this upside down world we live in to not just share for “awareness” or “acceptance” … Continue reading Autism Month.
Blank Space
I sit in front of a blank screen with a blinking cursor…a…lot. It’s not that I have nothing to say or don’t know what to say…it’s that the emotion behind it all is so epically crippling at times. I’ve immersed myself in blogs and books lately. Things and subjects I didn’t want to “be” my … Continue reading Blank Space
Contentment
Contentment: a state of happiness and satisfaction Contentment is a noun. It’s a state that is overlooked and underestimated. We are trained to live as a verb…to want more, to be more and to have more. Nothing is ever "good enough". Everyone is trying to keep up with the Jones'...even the Jones'! Who are the … Continue reading Contentment
Diagnosis
A diagnosis of Autism. 9 years ago…It’s taken 9 years to get here. I was devastated. Those words. That moment. Time stood still. My face burned and I felt tears fall uncontrollably. I had failed my son. 3 years into his little life and I’d failed. My body failed him; I failed him. I fell … Continue reading Diagnosis
Cold Feet
I started/bought this blog years ago. I kept funding it with the idea that one day I would be a little more inspired...a little less tired...a little less beat down. I like to write...but I don't want it to become a chore. I've been writing here and there...it's therapeutic. I've been afraid to post to … Continue reading Cold Feet
Here we go…
My little guys at the beach... There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela ...I'm taking a huge leap here but hope to bring awareness and understanding with grace and eloquence through words. Above all, I hope to find time for … Continue reading Here we go…
Seeing Through the Blue Veil 