I am at my best when I have found something worth doing. My life's journey is at the tipping point; I am caught between being a child and something else, something greater, ready to move but afraid to fall. With the help of friends, of those who love and are loved by me, I will find the strength to leap and fly with my own wings. I will be a person who took every shot, who believed in risks and challenges and failures; who learned from everything that happened, so if nothing else, I can offer people the truest advice: "Be patient and tough- someday this pain will be useful to you." I will be a quiet place for my loved ones to rest; when they cannot stand to fight, I will shield them from the world until they are strong again.

I can do anthing I set my mind to. I will move to Montreal to be with my battle-brother, build a house and home together, and live a life where I don't have to sacrifice my everything for others' convenience. I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can make a difference with my work, doing something that makes the world better, no matter how small the degree. I will find opportunities to use my natural talents, such as inter- and intrapersonal communication and adaptability. I will enrich my personal life through writing, constantly, whether it be just a few words a day to pages by the hour.

I will strive to learn from the lessons of my past and gain the virtues of patience, perserverence, and passion.
I will stop procrastinating, and work on accepting that:
I am strong enough to change, to take control of my life.
I am allowed to mess up, to make mistakes, to ask for help.
I deserve a place in this world.
I will constantly renew myself by focusing on the four dimensions of my life:
Recovery; strengthening the hips and core muscles, maintaining a healthy body weight and image.
Constance; remembering to lean against the lessons of my past, to follow the path of my future.
Reconciliation; learning to cope with my disabilities, finding ways to not consider them a hindrance.
Peace; knowing that I am not what happened to me, even if I have been changed by it.I am at my best when I have found something worth doing. My life's journey is at the tipping point; I am caught between being a child and something else, something greater, ready to move but afraid to fall. With the help of friends, of those who love and are loved by me, I will find the strength to leap and fly with my own wings. I will be a person who took every shot, who believed in risks and challenges and failures; who learned from everything that happened, so if nothing else, I can offer people the truest advice: "Be patient and tough- someday this pain will be useful to you." I will be a quiet place for my loved ones to rest; when they cannot stand to fight, I will shield them from the world until they are strong again. I can do anthing I set my mind to. I will move to Montreal to be with my battle-brother, build a house and home together, and live a life where I don't have to sacrifice my everything for others' convenience. I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can make a difference with my work, doing something that makes the world better, no matter how small the degree. I will find opportunities to use my natural talents, such as inter- and intrapersonal communication and adaptability. I will enrich my personal life through writing, constantly, whether it be just a few words a day to pages by the hour. I will strive to learn from the lessons of my past and gain the virtues of patience, perserverence, and passion. I will stop procrastinating, and work on accepting that: I am strong enough to change, to take control of my life. I am allowed to mess up, to make mistakes, to ask for help. I deserve a place in this world. I will constantly renew myself by focusing on the four dimensions of my life: Recovery; strengthening the hips and core muscles, maintaining a healthy body weight and image. Constance; remembering to lean against the lessons of my past, to follow the path of my future. Reconciliation; learning to cope with my disabilities, finding ways to not consider them a hindrance. Peace; knowing that I am not what happened to me, even if I have been changed by it.

Posted 10 years ago