My Personal Battle!

This morning I received the nicest complement a person could get!  It was from a new friend I just met on line.  A very sweet soul who came into my life with angel wings! She not only is giving me her support, but has put one of my writings up on her blog.  How sweet is that- and oh how I appreciate her love, devotion, and kindness!

The truth is, that ever since I can remember, I have been passionate about getting “my life,” Together,  whatever that is:>)))) lol, and giving more that 150 percent to it, in everything I do.  I don’t know any other way.  Weather its dealing with a physical therapy issue, a learning issue, an inclusion issue, an employment issue, what ever the issue was, I have always, always walked the line!  No matter what I have had to deal with, I have always spoken the truth, and given everyone my all weather they could except it or not. I payed the consequences too!

More times than not, the people I confronted, could not handle the truth. Yet I was canned in the way they decided.  Most people could not, and did not know how to cope with the issue or situation at hand or with me personally!  They liked to tastefully turn the tables, put me on the defensive, and make me out to be the bad guy!  And I, I only want to see good for the world, I only want peace and harmony for others, and I only want to share with the world- if I could do it, so could you!
I don’t want favors, and charity!  I don’t want to be treated any differently just because I have a physical disability or a learning disability.  I may need some help.  And I will ask, if I do!  As there is absolutely nothing wrong in asking for those accommodations and in turn, receiving them, fulfilled. And giving it your all! There is nothing wrong in having the same desires as others!  We are all human!  Aren’t we?  Why then should we be looked at any differently?

I do not think society ever dealt with a human being just like me before!  A free spirit, a rebel with a cause, a person who has hope, dreams and desires, and whats to help others not have to go through what I had to go through!  And to see those dreams accomplished.  I am a person who is willing to go the extra mile, who is willing to take on the system, to not only see equality for herself, but equity  for others!  I want to see and bare witness to fairness. I want to bare witness to justice being made for my kind.  It doesn’t matter to me what your disability is- lets learn to help each other and work in unison.  “One for all,… and… all for one”  This way all  of us can have an opportunity and chance to have our wants, need, and dreams met.

We are not animals to be lock in cages.  We are not extra ammunition or surplus to be shot rounds at.  And, we are not criminals!  We are human beings desiring the same things in life that”NORMAL” people have a chance at daily.  So why can’t we!   We do not deserve this kind of treatment.  We are people who want to succeed in our lives-  We want to see our hard deserved action recognized-  We want our words to be taken seriously, and we to want to be praised and validated- we want other to recognize our achievement without being locked out of the mainstream of life!  We want our lives to have meaning too!

We don’t want to just sit at home day in or day out, and stare at the four walls because we were blocked, conveniently, from earning a living, or getting a degree that we could have gotten if those professionals who call themselves professionals did not stand in our way, or label  us, or made a unsound ruling and judgment just because we are shrouded with an imperfect body, or mind… this does not give anybody the right to look down upon us, or judge us.

2 comments on “My Personal Battle!
  1. pelf says:

    I think most people with disabilities are striving for this same “objective” too. To be treated just like any other “normal” walking person.

    In fact, a friend of mine, Peter, contributed an article on this issue during my Blogathon, which can be read here — http://thegivinghands.org/2007/07/peter-tan/

  2. Linda says:

    Hi Karen, I was pointed in your direction by Pelf and even though I could only stop by briefly on my way out the door to work this morning, I do plan on coming back by and reading some more.

    Good luck with the typepad stuff, I am virtually clueless when it comes to that as I’m a blogger person!

    I will be back!

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