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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Telethon-itis
I have a problem with the way most fundraising campaigns for disability-related causes are presented to the public. The company for which I work just completed their annual month-long fundraiser for ALS. I applaud their work to raise money for … Continue reading
Wounded Healer
In one of my first posts on this blog I shared with you the difference that I see between healing and curing. Here is the Reader’s Digest version: Healing is the psychological and emotional process of moving from brokenness to wholeness … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, healing, Strength, wholeness
Tagged care, cerebral palsy, chaplain, disability, healing, ministry, wholeness, wounded
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Embodiment and Environment
I just read a story on NPR about a new movement among Evangelicals to go green. Yes, that’s right, some conservative Christians are beginning to make wholehearted attempts to help save the environment. Quoting from the article: God cares about … Continue reading
Posted in healing, wholeness
Tagged body, creation, earth, embodiment, environment, evangelical, holy, sacredness
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Disablism
Racism, sexism, lookism. Homophobia, another ism. We are a nation plagued by isms With all of these and other isms, we minimize each other. We have a great capacity to minimize people who are different than us, to make them … Continue reading
Guts and Glory
I’ve always had a strong tolerance for things that make other people’s stomachs turn. To be honest, “tolerance” might not be the right word. ”Fascination” might be more fitting. That makes me different from anyone else in my family. My … Continue reading
Posted in embodiment, wholeness
Tagged ability, body, capability, creation, embodient, reverence
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Terms of Estrangement
I love poetry. I find great meaning in poetry. Poets take the time and have the ability to look at the same stuff of life that all the rest of us look at–the everyday stuff, the supposedly monotonous stuff–and they … Continue reading
Sticks and Stones
My last post was about how important it is to create a safe space filled with trusting people to talk about our selves and our relationships with our bodies. I think the greatest thing to come out of a “trust … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, healing, language, wholeness
Tagged cerebral, deconstructing, disability, healing, language, wholeness
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Creating Safe Space
This blog has been a safe space for me to talk extensively about my insights, setbacks, challenges, and healing as a person who has cerebral palsy. I’m so glad about all the positive feedback I’ve received about how much my … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, healing, language, Strength, wholeness
Tagged cerebral palsy, disability, embodiment, language, our bodies, sacred, strength, wholeness
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Just a Little Jumpy
One fairly consistent quality in people who have cerebral palsy is that they have a very high startle reflex and a higher than normal muscle tension throughout their entire body. It’s an off-the-charts spasticity which sometimes translates easily into high anxiety levels. … Continue reading
Filling a Room
It has taken me years to be convinced by others that I should speak up more often. People have urged me to talk more often because they say that when I do my ideas are insightful and helpful to others. … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, healing, language, Strength
Tagged cerebral palsy, disability, healing, seminary, speaking center
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