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Lessons Learned from Listening and Observing Others: Stories of Appreciation
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In honor of my daughter on her birthday.
When I first shared this with Lance in February of 2016 he shared with me the song he had written about me entitled All. Please listen to and enjoy both episodes.
Our Hope's birthday I wish to honor her way of being with this podcast of my blog which asks the question; What Would Hope Do? (WWHD) and answers Choose Joy. Always.
Watching in horror as rioters stormed the capitol to "Stop the Steal" I was reminded of my own interpretation of what is real.
My son turns 37 on August 16th and I honor who he has become as a man, father and Dad.
Thank you Dad for your example of how to be the Dad and person that I am today.
This story of appreciation for my mom is a good listen any time but especially around her birthday.
I wrote this reflection about gender norms and equality when North Carolina passed the so called bathroom bill or HB2. I republish this with President Trump's assault on the LGBTQ community and DEI in general.
When I spoke with my big brother when he recently came home following surgery to repair a hernia I was reminded of how he was after successful surgery for a cancerous prostate.
My wife reminded me that her Mom would be 97 were she alive today. I choose to believe that her spirit lives on in her kids and grand kids and all of those who she touched during her life.
My dad was born on June 6th in 1913, and came of age during the depression. He contracted polio at age 3, and learned to walk using braces and a cane. He was the sole provider for the family and put his four kids through college.
I write this for my blog in 2017 after my sister turned 70 and share this podcast in celebration of her 77th birthday. Marilynne despite the pandemic still enjoys kayaking with her husband Bob.
I wrote this as a blog in 2017. While neither of us still are working where we were she is still a model for love and service.
The last Republican National Convention reminded me of this story I wrote in 2017 about how our outer world view is tied to our inner world view.
Especially today I am reminded and need to remember the power of the human spirit and imagination.
I publish this episode in celebration of Trevor Lewis and with appreciation for the gifts he has shared with me.
I met George Dobson in Virginia in the 1970's when he moved into a 12 bed group home after living for decades in a state institution that I was hired to Direct. I learned much from watching George and his patient and persistent manner of living to his fullest.
Today I received my first Social Security check at age 66. I celebrate this milestone with a lament to ageism: mine from decades ago and others now.
Bill resided for decades in a state institution due to the lack of accessible housing and community support. I first heard the phrase “piss on pity” from the former Iowa senator Tom Harken from a speech that he made celebrating the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act but that was after I knew Bill in the late 1970’s.
In 1983, when my wife and I opened the first group home in our community in Clarksburg, West Virginia for people with developmental disabilities I had no idea how profoundly we all would be impacted and it was not all what I imagined when I felt so proud of bringing Judy home after 32 years living in a state institution.
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