Many problems between people come down to one thing. Do we really understand each other?
Author Archives: pencilpicasso
My Milestone: One Of Many
Today is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day. This is one of my biggest milestones.
Family Over Everything
Family has always been arguably the most important part of my life and indeed every life. Not because it is the accepted “norm” to value ones family highly; not because I was raised in a Christian home; and definitely not because I feel I have, or indeed believe in the existence of, the ideal family.Continue reading “Family Over Everything”
Musings: Ironic
I recently stumbled across this short piece containing some of my early thoughts soon after becoming disabled. I thought I’d share it as my emotions and thoughts were still quite raw at the time.
Wheelchairs Don’t Bite, Trust Me
Avoiding awkward situations with the disabled.
A Look in The Mirror At Professor Stephen Hawking
“The film also brought to light a number of issues I had previously thought I was at peace with. Boy was I wrong. Most significant of these included the realisation that under slightly different circumstances my live would’ve been extremely short”