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My intentions for 2011

  • 26 November 2010
  • By Freya in

Okay, so it’s nearly the beginning of a new year. I’ve heard the suggestion that making a list of things you wish to achieve can be the first step to achieving them. Yesterday afternoon I finally did just that. So without further ado, here are my intentions for 2011. Universe, I hope you are listening … Read more: My intentions for 2011

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Not going down without a fight

Welcome back to the Freefall blog – it is great to be able to share thoughts and ideas with you all again …

I’ve always been pretty aware of the effect that my CP has on my body.

I’m only in my early 30s and in the last year or two, time has bitten hard. I am having knee issues. This makes standing harder and, at times, downright painful – thank heavens for cortisone. Read more: Not going down without a fight

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To whom it may concern

So your child has just been diagnosed with cerebral palsy? I’m sorry, that sucks. It really does. No, your lives won’t be the same, nor will that of your child. I guess it’s still too early to be able to tell how things will be. It’s okay to mourn what could have been. We all wonder sometimes. Just remember to find the good bits in the current moment, however small or fleeting (given time, you really will find some).

And no, neither one of you did anything to deserve this. Even though I know you do, you shouldn’t feel guilty for this. Hopefully time will fade that a little. It sounds lame, and I know you want a reason as to why you and not someone else, but there really isn’t one.

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Never look back.. but best not go too far forward..

  • 27 August 2009
  • By Freya in

I’m one of those people who tries not to look back into the past too much, but I also find that try not to plan too far ahead or plan too much into the future. As a person with a disability, forward planning the next ten years can be scary.

Disregarding the fact I am Aries – apparently naturally impulsive and quick to decide – I don’t like planning too far in advance. I find it, on the whole, to be like tempting fate to come and kick me on my butt. Much of my life, even my daily routine, is built around the presence of others. It’s not the way I would wish it, it is the way it has to be. Planning too much seems somehow even more restrictive. There are so many variables that if even one part is altered slightly, the whole picture can change completely.

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