“Your past and present obstacles will serve as the stepping stones to your future.” One night, I awoke in the wee small hours from a vivid dream speaking the above words to a person who was unknown to me. Upon awakening from the dream, I saw in my mind’s eye a stone smith laying down […]
Obstacles
Lessons Learned from my Daily Walks Part 1
For the last month or so, I’ve been taking a daily walk. While it might seem like a short walk for most people, for me, a half-hour walk is a challenge, but it’s a necessary challenge. The disability I live with is slowly progressive, and I need to do all I can with the muscles […]
I Have No Choice, I Must Keep Moving
I fell yesterday. Don’t worry. I am okay. It’s not fun to fall; it hurts! But it comes with the territory of living with a disability such as mine. I can’t just lie there and have a pity party. No, I have to get up. I have no choice. Yes, I stay still for a […]
Plowing Through Discouragement Unearths Building Stones
Although I did not grow up on a farm, I spent many a day in the summer visiting my parent’s farming friends in Southern Alberta. I remember my family driving along dusty country roads with nothing to see but acres and acres of wide-open spaces. You always knew a farmhouse or barn was coming up […]