Category: Faith, Dance, Books, advocacy

These are select memories from past Rolex experiences. I wish this event was year-round. Life feels different at RE

This past Thursday I told my @boundlessbabesociety sister @alistroker  that I want to be the first Elphaba who is actually green I know that this dream will take a lot of hard work as all dreams do but if we as a community including our non disabled Allies continue to champion people in the disabled community we can change the world!
This is what my playbill bio would say: Ms. Marie Nicole Zimmerle is overjoyed to finally be playing Elphaba and bringing authentic representation of her community to the Wicked stage. Ms.  Zimmerle admits  that her journey of self-acceptance has been a rollercoaster ride, but she is excited to let the younger generations know that anything is possible

Hey I hope you had a good day. I wanted to stop by and say hi and share once more how excited I am to be joining the @frankdlantermanrc Board of directors in a few weeks! I know that I shared that I got my official acceptance letter a few days ago, but today I got a welcome email from the executive director. I am excited to share my knowledge that I’ve gained in all these  years of living with a disability,

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Life Lately https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragement-with-marie-/episodes/Life-Lately-e2lj9co

Hey I hope you’re having a beautiful blessed day! I have so much to tell you and I will be doing that soon 🙂. I’m really excited about life these days!: I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

10  days till Rollettes Experience! I can’t wait to see everyone! Did you know that when the @rollettes_la  lets a team member go to venture on to other things Big things happen! This year we have an original teammate @alistroker coming back home for the first time since 2018
When Ali left she became the first Boundless Babe to grace a Broadway stage in 2015 in spring awakening and in 2019 she became a Tony Winner for her role in Oklahoma! The night of her win was a big win for the disability community, we began to feel like we would be taken seriously in any endeavor we undertook
Broadway and the world have a long way to go, In terms of giving our community our equal rights because accessibility doesn’t exist the way that it should.
I look forward to connecting with Ali and finding out her thoughts on the next steps to change and inclusivity 

Do you remember when I said that I had an unspoken prayer request back in February? I wrote that post on the day I had an interview with the executive director of @frankdlantermanrc. She came to my home to speak to me about possibly joining the board of directors. During our conversation I accepted the role unofficially and filled out an application for the position. Yesterday I received my acceptance letter in the mail officially welcoming me to the board!

My two year appointment begins on July 24th.. One year ago I was at Rollettes Experience and I got a voicemail saying that my service coordinator recommended me for a self advocacy group  and my life has never been the same since!
Living with a disability is a rollercoaster of emotions and self acceptance is not a linear journey. Community is the thing that makes the journey easier.

I hope that through my experience I can represent my community well. I can truly say that what I thought made me weird has now become my strength.  Thank you God for this opportunity