December 5th used to be a day that I woke up sad. Twenty one years ago today, my best friend Noel Williams passed away. Noel and I became best friends while attending Pasadena City College, we struck up our friendship while waiting for our ride home from school. We would often talk about the way we wanted to change the world and make life easier for people with disabilities. We shared our life stories with each other and said that we would do our best to advocate for our community.
If Noel were alive today I think she’d be a council woman by now. It took me a long time to regain my confidence and start using my voice to advocate for others. This afternoon Noel I thought of you and I know you are watching over me. I miss you.
Resharing a video from Saturday
@marissa_edob is exactly the representation that we need in the role of Nessarose. She communicates the standards that we have for ourselves and knowing you are being properly represented helps you feel like you can take on the world.
Thank you Marissa
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Things and people that I’m grateful for:
My Mom and dad
My brother
My sister in law
My cousin @oceannlee
And her family
The ability to move, dance and speak
All of my sisters that I’ve met in the disabled community
Question to my sisters with Cerebral Palsy, if someone saw you and said you’re Green how would you respond? We all have times where we encounter unwanted questions and choose not to respond or we respond with what we feel in the day or maybe even the moment what would you do?
My response if I was having a bad day would be to tell the person that I don’t want to have that conversation. If it was a good day, I would say , I am, it’s not the most important thing about me on its own but it has become a powerful part of me and has helped me use my voice on behalf of myself and others.
Encouragement Notes Podcast 