✨ Achievements And Things That You Are Proud Of ✨
It's easy for us all to focus on the negatives and the things we struggle with because life can be incredibly hard at times when living with disabilities.
However, it is so important to remember there are glimmers of hope that we can focus our view on during the harder times.
Please feel free to mention below this thread:
✨ Achievements in your life
✨ Anything that you're proud of yourself for doing
These achievements don't have to be "big"... Even if the biggest achievement you have is getting out of bed, we will all be your biggest cheerleaders!
I'm looking forward to seeing the things you all share
Awww I love this! 💛
Cheering for everyone, you've got many cheerleaders, lovely people! 🥳
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
For me, pride is a bad word, however I am happy to report I am able to swim again, very well. Hoping to kayak again next. It would be good to be able to do my fair share of housework, because it needs doing, however, I prefer to stick to relearning the more fun stuff first!
@adaptableOcean4193 thats awesome that you are able to swim again!
I definitely hear you about the housework too. Thats something that I'm unfortunately unable to do right now. But we will get there 😊
Happy for you for your achievements
@adaptableOcean4193 swimming is an incredible achievement, so soothing too. Well done.
- completing 2 college degrees with my learning disability!!!
- staying away from people who have hurt me 😀
@heathermarie95 wow these are definitely very big accomplishments. Great job on the 2 college degrees! Yay for that.
Its also huge that you're staying away from people who have hurt you too. I know that can be hard sometimes, especially when its people that we love
Great job
@beck1
Thank you, i appreciate it :)
@heathermarie95 amazing! Well done, very useful too.
Managed to get engaged. I guess that's something.
@OneErased
congrats!
@OneErased congratulations on the engagement! That absolutely is a huge accomplishment 😊
@OneErased ❤️ congratulations 
Since knee pain (the right one) became an issue from 2010-ish to 2015 & intermittently since, & since the onset of my main chronic condition (particularly the diagnosis in early '17), I've had to use a cane. That may not sound like a big deal but I was a fairly active guy for many years before that. Constant head pain, vertigo, tinnitus & joint pain have made me a crippled remnant of what I once was...
One way I dealt with it is by building my own canes. In my late teens, my mother's 2nd husband taught me woodworking basics before he died. I built a writing desk while I was apprenticed to him. (got rid of it a while later) After that I didn't pick up a tool for years...until my knee started hurting. I quickly learned that the canes sold at places like Walgreens/CVS/etc. are cheap, shoddy things that will not last the way a mobility aid should. I believe that if you must use a mobility aid, it should be a quality item. So I broke out the crosscut saw, files, rasps, etc. I devised a method for canemaking that, as of now, I have never seen anyone else use. And I've done a few websearches since I began.
My early efforts were crude but worked, once I figured out how to securely fix the handle to the shaft. The 2nd cane was a paid commission for a client & friend at the time. I built three more after that. Finally had to relocate due to health-related reasons; with complications (to put it mildly) from the move, I lost all my canes. I bought a cheap one from the evil empire*, then bought a sledgehammer handle & immediately got to work. That was in mid-2016...
Chronic illness issues & the weather slow me down. That happens too often for my liking. But right now my 9th cane is nearly complete.
*a.k.a. Wal-Mart
@slowdecline48 I am so impressed, I totally agree about quality, although I do like gel handles so does my dog lol so they don't last long.
You have inspired me to think about this and how I may be able to make one. I do customise all my accoutrements with climbing clips so I can carry things. Would love to hear more about your wood work.
@MistyMagic Thanks, that's sweet. Am planning to post a few photos of it once I start the right thread for them...
@MistyMagic
Whenever I post snapshots of cane projects & other things involving pieces of dead trees, you can see them here.
@beck1 knowing myself fully and completely and having so much love for myself really accepting my light and dark and my pain taking full responsibility for my existence 💗
