Do you know how many famous people, people we look up to, and people that you would be surprised by have disabilities? Dyslexia, blindness, autism, etc. Just goes to show how a "difference" doesn't define you. So many have become instruments of inspiration on so many levels.
A video project I highly suggest you take a look at: Right to Risk. It follows 8 individuals with disabilities on a 15 day whitewater rafting trip on the Colorado River. To learn about more significant months like October, I suggest you surf the Library of Congress' homepage.
On another note, I have been spending 2 to 3 hours a day with Sky and I'm excited to say he will be moving in on Saturday the 18th of October. We went shopping and he grabbed the plastic bag and carried it out to the car! The lady who was checking us out, looked at me in amazement and said "do it again, do it again". It was pretty funny.
Nick and I and Dean (a good friend of Nick's), went to a lecture this week about "the new American Dream" which was presented by John Zogby. If your not familiar with him he has been a pollster since 1984. It was fabulous. What I enjoyed so much was the intellectual thoughts of the younger audience.
It was at SMU and the students (really everyone) were so engaged. It had me thinking how we treat everyone around us and where the ideas and thoughts of the polls come from. It's truly fascinating to see results and how life affects outcomes! Check out the book The Way We'll Be: The Transformation of the American Dream. His thesis focused on the transition of American materialism and isolationism to the future of our political, cultural and spiritual awakening. I let you know how I liked the book sometime soon!
As a little suggestion for the week: don't take yourself so seriously. I have found that laughing is so great for the soul. I came home the other day and tripped on something and landed right on the floor. It was pretty ugly but I laughed so hard because I thought about how lucky I was that I was home and not in a movie theater!
Love,
Jen
