Tag Archives: depression
The Awakening
Alphabet of Despair Abandoned by friends, Abandoned by wife, Abandoned by children, Abandoned by life. Betrayed by his feelings, Betrayed by his drive, Betrayed by his body, Betrayed can’t survive. Captured by torture, Captured by loss, Captured by drugs, Captured … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, health, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged acceptance, depression, Disability, mental health, poetry, self-awareness, self-respect, Terry Wiens
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Is Being a Pioneer Worth It?
“In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail” – Major Taylor There’s a light fog out there today, maybe better described as a mist but enough that you know the horizon is there … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged #LetsTalk, accessibility, Berkeley Independent Living movement, depression, dignity, disability living, Doug Mowat, inclusion, independent living, Mount Royal University, polio, Robin Cavendish, SCI, seniors, Terry Wiens
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Are We Talking..
I’m in that hurry up and wait stage of dealing with a government bureaucracy. The sun is trying to shine and it has certainly warmed up. Has been raining buckets (as I write that two of the local high school … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Philosophy, seniors
Tagged #LetsTalk, belief systems, cognitive therapy, depression, Terry Wiens, wheelchair wisdom
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