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Blessings of friends and family

This weekend i had a great conversation with one of my long time family friends. it was such a good reminder. i was talking about how i started this blog and what i write about and what kinds of things happen to me as a individual with a disability. her kids and i grew up together and she mentioned how her kids never questioned me for having a disability and how they always just loved me for who i was. it was not until later when they asked her what i had but when she told them they accepted that fact and moved on. nothing even changed when they knew.

there were and sometimes are times where i think how do my friends see me and what do they think. this conversation this weekend led me to think about my past and current friendships. growing up i never thought i was different because my friends treated me like i was not. same as now. no matter where i go and what i am doing i feel like just an average person which i am so beyond blessed by. i have such open and trusting relationships that i feel comfortable asking my friends to help me. cuz lets be honest even though i live an independent lifestyle i still struggle with many things (aka. opening something, getting something out of my wallet, carrying something, etc..). my friends do not hesitate at all if i ask them to help me but they are also amazing in that they do not try to help me with every little thing. only when i really ask them. i feel comfortable to joke around with them if i trip or something funny happens due to my disability and even if something hard happens when i feel discouraged, even though they cannot relate they are always there to help me and comfort me.

my family came to my mind as well. every single person in my family treat me as an average individual. they make me try to do something before they help me. that is how i am the person i am today because they showed me i do have the ability inside of me to do whatever i need to. it is only if i try to do something and can't that they will then do it for me. they are the ones that allowed me to realize i can grow up and be an independent women and do things on my own. i am nothing but grateful that God has blessed me with such a strong family that will fight for me and do whatever they can to allow me to be independent yet at the same time be right by my side.

this whole thing hit home for me this weekend. God has gifted me with the most amazing friends and family that except me for who i am in the inside and do not judge me at all. i feel free when i am with them. they make me forget that i even have a disability. i just want to take a moment to say thank you to every friend and family member because i do not think you realize what an impact you have on my life and how everyday i go to bed with a smile on my face knowing that God has blessed me with amazing, beautiful friends and family

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