I have MS - Multiple Sclerosis. Since being diagnosed, the disease and my disability have both greatly progressed.
I used to be a jogger. Today, I use a walker or wheelchair to go anywhere.
I used to drive and work 50-plus hours a week. I no longer drive or work.
I used to make a very good living. Today, I live on disability income.
I have always been a pretty happy guy. Today, I can honestly say that I am happier than I have ever been.
"Being happy no matter what" is what this blog is all about. This experience of living with a disability, has taught me more than I ever could have learned in school, or from books, or from a life without incident.
I want to use this blog to share what I have learned, discuss perspective and gratitude, debate my concepts and beliefs and hopefully create, cause or impact you, the reader, to see your life and circumstances differently.
Over time, I hope to demonstrate these few things:
- If we pay attention, life is a great teacher.
- Circumstances have nothing to do with happiness.
- This "glass half empty - glass half full" concept is baloney
- The greatest asset that we all possess and our greatest challenge in life are one in the same.
There will be much to discuss and more topics to talk about. I hope that you will join me, participate with me, share with me and teach me as we embark upon this journey.
Participate. Make a difference. Live a life that matters.