The one great thing about having a physical disability is that it gets you thinking about how great life is, it has you focusing on the most important things in life: the great moments you have with your family and friends that are your family. You develop a greater appreciation for your family.
Your relationship with your family should be held in high regard. There is nothing better than the good times you spend with your family. Never take your family for granted. Some of the best moments in my life have been with my family and I cherish every moment. I think a lot of people take for granted how important their family is.
Your parents can drive you nuts at times and you will butt heads at times, but you must keep in mind that your parents are not perfect and there is no perfect way to raise kids, only trial and error and the testing of your patience.
If you have parents that love you with all their heart, that really try to do their best, and that have your best interests at heart; embrace that knowledge and your parents; do not push your family away. When you are having a tough time in life, you have your family there to help you out when you are having difficulties.
I am blessed to have parents that love my brother and I unconditionally and that only want the best for us. My parents mean the world to me and I love them with all my heart.
I know some people do not have family members that they can count on because they either have parents that have passed away, abusive, or deserters. I never understood how some families could treat each other like crap because it is your family who is supposed to always have your back, to protect you and to always be there for you.
If you do not have loving immediate family, turn to your close friends that you think of as your family, the people in your life that you can depend on that always have your back. It is important that you take all the things that make life such a beautiful thing and only focus on the positive because when you focus on the negative, you will only be miserable in life.
You want to bring joy to everyone around you, only focus on positive thought and action. It will make you a better person and others will appreciate you in the end.
Always embrace and appreciate your family; remember that family is extremely important, close friends can be your family as well.
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It is an important thing to believe in yourself and realize you can accomplish anything you put your mind to because only you can put things into motion to reach your dreams.
The only way to reach your dreams is to have confidence in your abilities and your potential to do great things with your life; you also need to embrace your inner drive, your ego, that determination, and positive attitude.
Having confidence is a good thing and sometimes you have to stroke your ego, but you need to acknowledge that your ego is present, try to understand and observe how your ego is working because sometimes you need to step back a moment, to put your ego in check.
You need to realize that the world does not revolve around you and it is more important to think about others, not just yourself. Loving yourself is a great thing, but you don’t have to be constantly telling everybody how awesome you are.
Cockiness and bragging all the time gets old really fast, people get tired of it; sharing ideas, interests, and passions is a much more rewarding experience for everybody.
If you are confident that you are excellent in your career or job, that is good but remember that nobody is perfect and there is always room for improvement. Set aside your pride and realize that you are not perfect; you have to adapt, and embrace improving your self. There is never only one universal answer to a problem; sometimes your way is not always the best solution to all problems in all situations.
Pride can be a good thing or a bad thing. It is good to be proud of your heritage, but you have to respect other cultures, ethnicities and not forget the importance of respecting the country where you live. Pride can be a problem when you become arrogant and start to feel superiority over others.
If you observe how you treat other people and focus on doing right by others, the world becomes a much more pleasant place to be. It is much more fun to enjoy life by being chill and enjoying others company, than trying to start fights and give people attitude.
Always remember to observe the world around you and take plenty of time to look past yourself, learn from past mistakes, and accept ways to improve.
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I have been writing quite a few blog articles and I am glad that I have focused on my writing again because it is my true passion. Writing awakens my soul and challenges my mind to the point where my thoughts are cleared from chaos. Posting an interview series on my blog was very exciting and I really enjoyed it, especially since the first interview was with someone that is an important part my life, one of my best friends, Judge Judie Chesson.
An interview is an amazing way to hear stories from people and hear them tell you something that you may never have thought to ask in everyday conversation. It is a fun experience to do an interview and now I am addicted to the art interviewing; it’s not an exact science, a learning experience.
Obviously, an interview could be really boring or it could be very interesting, exciting and insightful. It is all about asking interesting questions to elicit the most thoughtful responses. I have nowhere near perfected the interview and I have a lot to learn, but it is a lot of fun nonetheless.
I am excited to report that I had the opportunity to record an interview with my Grandpa recently about his life experiences. It is a rewarding and fun experience. Before I did the interview, I made an outline with the result totaling eight pages of topics.
The first part interview with my Grandpa lasted two hours; time went by really fast. We did not have a chance to cover everything at once, so we will continue the interview soon. I was proud of my Grandpa because he did a really good job remembering his past; I look forward to our next session.
It is very important to preserve history, especially family history because loved ones like grandparents are not around forever. It is too late to find out about loved ones past in a lot detail when they are gone. I encourage everybody to preserve his or her family history. You will enjoy it as well as keep stories alive for future generations.
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You can overcome all obstacles if you put your mind to it, but the key is to always keep a positive mindset, no matter the circumstances. Most importantly, treat everybody around you in a positive way because when you treat people good, good things will happen to you.
The saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated,” is the best piece of advice I have ever been given.
Always keep in mind that your situation is most likely not as a bad as other people’s situation out there in the world. You might have a nice warm home and meal to go home to every day, while other people are starving or dying from cancer.
There is light at the end of the tunnel, only you cannot not put the brakes on in your life, drive straight ahead, no matter how many detours try to block your way through life. Courage awakens the happiness within your soul.
I have a physical disability and like everything else, you learn to live with it, and become appreciative of the things you can do. Life is precious and not meant to be taken for granted.
There is no limit to endless possibilities of the things that I can accomplish by unleashing the power of my mind. The warrior spirit within my soul never lets anything keep me down. My situation strengthens my character and the advantage is through all my hardships, I can overcome anything that tries to restrain me from enjoying life.
I look at everything positive in life, focus on everything that is great about life, and keep the negatives in life at bay with a sharp sword. Hardships in life are strengthening potions. What does not kill me only makes me stronger.
Something negative is only a positive disguised as a misunderstood negative, a learning experience waiting to happen. Nothing is worth putting negative energy into, move on, learn, and become a better person.
Go out there and enjoy life! I for one am determined to live it up and enjoy life.
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The Mac OS X operating system install process is not very accessible to users that cannot use a conventional keyboard to type in the required information, the new account username and password. After everything is all set up, I have to disable some default options in order for me use my Mac system under Mac OS X Lion.
After installing, immediately, when I get to my Desktop, I have to go into the System Preferences to go into Login Options and enable Automatic login, so that every time I restart or start up my Mac, it will bypass the login screen.
The other default feature I have to disable in the System Preferences, is under Security & Privacy on the General tab: I uncheck the, “Require password immediately after sleep or screensaver begins.” Again, the problem arises of having to use the conventional keyboard to type in my password.
From a security standpoint, bypassing the login screen is not the best idea when you have a lot of people around your computers, but I have no choice, but to bypass the login screen because it is extremely inconvenient to have somebody type in my password every time I want to use my computer. Without the option to use an onscreen keyboard to type in the information, the login screen is not a viable option for me, until Apple addresses the issue.
I may be overly security conscious at times and paranoid about my privacy and security, but knowledge is power and choosing ignorance is never smart. I am always keeping myself aware of the latest security issues, vulnerabilities, patches, updates, and fixes.
The Mac User Experience is meant to be all about simplicity and ease of use. Apple, you really need to focus more on accessibility features for the physically disabled.