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On the Importance of Consistency

So many times in my life, I have talked (and still do) about how I hate change. But really, doesn't everybody? For a person that hates change- and believe me, I struggle with it to the extreme- I have come to the realization that I do an awful lot of it these days. And when I change things up, things go downhill so fast that it's terrifyingly overwhelming. In my experience dealing with many people with disabilities, in general, we, the "disability community" do in fact tend to struggle a lot with even the idea of change. I have recently gone through a period in which I was ready to walk away from all that I have worked so hard for. Just a month ago, I entertained the idea of looking elsewhere for employment simply because I had no routine to my work. I mean really, it's that simple. It was a sad reality when time and time again I insisted that what I do in my job was too much for me, that it was too hard for me to keep up with. I was furious that I was dea...