September 10, 2008

Even Barriers Make Us Stronger

Folks,

Your example of the barriers making us stronger is good. Also it is worth remembering that some barriers can also weaken us. A goodly amount of wisdom in terms of leadership is required to help us identify which barrier is which of the “Serenity Prayer.”

-asha-

I am obviously pro self-advocacy but I do have an observation. Whenever I read articles about challenges to self-advocacy or what we can do to strengthen self-advocacy the one piece that I see missing is the self-advocates responsibilities once they have been able to make decisions about their lives. For example: if you decide you want to volunteer for an organization and that is set up, then you (self-advocate) must be ready to be at the organization as you have agreed to. I also think this is a message we need to stress whenever we are encouraging our folks to obtain what they wish.

Elizabeth Burris-Chase