by Kate | Sep 7, 2012 | kind promises
Kind Promise: I will advocate courageously. A few weeks ago, a political activist stopped me in a park. He was campaigning for a particular candidate. He asked me if I was familiar with the Citizens United decision. I said I was. He asked me if I knew about efforts to...
by Kate | Aug 31, 2012 | Creativity, kind promises, Surrender
Kind Promise: I will ask for and accept help gracefully. Creative Experiment to explore asking for and receiving help: Ask a partner to help you with a small creative project. Ask your partner to help define the project. Take turns with each step: one partner asks the...
by Kate | Aug 24, 2012 | chronic illness, Disability, kind promises
Kind Promise: I will ask for and accept help gracefully. I’ve been mulling over what I mean by “gracefully.” Lately, I have felt like I’ve been doing things “testily” and “wearily.” Gracefully has not often entered into...
by Kate | Aug 10, 2012 | Disability, kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will ask for and accept help gracefully. When it comes to help, I am “high maintenance.” Because of my physical disability, there are not many things I can do without help. Despite what you might think from our...
by Kate | Aug 3, 2012 | Creativity, kind promises
Kind Promise: I will share strengths. I wanted to make some art about strength. My mind was casting about for images. What says strength to me? I remembered Rocky on the top of the stairs, Georgia O’Keeffe’s wrinkled face, a tree I saw that had grown...
by Kate | Jul 27, 2012 | kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will share strengths. Paratransit provides transportation for those of us with disabilities who can’t use fixed route vehicles.For me it’s also a classroom. I am always learning from my fellow passengers. The other day, a woman with mental...
