Thursday, June 9, 2011

Unemployment Goals

I miss having a full-time job. It's refreshing to know that you have a schedule with certain tasks to do during the day. Now that I'm unemployed, there's some days where I feel like doing nothing. I don't let that happen. I make sure that there's writing to be done, my apartment is clean, and I volunteer in my community and for my community. I also geek out by reading books, watching Dr. Who, and practicing tai-chi. In the meantime, I'm also keeping my eyes and ears open for jobs. I also spend my time in coffee shops, and know that I can just sit and be.
Some goals I have yet to work on: save money and learn website creation. I know those goals will become reality in their own due time.

Peace,

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Younger/Older Generations and Disability Civil Rights

The struggle for people with disabilities to live in their homes and not in their nursing homes is a long one. It is a fight that is not yet won, and younger people than ever are part of this fight. Younger people have to be. If we just let the older generation fight, then what happens when they die off or get to tired? Everyone in this civil rights struggle need support. The younger generation has to support the older one, and the older one has to educate the younger one. Sometimes it seems as if the younger generation wants to take reigns too swiftly and sometimes it seems as if the older generation does not want to give up leadership. It's not about power and control for the younger/older generation. It's all about strategy. We want to win. We have to win. It's our lives on the line and we have to ensure that we are able to receive services and supports when and where we want them.

So the question is from all of this, how can I support my younger and older brothers and sisters in this fight?