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Life is crazy as we know it!

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Life gets crazy. Some out of our complete control. We have always known that for as long as we have lived. However, another thing we know is that everything is temporary. Therefore if the fire on wheels kind of a day rolls around, well tomorrow is a different day you will see. This is the hope that we receive with each day that moves forward.

What is important is to shield our peace from it becoming broken.
Designing each of our days according to what we are given and what it is we desire to acheive.
Only our focus can get is there.
Resources are also with team building and unity with community.
Always working hard and never giving up, no matter how long it may take. The finish line is what counts!
Remembering even when we get stuck, we are also on an adventure. There is always another route, another way. Have fun exploring along the way!

Through our challenges, we never lose sight of where that sliver of light gives us. We continue to enjoy, laugh, live, and reflect on every process. Always give yourself credit, for where you have earned much more than you realize. Self reflection is vital.

What is something you have done this year that you perhaps didn’t find time to do prior?
Go back to school, write a book, start a business, home project, more family time?

Our time is prescious and it is the value in our life that is needed to spend wisely. Take that time out for yourself and the amazing people around you! Thankful for it all.

Never lose hold of the peace and joy only you have at the end of the day! Whatever that brings, keep doing! Nothing is more liberating than this.

-A.M.W

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July 5, 2007, Perhaps this was my new found Independence Day. A day I celebrate every year with simple thanks and reflection. Just as I would any holiday or my birthday. After this day, I definitely felt like I was born again. Just with more innate wisdom and strength. A day that changed my life forever. It was a day that taught me how unexpectedly we can lose our’s, how precious our life is to have, and the blessings of survival we receive to strengthen who we are spiritually, physically, and mentally.
This was a larger than life lesson that continues to take me through my everyday. Not one day ever taken for granted. Not to do what I please, but striving to live for what is good, and what is right. Bringing larger opportunity as fulfillment in my everyday.
After breaking my back, hip, femur, and pelvis in a freak accident, I was wheelchair bound after surgery, extensive physical therapy to learn to walk again, after a very long time.
Much of the credit to my recovery is to the great love and care from the lives of my community. I will never forget the most humane acts of others and one particular nurse that one could ever be so blessed to have. It was the most valuable experience I could ever have in my life. Not only was I fighting for the ability to live, but another meaning beyond what this truly meant came over me. 
My physical core may have been crushed, but I never let it interfere with the core of who I was. However it strengthened me in areas in which are magnified today. I continue to dance through life and count every blessing. One that taught me how to genuinely give to others during their most vulnerable times in their lives as well. Knowing that even the smallest reach could be the only one they may have.
We all have a story, maybe a few but always remember what has brought you here now and all that continues you through!
Whatever you may be going through in a days period of time, everyday reminds you that you survived. When I am faced with the biggest challenges, I know that I have literally survived worse. There are those days where you may think it was not getting what you wanted. It’s not always about you. That is when you refocus and trust the why.
That power keeps me walking forward with my head up and my heart full each and everyday.
Keep your head up and smile on! You too have made it!
Remain strong through your journey. It is through your walk that makes your story. Keep surviving and supporting! Uplift and support others along the way.
Remember that life is needed to live, but health is needed to live well.
Take care of you, your loved ones, and community! Always.
Unity with Community!
Hotwheels
-A.M.W
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A Time for Unity, not of Worry.

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Where millions around the globe are confined to their shelter, let us be reminded of the other millions who do not have this in way of safety. Let us take our time in solitude for reflection and thankfulness for the abundance that we are surrounded by. We may be physically behind our walls as we are utilizing our best health practices in order to take great precaution of infecting ourselves and others, but we must not isolate our minds, nor our hearts, and voices.

Keeping your mind, body, and spirit up is essential to keeping up our health too. Our best outcomes are determined how we are able to do so. Mental health is just as important as our physical. Reminding you that what each and everyone of us is going through is not our “new norm”, but a paradigm shift where our adaptation and coping mechanisms are being greatly challenged during this time of crisis. Many are silenced by adiversity. It is not a situation of pride nor embarrassment, but the perfect situation of faith, togetherness, openness, love, and charity. There are many levels to what others are experiencing now and how they are able to manage through crisis. The affects are greater where one lacks on the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The foundation of survival and the most basic to be met are the physiological needs, such as food, water, shelter, and clothes. Then the care of safety, such as job stability, health, and a safe environment. Love as forming bonds through relationships- even with our community, and uplifting others for self esteem. This is a time to take care of ourselves and do so for others where we recognize where we can.

What can we do to help your neighbors in community during this time of need? How can we give? What resources can we share? No one should fall at greater risk from the point we all commonly stand at this time. No one is exempt. We individually have our set of struggles that we hurdle each day. Where some differences can be challenged, others can be filled. This is the importance of community. One does not survive alone, but it is how we thrive together.

For the parents who have school aged children, reach out to your teachers and ask if there is a struggling family you can help. Adopt a family for a day and provide a meal where they otherwise may be missing. An easy and safe way is utilizing technology and apps online to have food directly delivered same day from the grocery stores. Pick up a couple of extra items while you do so for your household and share where you can. Spring clean and donate items directly to those in immediate need. Reach out to your family, friends, and neighbors and encourage to do the same. Where we individually can help one, together we help many.

I know that grocery stores are donating to their local organizations each day. Reach out to your local grocer’s to get the information on your local resources to direct those that are in need.

What professional, educational, or special training resources can you provide to others? Taking this ample time in positively utilizing your skills and talents, while helping pull others up on their feet.

Our minds and spirits need to remain lifted each day. Where many are not as safe, we can help our neighbors in community, family, and friends by sharing our voice, knowledge and resources. Our time is too precious to be held down by worry. Instead it should remain lifted by unity. How are you using this time optimally? Taking each day as new opportunity to use your time safely, wisely, productively, joyfully, and collectively.

Much love, stay safe, and keep sharing! Unity with Community!

– A.M.W

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Our Virtual reality- Providing resources to our neighbors in community!

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In hard times, I am always trying to find a way to help others. I am thankful that I am able to put on one of my hats to do so, especially in such a critical time. Having the ability to provide healthcare services to those with special needs couldn’t bring me more fulfillment and reward knowing that there is still available resources for this population.

As home shelter is in place for our nation and across the world, this can exacerbate ailments already in place for many. It is with out greatest efforts to stay safe but our hope to alleviate any additional stress. Families are home trying to manage each and every single role, and many are doing so with children. As these children are now forced into home school, this adds to the list and workload. It is a struggle for many families during this time. The challenges of keeping safe and sane alone is a struggle for all. Though it is more so for many whom lack supplies and resources as well. What is needed to keep their children active and educated all at the same time, managing minimal employment, childcare, even loss of employment are realities for the world right now, besides the highest concern for our health.

For those that are fortunate with being healthy and having a safe home, including their children, there are majority of families and single parents who are struggling with much more than just this aspect alone. Other concerns besides the basic resources that their children rely on so heavily by attending school each day. I also think about the fact that many have special health conditions and needs that are so crucial to be met. Other physical and mental health services that are scarce due to health and safety concern with the Corona Virus. Where their education and treatment is also at such a high risk for them as well as providers.

There is no underestimation to any line of healthcare professional and thank you to each and everyone in the world for your immense courage and passion for all that you tirelessly and selflessly do to serve each and every day!

Everyone is a hero and has the ability to share their gifts where they are able. There is always a need, especially during a crisis. Right now unity with our communities couldn’t be a better focus. Although, the physical part of us is not our reality, virtually it is. The truth is we are not alone, but together. We can thank technology for this. Think outside your walls and ask yourself, what special skill sets, professional training, and education do I have that I can share with my neighbors in community? What ideas are we implementing to make our lives a bit easier in the midst of a war on our health?Knowlege is power and as we come together, we are that much stronger!

Taking what we know, how can we begin to reach out and share this on a virtual level? Not only are you able to make productive and ample time for your talents, but you are providing resources and putting them to such a beautiful use. No matter how small or large a need is, no one should feel hopeless and left behind. Please continue to share!

 

Unity with Community!

-A. M. W

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Letting Go.

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The thought of making a drastic change to any aspect of your life can be the scariest. When you look back at all of the time you have come up with every “solution” after solution in receiving that something you so desperately push for, but after each push to only find that the wall you are up against hasn’t moved. The persistence, strength, and power has brought you above and beyond your capabilities. Your resiliency doesn’t allow for you to give up.  Though when you find that after all that you could do, didn’t make a positive difference, is letting go not the worst idea?

You tell yourself that there is a greater goal that you wish to reach. One or a few that brings you greater peace, fulfillment, and provides for your greater needs. There are situations where others may be entitled or superior  in setting you back, pushing you in the opposite direction, and controllably imprisoned and stripping you from your best self. Maybe their power comes from a financial advantage. Perhaps an envious one against their views and wants. AS much as we humans keep going and pushing against our odds for what we feel is best for our future, we are not working for the present. Realistically this is where we are unable to see the clear paths we can take now for the latter road, and instead resisting the struggles we are going through trying to get to the place that is not yet available. Our fear comes from the uncertainty of what could come. Our faith can only bring you to what is there now. Each choice will lead you down a path. The best choice for the “now” will lead you down the path to your best future. When we continue to push to force what we feel is the best based on uncertain truths for what we want in the future, we create more struggle and loss of strength, time, and valuable assets. Trusting the process of working its best self out will only lift you to always being your best and bring that out of each of your days.

I know very well and understand the fight of never giving up, the don’t stop won’t stop, and sacrifice until there is gain; attitude. I have always had it. I have always been a fighter for all that I have believed in. The fighting will of goodness. However, when it comes to losing more than what has ever been positively given, the only conclusion is that it doesn’t work. Wen a certain situation doesn’t change no matter what solution and struggle behind it that you have come up with remains the same or negatively shifts you backwards, letting go and making that scary sacrificial change may be the answer you haven’t been listening to all along. I have seen others give a good fight for what was rightfully so. I have personally pushed against some of the greatest resistance for what I morally and justly pushed for, for years. Only finding that there will always be another type of strength that will deplete your strength and power as long as this power is more favored by the wrong and misguided perception of others. When do you know the difference of letting go versus giving up?

Letting go is not giving up once you have given all of your might to what you have been working for. The endless time of sacrifice, the struggle without borders, when the days and nights become one, and when your passions put your senses in overdrive. However, when you are pushing harder than what the position you are in currently in allows you to do, you are losing your strength, peace and self at a declining speed. You fall back harder than where you started and your recovery is much longer than what was necessary if at all.

After all that you have done to bring yourself to another door, you now have to make the necessary drastic change that will allow you to get there. Letting go is not giving up, but the ability to regain your strength and simple ability to open the next door, rather continue to push against the wall you cannot move. The best choices that are necessary for the present time can be some of the hardest, debilitating, and emotional journey’s for one to overcome. Our fear of uncertainty or the multiple paths of “what ifs”, will only bring you back to the very place you are currently standing. Have faith in letting go of the resistance you have been pushing against and see how far this resistance can actually propel you into the future you desire. Do not allow the uncertainty of a choice carry you through further danger. Carry on the best as you can in the present and you will arrive to the very place you wish and are meant to be. When you realize that letting go is not giving up, you will begin to receive the rewards and the very peace you were once losing before. This time it will come back, stay, and your gain will be greater than you could have ever imagined.

You know what is best for yourself and any situation that you may be facing. Don’t allow others to keep you pushing against the resistance and pulling you back in the process. Take the leap in making that drastic change that is only necessary for the only option that you have. Listening to others against your best interest is going against what is best for you. Listen to YOU and have faith in the strength that is within you to always carry you through. Let go of the pressure of others that breaks your abilities and peace. Give in to yourself instead, when it comes to reaching your best future.

– A.M.W