Tell me more (about SB) Mondays.

 

 

Spina bifida parents are strong people!  We encourage, fight, motivate, persist, explore, sacrifice, endure, cheer, and never stop when it comes to helping our children become the best they can be.  Of course, these are things that ALL parents do … but SB parents sometimes have to come up with extra doses.

One of my favorite online groups associated with the SB community is the Facebook page, “Take That! Spina Bifida”.  Their purpose is:   “Celebrating the everyday victories.  This group is a place to post photos, videos, or updates when you or your child do something they were never supposed to be able to do.”

The other day, someone on the page asked the question, “What quotes/mottos do people live by on here regarding living with SB?”  The resulting answers were inspiring to say the least!  I had to share them with you.

Here’s a generous dose of inspiration and motivation for all:

For every mountain, there is a miracle.

Nothing is impossible with Him.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper.  It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
Maya Angelou

All great achievements require time.
Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Maya Angelou

Can’t never did a damned thing, unless, until he tried.

I’m through accepting limits because someone says they’re so.  Some things I cannot change but ‘til I try I’ll never know.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out…
Walter Winchel

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller

“Whining is only acceptable when you’re whining to someone who can make a difference.”
Marilyn Hamilton, the creator of Quickie Wheelchairs

“Let’s stop “tolerating” or “accepting” difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different.”
Kate Bornstein

“Disability is not a brave struggle or ‘courage in the face of adversity.’ Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live.”
Neil Marcus

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
Scott Hamilton

“It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I’m not crazy about using.”
Marlee Matlin 

I don’t have a dis-ability, I have a different-ability.
Robert Michael Hensel

When everyone else says you can’t, determination says,”YES YOU CAN.”
Robert M. Hensel

I never said it would be easy I only said it would be worth it.

“Rejoice in HOPE, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12

“If you can dream it, you can do it!” and
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
Walt Disney

No matter how bad my situation someone always has things worse.

Proverb 3 5-6 Trust in The Lord with all thine heart lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

Born to be weird….

The sky is the limit.

Oz never gave nothing to the Tin Man that he didn’t already have.

Psalm 139:14, “I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” I also like life is not a sprint, it is a marathon.

Philippians 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

 

just Laurel