Growing up with a disability, I tend to live in the moment, always look for the positive and I'm always manifesting for the future. Even though, as I've grown up, I've encountered more and more trying or hard times, it's always just been a test of what I'm made of and putting what I've always believed into true practice. With that said, I don't look back, even in history unless it's JUST to look back with pride and not to rehash anything or even come close to insinuating that I or any other human being hasn't made strides, especially in the United States of America.
I'm going to upset a lot of people when I say this, but I'm an individual. I have never been to a disabilities OR a women's march. I'm not knocking anyone who has attended, I've just chosen not to partake. It's also not that I don't hope that collectively this world becomes a better place for my kids and grandkids, etc. I just think we put so much pressure and control on our own shoulders that we lose sight of how far we've come as a collective and as individual people and just how much is in the hands of God and the universe.
We should always do our best and strive higher in life, but that takes on a whole new meaning to so many nowadays. If you constantly try to do better, you're going to lose sight of the present moment and you'll always look to do better and, in turn, never ever feel like you are enough or are doing enough. There will always be something you are better at then someone else and something you aren't as good at. Neither one makes you more or less of a person, let alone a woman. I think being proud of yourself, how far you have come and where you are now and being willing to be unique is completely underrated. I am NOT saying that women are second, but I believe men and women are equal. I can't say the same for so many women who choose to look at women as superior.
I will end this by saying that we should all celebrate ourselves, our differences and accomplishments every single day. I don't think we need a month set aside and I don't think we constantly need to mention it in a social media post. It should shine through in our daily actions.
