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A New Big Brother Is Watching

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Never mind George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother Facebook has taken its place.

As many of you already know, I had planned to merge Written in Faith Publishing’s (WIFP) Facebook page with DisabilityPride.net’s, thus allowing WIFP followers to be automatically notified of its closing and to automatically invite loyal readers of WIFP to now follow DisabilityPride.net.

But Facebook apparently has different ideas. Rather than recognizing that followers of both are mostly following me and my work, Facebook is mainly looking at each as two different subject groups. Fair point I guess to some extent, only not really, because their view eliminates one big “elephant in the room” – ME! No, I’m not commenting on my physical size, but both pages are locked to my heart and soul. I cannot be separated from either no more than the Son can be separated from the Father; no more than we can be separated from our creator; and no more can we live without air to breath or gravity to hold us on this planet.

WIFP has served its purpose well and needs to take rest. WIFP needs to let its offspring (DisabilityPride.net) take the reins for the next leg of my life’s journey. Two separate Facebook pages have become redundant and it’s time consuming to keep both, but Facebook doesn’t understand these things.

No matter though, because Facebook’s narrow-minded stance gives me the opportunity to personally invite each one of WIFP’s followers to unfollow WIFP and to now follow me on DisabilityPride.net.

I will leave WIFP’s Facebook page up until 12:00am on July 15, 2018, to allow you time to unfollow the old and follow the new. After that time, WIFP’s Facebook page will be permanently deleted.

Please continue your amazing support by following me on DisabilityPride.net on Facebook and/or www.DisabilityPride.net

Thank you, one and all, so much for your steadfast loyalty of WIFP for these last 18 years. I cannot truly ever express my gratitude and love.

God bless you all.

You are awesome!

Saying Good-bye To A Dear Friend

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“Plans are underway to merge Written in Faith (Publishing) with DisabilityPride.net. Please continue your amazing support by following me on DisabilityPride.net on Facebook and/or www.DisabilityPride.net  Thank you so much for your steadfast loyalty. You are awesome!”

As I wrote the above words earlier today, I suddenly felt that I was/am saying good-bye to a very dear part of my past. According to Facebook (and who doesn’t believe Facebook, right) I founded Written in Faith (Publishing) in 2000 and that sounds about right to me.

The years haven’t always been kind to WIFP. Along side me it’s gone through a lot. As I went through “having to be a wife first” in supporting my then husband through numerous medical crises and emotional support; then a few of my own medical crises; my divorce; and so forth, WIFP suffered severe neglect and much needed attention. It’s sad but it was unavoidable. Still WIFP was always there with me, through the thick and the thin. It was by my side and in my heart always. Now, now it’s time to “Let It Be.” To let it rest and be remembered with immense love, pride and fondness.

Yes I feel moments of sadness and sorrow. It’s akin to saying a final good-bye to a very special relationship. But WIFP will live on through its offspring www.DisabilityPride.net, so in that respect I will never really be apart from it.

Thank you my dearly beloved WIFP. Be at peace always.

A Much Needed Reminder

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A little while back I saw this post on a friend’s Facebook page and I immediately asked her if I could share her story on this blog. Sadly though a few unexpected occurrences prevented me from posting it until now. But my friend’s story reminded me once again (and it should remind all of us) that no professional, no human being, can say with an absolute conclusion what another person’s fate and future is certain to be, and thank God we are often wrong in our predictions.

“Thirty years ago I gave birth to a very sick little boy, who was given no chance for survival. Today I look at the wonderful man he has become and thank God for the privilege of being his mother. He has defied many odds, achieved beyond all expectations, graduated from university and today starts a new career. I am so proud of you Sam. Happy Birthday mate!!!!“

An Update From Mobility Ryders

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There’s all good news from this relatively small, but mighty, group. Their hard work on Robie street (Truro) has been passed to the town engineer and they are meeting next Thursday morning, at 10am, to go over what the group would like to see done.

Mobility Ryders is doing awesome work for disability advocacy in Truro. Lets give them a huge shout out! Yaaaay!!!!!

Fear Is A Bummer!

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It stops us from getting what we want, when all fear was ever designed to do is protect us from harm.

FEAR MOVES.
It moves around your body, it moves from one idea to another, from one image to another, from one situation to another.
If you are afraid of moths and then overcome that fear, it doesn’t mean you are through with FEAR for life – there will always be fear. But also…

FEAR GROWS.
And it GETS SMALLER, too. You can work to make fear smaller, or you can work to make fear bigger.
This is where you have a choice.

– Rory Raye