In choosing to be a part of this group I began to stop rejecting my disability. Instead I began to incorporated my disability into my conception of myself. From being rejected as abnormal, disability for me became normal. And so it is. All you have to do is look around.
Disability is everywhere and touches almost everyone's life.
It is a normal expression of life, a natural part of life. Adopting that perspective brought me a peace I had not known. I began to feel a sense of wholeness that I had not experienced before. And I was taken with new energy and passion. Not overnight, I hasten to add.