Let’s face it, no day is perfect. Regardless of what Instagram throws in our faces. Whether you get around in a wheelchair like me or stand on your own two feet, it doesn’t matter. Each new day brings a new challenge. Take last night as an example. I had to […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Post 20/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury GETTING BACK ON TRACK It was quite ambitious to have one throw of a discus and then set my sights on the Paralympics, especially since I hadn’t seen the inside of a gym since a short rehab stint more than ten years earlier, […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 19/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury THE 22 YEAR PACT When I had to spend 8 weeks flat on my back immediately after my injury I had a lot of time to think. One of the things I thought most about was sport. Specifically, about how I […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 18/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury The trip to Solomon Islands not only had a profound impact on the direction of my life, it also brought some wonderful new friendships with the people I worked with on the project. Sharing an experience like we did helped form unique […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 17/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury In the years leading up to the work in Solomon Islands I had found myself seeking out personal development material. It might surprise you to hear, I felt I had a motivation issue. I’d been doing online courses and […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 16/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury ual appointment with my spinal injuries specialist, which was more of a social chat by this time since my body was in pretty good shape, that she suggested a conference that would be good for me to attend. The conference was an […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 15/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury It felt surreal to have made such a huge move. It wasn’t the best time of year to move, a little over a week out from Christmas, which meant I had to wait until into the new year for the […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 11/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury It felt like an eternity that I was out of action for. 18 months was a really long time to be stuck at home so sick. I wasn’t going to dwell on what an awful experience it had been. I was […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 6/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury The change of schools and the deep immersion in music certainly helped to take the edge off the deep despair I was feeling. For a while. By the end of year 10 I had stopped getting stoned. The feeling of […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 5/30 – Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury Starting a new school this time round was a much more positive experience, one I was looking forward to. I had the opportunity to go there for 2 weeks at the end of year 8 so I was starting year 9 […]
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