#30YearsRolling [21/30] Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury One of the best parts of getting involved in sport again were the communities that I found myself part of. There was the athletics club, the training squad, the physio practice, the gym I did my personal training sessions in and the group of women […]
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 14/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury ONE WAY TICKET The experiences with politics and the new job combined with the confidence I was gaining though dating and doing a lot of socialising had me feeling really positive about life and the future in a way I hadn’t before. […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 13/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury For much of my life I have felt like I was here to make a difference but I had no idea how I was going to do that. As an idealistic twenty-something I felt that politics would be a great way to […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 12/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury BRAND NEW STARTS After tucking the big win away in the bank to forget about for a while I fell back into the flow I was in work wise. I’d been in the IT role for a few years and was starting […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 10/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury I’d found my groove – I was happy at work and had a great social life. Being the sober one, I was always the designated driver and didn’t mind that at all as I loved driving so much. My job […]
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