Taylor Skelton

Never Letting My Disability Disable Me

I have Cerebral Palsy, but it does not have me. Through out my 28 years of living, I have had to consistently choose between two paths. On my left is the path of acceptance; do I choose to accept that this disability is a part of who I am and use it to empower myself and the world? On my right is the path of pity; do I feel sorry for myself and allow others to feel the same? Allow them to treat me as less than human? Some times I do take the path on the right, but it is my life's goal to always take the path on the left. Sometimes I must fight those who block my choice, but in the end, I will always win.