"Trust the gods within,
Accept given boons.
Illusion is reality's border:
Pierce fear to go beyond."
I've let fear hinder me a lot in my life. Being disabled in an ableist, inaccessible world teaches one not to trust oneself, teaches one that one would be better off any number of ways, including dead, and with any number of helps, including those any self-respecting non-disabled person would deem not only unhelpful but also downright inappropriate, if not harmful. I have spent my whole adult life teaching myself to trust, and I still have a long way to go. Thing is, I no longer fear that I will never get there.
Accept given boons.
Illusion is reality's border:
Pierce fear to go beyond."
I've let fear hinder me a lot in my life. Being disabled in an ableist, inaccessible world teaches one not to trust oneself, teaches one that one would be better off any number of ways, including dead, and with any number of helps, including those any self-respecting non-disabled person would deem not only unhelpful but also downright inappropriate, if not harmful. I have spent my whole adult life teaching myself to trust, and I still have a long way to go. Thing is, I no longer fear that I will never get there.
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