tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391483767475056821.post6283626528700251543..comments2022-11-23T07:18:33.795-08:00Comments on OFFTHEMAPeurope: Wow, Exciting! Control Tower: FranceReconstruction: First a Body, Then a Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04743900755053204211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391483767475056821.post-69671848712492884712010-04-19T14:32:19.635-07:002010-04-19T14:32:19.635-07:00When I moved to San Francisco in the early ninetie...When I moved to San Francisco in the early nineties and saw so many people riding scooters up and down those hills, it looked so fun. I prayed that circumstances would allow me to ride a scooter across Europe someday. Now, I've had to scale that vision back to a single country and modify the kind of scooter I'm riding and countless other ways that I am going about this trip due to my disabilities.<br /><br />Also, I'm very much an interactive person, so for me to decide to take a solo trip and have all that time alone on the bike is a big challenge in and of itself. I've decided to think of it as a sort of moving monastery. I want to take the opportunity to expand myself in this way.<br /><br />Now this came about when I decided to go it alone. If I took someone with me to help me out every moment that I needed it, I wouldn't have to be very clear about the kind of help I need (I have a husband that helps me with so many things in my daily life at home) and in doing so, it would be an opportunity to consider the kinds of help other people with hidden disabilities need. I'm just going to share my experiences and hopefully the blog will be a place for us all to talk about the kinds of experiences we have trying to navigate in our daily lives.Reconstruction: First a Body, Then a Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743900755053204211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391483767475056821.post-28297711431510267442010-04-18T19:57:47.724-07:002010-04-18T19:57:47.724-07:00There's something to be said about activity he...There's something to be said about activity helping you figure out how you need to accommodate yourself. I know for me, simple things like walking make my symptoms worse: this confrontation between my body and my desires is a frustrating one, but in a sense it helps me enjoy walking all the more -- on a good symptom day of course! I'm sure you would love riding even if you didn't have health issues, of course. <br /><br />I hope sometime soon the reason for this feeling of star alignment becomes clear to you. Maybe Teasdale knew something you that still have to figure out. Does riding help you think about everything you need to think about, or is it more of a distraction from your difficulties?Ashley Ashbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268928207063175136noreply@blogger.com