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Category: Personal

  • Post published:January 2019
  • Post category:Columns/Personal/The Positivity Project
Read more about the article Perseverance: How to Push Through the Tough Times and Get to the Great Ones
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Perseverance: How to Push Through the Tough Times and Get to the Great Ones

The feeling of tears rushing down your face is among the worst sensations we experience, but it sets up some of the greatest moments of our lives. When the tears…

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  • Post published:September 2018
  • Post category:Columns/Personal/The Positivity Project
Read more about the article Optimistic Mindsets: What Feeds us During Positive Moments and Pushes us Through Negative Ones
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Optimistic Mindsets: What Feeds us During Positive Moments and Pushes us Through Negative Ones

I can fail to accomplish a goal 100 times, but I won’t hesitate to take the 101st swing. I will continue to follow the pattern of watching my efforts fall…

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  • Post published:August 2018
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal
Read more about the article A Level Playing Field: Questions of What and How Facing the Disability Community
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A Level Playing Field: Questions of What and How Facing the Disability Community

There’s one question that has taken the world and disability community by storm: What is equality? Some activists are concerned with the lack of accessibility in older buildings that have…

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  • Post published:July 2018
  • Post category:Columns/Personal/The Positivity Project
Read more about the article Teamwork, Brotherhood, and Lasting Memories of F-M Football
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Teamwork, Brotherhood, and Lasting Memories of F-M Football

In football, if one guy isn’t all in, nobody succeeds. Every other guy may be fulfilling their role, but it doesn’t matter. Whether you are the star quarterback or on…

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  • Post published:November 2017
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal
Read more about the article No Matter what it Looks like, I’m no Different than my Peers
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No Matter what it Looks like, I’m no Different than my Peers

It's one thing to know that I'm just like you, but it's another thing to look at me like I am. When I look in the mirror or at somebody…

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  • Post published:July 2017
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal
Read more about the article For Those with Disabilities, Trust is an Underrated Aspect of Life
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For Those with Disabilities, Trust is an Underrated Aspect of Life

Let's say you are in the grocery store and you have to grab something from the top shelf. You just routinely get up onto your toes, grab the box of…

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  • Post published:June 2017
  • Post category:General/Personal
Read more about the article What, Exactly, is Normal?
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What, Exactly, is Normal?

If you think that it's normal, then it's normal. Normal is a very weak word. Normal is in the dictionary with a definition just so it fits in with the…

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  • Post published:December 2016
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal
Read more about the article Leadership — An Option For Some, A Must-Have For Others
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Leadership — An Option For Some, A Must-Have For Others

Leadership is a great skill to develop throughout life. We all have the ability to be leaders, but, some of us take the more convenient route, follow friends around, do…

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  • Post published:October 2016
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal
Read more about the article What is it Like Maneuvering in Public For Me?
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What is it Like Maneuvering in Public For Me?

Navigating in public areas can be difficult to accomplish for somebody with disabilities, whether it's because of the other people in the building or the structure itself. The Americans with…

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  • Post published:January 2016
  • Post category:High School Sports/Personal
Read more about the article What Does Pride Mean to You?
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What Does Pride Mean to You?

Pride. The five-letter word that students and members of the staff at the Fayetteville - Manlius school district live by. Progress. Responsibility. Integrity. Determination. Excellence. Like everything, it all starts…

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