Is this the end of inclusion?

As a parent of a child with disabilities the last few weeks have been scary.

I have felt many emotions ranging from fear to anger to peace.

When I started seeing what the president was doing that was affecting or might affect my daughter it scared me.

One night laying in bed before falling asleep I went down the rabbit hole looking at all the things that were happening and I could not sleep.

That is how I deal with things normally...face it head on and try to become comfortable enough with the worst outcome so anything less is easy.

Unfortunately when the worst outcome leads to death or something I can not accept this approach does not serve me well.

In this scenario I needed to do something different if I was going to survive.

Here is what I did:

1.) Unfollowed people/pages on Facebook who were sharing all the bad news.

2.) Started consciously focusing on the present moment.

3.) Deliberately not looking at my phone as much.

4.) Giving myself grace.

5.) Focus on the good things and try to take nothing for granted.

6.) Remember that there are things I can still do everyday to make the world more inclusive!!

Is it still scary what is happening in the United Stated right now?

Absolutely

There is still a chance that my daughter's life as we know it is changed in ways that less than 30 days ago I would have not believed possible.

But...

This is not the end of of inclusion

It still lives in my heart

It still lives in the hearts of others

I can still do things each day to make the world more inclusive

You can still do things to make the world more inclusive

Together we can still make the world more inclusive

What are you going to do today to make the world more inclusive?

My daughter and many others are counting on you!!