I’m always ready for the answer to be NO – So I make sure the answer will be YES

Hi guys,

So, 10 days ago, my first ever opinion article got published! 

It was far from planned. All I had to do was respond to a Facebook call out – and I responded within 10 minutes.

I emailed – and the bulk of the email was explaining who I was, what I do, and why I would be great to write the article. They wanted a disabled person’s point of view on the impact of Briony’s disability not being mentioned during the Great British Bake Off. Of course, my conclusion was that it was both a big deal, and not a big deal.

Of course, I found myself selling myself, to make sure that they would say yes. I don’t know if I sounded confident, or arrogant and cocky. I hope it wasn’t the latter.

I didn’t know how many people would apply for the opportunity that so I got in there as fast as I could. A few hours later, the answer WAS, in fact,  yes. I was given less than four days to write the article. I don’t mind that, after all, I do use a voice activated device to type up my work – I’m used to it now. 

In the middle of this, I wasn’t very well. And by that point, I had been ill severely for about a week. It was nice to have something else to focus on, rather than focusing on the fact that I could taste blood every time I coughed. It’s fair to say that it wasn’t as bad as last year. I’ll explain later.

But it got me thinking. I sold myself well enough to write the article. But I was ready for rejection. I work so hard so I don’t get rejected.I build a case that I think they can’t argue with. Because society fills me with the can’t’s. But I’m always ready to retaliate. It’s exhausting, but most the time is worth it.

Disability Horizons has asked me to be a regular writer. How can I say no?! It’s something I’m good at.

I’m sick of people tell me what I can’t do. It doesn’t help my state of mind.

Find something that you love. Fight for it, because if you love it off enough, you will find how to make it work for you – and with or without a disability, do you want makes you happy – because you deserve to be.

Is the link The article I wrote. Have a read!

http://disabilityhorizons.com/2018/11/great-british-bake-off-were-you-pleased-that-brionys-disability-wasnt-mentioned/

Raisa X

#RightWordsRightMind
#PositivityPossibilitiesProsperity