Mikelle and I feel compelled to write about life with a disability, not just the challenges but the opportunities, the friendships, the innovations, and the brilliance of our communities in action as we share our everyday life living with a disability. With a little more information, motivation, we hope to share how our life is shining beautiful and maybe help you to shine beautiful, too.
Part One, Conversation with Viki King
It was a late spring day, the snow was wet and heavy. A perfect day to stay home. The phone rang, I answered. Hey, I
Time to Transition, Again?
Every day, more and more yellow appears on the trees lining 8th Avenue near our home. Autumn is in the air. The sun rises a
Are You an Employer of Choice? Hiring and Training Personal Support and Caregivers.
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Summer Reflections By Taylor Mason
Summer is full of fun in the Shining Beautiful home. It’s afternoons at the pool, ice cream with friends, long drives along the
Mikelle Shows Us All to Set Goals
Why put on running shoes and hustle out the door AGAIN today? I mean seriously, I ran yesterday, I should be off the hook for
From Flab to Fab; the Mikelle Workout
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Mistakes, Coincidence and Chance: Necessary Ingredients for Supported Employment Success.
Fertile soil, water and sunshine are all necessary to yield bountiful crops. So, too, are mistakes, coincidence and chance essential ingredients for successful job development
Key Elements of Creativity in Supported Employment
How do You Get from Here to There? The first part of this series on X-treme Creativity focused on frustration and the desire for improving
Planting the Seeds of Success in Supported Employment
For quite some time, I have been wondering like many of you just how we can jump start supported employment for people with disabilities.
Tales of the Divine Ms. M
Newsletter 3 Click the link above to read all about what’s been happening so far this spring at the Shining Beautiful! See who Mikelle
We Got a Bite Out of the Apple
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Headphones Just Went Social
Finally, a smart device for the music (or should I say muzik) industry! The music industry has just become more connected with social media –