Disability Is a Metaphor for Life

I think of my disability as a metaphor for the challenges we all face in life. It just happens that mine comes with wheels and occasionally a motor. The issue is that the real challenge is actually of far less importance than what you do with it. It can hold you back or be the making of you. It highlights the way you choose to play the game of life. It is you who determine whether you are a player or a spectator. You decide whether you play with integrity or you bend or flout the rules; so you will win at any cost. You can choose to be a solo act or a team player.

My definition of a disability is, I believe very different to the conventional view. I believe lack of self belief, lack of confidence or other limiting beliefs can be just as challenging and limit the person who holds them just as firmly as the inability to walk. Those who "dis" their ability constantly limit their own expectations and those of others. Some play small and live in fear that that they may fail others fear they may succeed.

Some of the most inspiring people I have met have been labeled as "disabled" yet they lead incredibly successful lives, whilst others apparently able bodied people have remained locked in a world, fenced in by their fears and sense of lack. I believe that disability includes anything which limits you and holds you back from fulfilling your true potential, be it physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

This session offers an opportunity to explore your own take on life, the beliefs and behaviours which limit you and offers a very different perspective and some practical strategies to change things for the better.