Advocate

I am an advocate. I think of it as a selfless act in some regards because of how I strengthen my own learning as well as my own strength and structure of what is needed to learn and listen and navigate the intellectual challenges of my life as well as the environment of others who dedicate their heart and soul into the outpouring of tireless and theoretically well-structured life of the general interests of not only my advocacy but others as well. I am not only a self-advocate for those with unique abilities, I am also one often helping out the disenfranchised LGBTQIA population. My prize is one of no pay for years, rather it is one of sincere appreciation, hindsight, and help as well as interest in others through hard work, dedication, and unconditional love. Things have not been easy by any stretch of the imagination- there has been lots of setbacks and even more triumphs and love has been shown through all of the indications of helping hands and deep appreciation for everyone involved. Sometimes the work is well worth it in kind ways, other times there are plenty of hard work that gets hands dirty and that no one wants to get done but is necessary. There are some things that are worth fighting for and rights of the disenfranchised and disadvantaged are some of the biggest ones yet. While I am slowly becoming more political, there is only so much to learn and relearn and unlearn. Life is beautiful- a constant kind of struggle and triumph and it's about dancing in the rain when those triumphs happen. Love is patient and so should we be when we are handling with people. Regardless, joining SALN was one of the best choices I could have made. I don't say much changes my life but it did. Even with all the tiredness and long hours of work and strengthened times that are well-intended but don't always come out the way I want them to, I have fought tooth and nails and one of the core intentions is that I am a man of many words but I think one that I resonate most is: self-advocate. I am an advocate.