by Delaina Parrish | Jul 1, 2023 | Ability Advocacy
To all who may think that “BEING FEARLESS” equates to upholding yourself as strong, resilient, confident, and determined, let’s look at it more honestly….True fearlessness is embodied through vulnerability and transparency. This realization struck me on a road trip...
by Delaina Parrish | Jul 31, 2022 | Ability Advocacy
In almost all of my presentations, no matter the topic, there’s a singular spoken line that jars people’s perceptions of disability… “I was born into a world that wasn’t designed for me.” And I’m pretty sure President Roosevelt, diagnosed with Polio and a chair...
by Delaina Parrish | Jan 13, 2022 | Lifestyle
As I laze here wrapped in ever-stretching blue skies, infused with wistful breezes playing the music of nature, I find myself pondering my New Year’s goals for 2022… Can I provide a little inspiration for you as well? The need to reach our maximum productivity is...
by Delaina Parrish and Patricia Parrish | Aug 23, 2021 | Ability Advocacy
What the Ancients Still Teach Us As I celebrate the accomplishments of the 2020 Paralympic athletes, I find myself relating the five foundational elements – Air, Fire, Water and Earth – advanced by our earliest global thinkers to the obstacles that...
by Delaina Parrish | Mar 25, 2021 | Lifestyle
Instead of sharing my life’s story of overcoming obstacles in honor of Cerebral Palsy Awareness day, I’m going to spice it up a bit. Spending my 21st birthday in Napa Valley in California taught me two important life lessons… 1. Life is too short not to enjoy good...
by Delaina Parrish | Mar 9, 2021 | Lifestyle
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, what piece of the Glass Ceiling do you represent in the mosaic? What narrative has been assigned to your life? Are you a survivor… a healer … the victim… a student … an athlete … a creator … are you a motivator…...
by Delaina Parrish | Jan 26, 2021 | Ability Advocacy
Although it was not what I (or any of us) imagined, or could have imagined, I am choosing something better: to be grateful for my gifts and to find discernment in the unexpected joys and sorrows of 2020. Through it all, the oxymoron known as “social distancing,”...
by Delaina Parrish | Jul 4, 2020 | Lifestyle
In recent months, the global community has undergone a tipping point that demands change for the world that we call “home.” But has it brought a loss of vision? Have the moments of hope and positivity been smothered in hate and pain? Have our intentions been so...
by Delaina Parrish | Jun 26, 2020 | Technology
This is the year 2020 and according to the 1989 sequel film, Back to the Future II, we should be flying cars by now! The writers might have been a little premature with that, but other predictions, they got right, like video chat systems. If Doc had had further...
by Delaina Parrish | Oct 5, 2022 | Lifestyle
Photos courtesy of Catalyst Sports Are you the type of person who tries to meld into your surrounding environment? Or, do you shake it up by living on the edge? Without a doubt, I unapologetically, purposelessly, seek to live on the edge. As a wheelchair user, that...
by Delaina Parrish | Feb 3, 2021 | Lifestyle
“Reflections deceive in self-defeat Crafted by glass intended to crack Whispers and cracklings of self longing To be undefined by the definitions of society Reflected by the notions we are not Yet we accept the stranger before us to satisfy the unbearable hunger for...
