I forgot to turn the sound off on the video I promised my stepmom I would turn the sound off of :p lol so here is the post again 🤗☺️ Here is to this stud muffin of a dad! A Happy Belated Father’s Day post ☺️☺️❤️🤗 Thank you for being my dad ❤️ Thank you for always being there for me no matter what it is ☺️☺️☺️ Thank you for supporting me & loving me no matter what I do. & Thank you for never giving up on me & for never letting me give up on myself! You have four crazy girls (5 of us altogether ☺️) Annnnd we made your life hard :p sometimes on purpose (like when you would try and date 😂😂😂👊🏼) ☺️☺️ But no matter how crazy we are...☺️🤗 you somehow still love us☺️☺️❤️ I feel like I might have been just a little more work than my sisters :p but who’s to judge? You handled my crazy pretty good though 👊🏼☺️☺️☺️ From answering every one of my calls when I was struggling and needing strength throughout my fight with depression...to helping me get back on a motorcycle & do any and all of the risky things I love to do (because for one, you knew you couldn’t stop me...& 2, because supporting me & all of my sisters, in whatever it is we want to do in this life, is what you do. ❤️ You let us all find our own way, learn our hard lessons & you are always there to help pick us up when we fall on our faces...& you never judge us for being who we are. ❤️ I love you more than you could evvvvvvver know! ☺️ You truly are my rock and I can’t imagine where I would be without you! I really can’t 🤔 ❤️ #bam #thatsyourfathersdaypostinanutshell
I feel so thankful to be someone that can give strength and hope to so many kids out there. I strive to be a role model for all kids, but especially for the ones who never get to see people who look like them in the movies, on TV, in commercials, as news broadcasters...anywhere. I know, firsthand, how that can affect you psychologically and I want to change that for them. Finding a bigger purpose for your life is what it’s all about. They are my inspiration and they drive my passion and motivation every single day! ❤️❤️❤️💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼♿️ 🏀 #adaptiveathlete #wheelchairbasketball #wheelchairskills #disability #ability #thehartford #kinetickids #adaptivesports #opportunities #strength #faith #athletes #rollmodel
I gotta do a reeeeal post now ☺️. With all of these amazing experiences going on all around me, I need to make sure that I remind everyone that I am still the same me...just a little stronger. So here’s some more of the truth. I still feel insecure at times. I still worry that maybe I’m not good enough. I’m scared of allowing myself to fully believe that everything happening in my life is real. I’m scared of believing in who I am and then being rejected by the ones I care about the most. I worry what others think about me. And, despite how ridiculous I know it is, sometimes I wonder why certain people don’t like my posts. There are times when I question everything about my life (those times are the most rare these days). But even though I’m still the same person as I have always been, I made the decision almost 11 years ago (after my accident) to always face those fears and insecurities no matter what. The day of my accident showed me that spending your time running away from them will never make you or your life, better. A quote that stuck with me a few months after my accident was that, “Every opportunity has a shelf life.” & when all of those opportunities I had before my accident were taken away from me I swore to myself that I wouldn’t allow myself to ever feel that kind of regret again. I know that the way I live my life is in my control and that caring what others think about me is one of the most common fears of every person in this world. And most importantly, I know that I am never going to stop trying to be better. I don’t know where I will end up...but I know I will be okay ❤️. The fight to be stronger will never end, but it will get easier ☺️☺️❤️❤️💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼#yupyup #thatsmytruth #imgoingtokeeptryingtobeastruetomyselfasican
There really isn’t anything that I love more than doing what I can to give these kids more of what they should never have had to go without in the first place. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you @thehartford for these incredible opportunities to be a part of something so special! ❤️ Today, we not only donated adaptive equipment for multiple sports in the @kinetickidstx chapter of @disabledsportsusa, but we also surprised the sweetest little boy, @christians.dream (definitely follow him if you wanna watch his awesome journey unfold) with his very own, custom fit, basketball wheelchair. I was told his story before meeting him-about how hard of a worker he is, about how appreciative he is of any and all opportunities he is given, about how he doesn’t take anything for granted, about how when his teammates are sitting on the sideline and not wanting to push...he’s out there on the track giving it his all. I was told about how hard his family works-their struggles, their triumphs and the unconditional love and support his mom gives to him & his brothers and sister. He was chosen as the recipient because everything about him and his life aligned perfectly with @thehartford Abilitiy Equipped Program’s mission to change lives. ❤️ I was told all of that...& although that alone reminded me just how important it is to give back & help those who, too, want more in their own lives...there is no bigger impact than witnessing it firsthand when rolling that chair to him ❤️ he cried, we all cried...it was amazing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️♿️🏀💪🏼💪🏼 #adaptiveathlete #ability #whatdisability #wheelchairbasketball #nevergiveup #love #gratitude
Good friends lift you up and want only the best for you ❤️❤️❤️ I am so lucky to have such good people in my life! I had, yet again, another incredibly special experience at the @nike Headquarters in Portland these past few days! Just finished a workout and now packing to leave at 2:30am for San Antonio to be with @thehartford for, what I’m sure will be, another incredible event! I feel so blessed to be where I am in my life right now. But the amazing experiences don’t come without sacrifice. And although it might seem like it’s all fun and games...it’s definitely not. It takes a lot of sacrifice, a lot of self-discipline, a lot of time on my own, a lot of unknown, and a lot of what, at times, can feel like complete chaos...but I’m pretty sure this is exactly where I am supposed to be and exactly what I am supposed to be doing at this time in my life. I can’t imagine my life had I not kept pushing myself despite the obstacles that have crossed my path. I’m still growing, I’m still learning and I’m nowhere near where I want to be...but at the same time...I’m getting there ☺️☺️☺️ #thankful #keeppushing #neversettle #faith
You know what’s funny about depression? It makes you completely forget the person that you really are. You forget that you like to do things, you forget that you care about things, you forget the good things you have done in your life, you forget that you can feel anything other than sadness...and you forget how strong you really are. You try as hard as you can to take a step back and see things for how they really are, but no matter how hard you try...you can’t escape the sadness you are living in. Depression is this incredible pain that you can’t describe to anyone else. You feel all alone and you think it’s your fault. You think you are weak. But it’s far from your fault and you are far from weak. Annnnd you can beat depression. You can not only survive while fighting it...but you can also beat it to the point that you sometimes forget just how hard it was to have ever had it. This is a picture of me getting dressed up...and showing myself, little by little, the me I always knew I was-through every experience that I have, every person that I meet, every fear I face...life keeps getting better. I know it could fall apart. I know hard times will come again and I know there are plenty of times I am going to feel weak...but the difference now is that when those times happen I will know I am stronger than I think I am at the time. I have proven to myself that it can get better...and I know all of the different ways I need to view things in this life in order to not take them so personally or blame myself for the way they are. I do my best to understand and accept things and people for the way they are and instead of ever feeling upset about the world around me...reminding myself that no one in this world is perfect. We all have our struggles, and we all deserve chances to do & be better. You have to remember the things that you can and the things that you can’t control and focus on what you can. That’s my ramble ☺️ I just really wanted to write something deep but still feel like it is hard to do that now that I don’t struggle as deeply with depression 😕 Its weird to think I miss something so much about having depression. Writing is my way of growing.
Watching our amazing landlord’s Bachata dance recital last night with Aboo 🐈 (Ally finally named him and I’m not gonna let her change it!! ☺️☺️)❤️❤️❤️❤️ our landlord @ivypeiqing was yet another of the incredible blessings in both of our lives this past year ☺️ when Ally and I found her place...ally and I had only just met each other...and Ally still hadn’t found a job in San Diego yet...and I had no idea what was going to happen in my own life. We had money saved up and told Ivy that we promised we would figure it out and she could trust us...and she gave us a chance❤️❤️ Taking chances and facing fears will always be full of surprises ☺️☺️🤗 sometimes not so good surprises...but usually very, very worth it surprises ☺️❤️ Thanks for being the fun, outgoing, sweet, beautiful person that you are, @ivypeiqing ❤️
