When I moved from a supported living community to my own apartment, I had many struggles to get myself where I am now. I had to face my fears of living on my own. Part of me thought that I wasn’t ready but I had to try a new way to keep me learning and inspired and to lift my spirit. To keep myself positive, I focused on the positives. I faced my fears and now I am able to be more of myself. And it was better than I thought it might be. I kept some of my old connections to friends and added some new connections. I still have my important friends and I have new friends now too, like a new community that I am an important part of. I still work for the bookshop that sells my books and cards where I still learn new things. Sometimes facing the challenges of new things is hard for me, but I have been learning to use positive thinking methods to achieve my goals. The important thing is that I am willing to keep myself growing and growing and to keep myself happy inside and out. I am still learning more and more about myself. Being in the Kiwanis club where I live is helping me to be a good member of my community and to reach out to help othere. Being in Special Olympics has taught me how to be a good team player. My new life is like almost like a basketball team, where there is lots of support. I am creating a life the way I want it to be….a new circle of life.
