Would you tell your story to help others?
Pam Stewart, er, I mean, Pam Slim from the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog posted a link to her interview with Glenda Watson Hyatt regarding her autobiography, I’ll Do It Myself.
“What’s with that title?” you ask?
Well, Glenda has Cerebral Palsy. According to her blog:
Her parents were advised to institutionalize her. She wouldn’t amount to anything, the experts said.
Yet, this gutsy redhead proved them wrong. Glenda was integrated into a regular classroom long before mainstream was a buzzword. She went on to earn the Canada Cord, the highest award in Girl Guides, and the Outstanding Junior Student Award. The girl who could not walk won a gold medal in horseback riding!
Glenda is telling her story in order to give inspiration and hope to others with the same challenges. Somehow, though, I expect it will inspire us all.
-TimK
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Hi, Pam. Thanks for the kind words.
I know I’ve mentioned this to you, but since I forgot to mention it above… I love Escape from Cubicle Nation. The first time I discovered it, I looked at the recent postings, as I usually do for a blog. But with EfCN, I found I needed to read every single entry. It was like an obsession. They just drew me in. I am tres impressed, and I wish my writing to have the same effect on others.
Keep blogging.
-TimK
Hi Tim,
Thanks so much for sharing my story on your blog and for your kind words.
I look forward to exploring your blog further to see what it is all about. I think there is such value in storytelling, particularly in first person storytelling. Sharing one’s own experience can have such impact on others.
Thanks for writing, Glenda. I agree with you completely. We need stories to engage us, to inspire us, to lead us. I look forward to reading yours.
-TimK
Hi Tim!
Thanks so much for sharing Glenda’s story with your readers. I love what you are doing … helping people write and read great stories. I was an avid reader as a child, and am becoming an avid writer as an adult as I meet so many people who have amazing lives to write about.
Keep up the great work!
-Pamela SLIM
(thanks for acknowledging my in-transit name status. Now I know how Prince felt – how weird to be a “formerly known as!”