My Piece of the Sky Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/opinion/audacity-columnists/my-piece-of-the-sky/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:28:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Comparing My Before Life to My Present Life https://www.audacitymagazine.com/comparing-my-before-life-to-my-present-life/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/comparing-my-before-life-to-my-present-life/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:19:26 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6919 I once believed my old life was perfect—full of freedom, laughter, and independence. But after my injury, that perfect past became my prison. I spent hours replaying memories, convinced that ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/loving-life-but-not-my-circumstances/feed/ 3 When Life and Loss Intersect: A Disabled Perspective on Legacy https://www.audacitymagazine.com/when-life-and-loss-intersect-a-disabled-perspective-on-legacy/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 17:59:29 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6774 About a week ago, I went for my daily walk, as I always do. But this time, it was late—after 8:00 p.m. It was already dark out. Normally, I go ...

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]]> A New Tomorrow. Thank You Covid-19 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/a-new-tomorrow-thank-you-covid19/ Wed, 13 May 2020 21:21:29 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=4448 A few weeks ago, I had a good old rant on Facebook bemoaning all the buzzwords that I would prefer never to see again. Buzzword terms like unpack, disrupt, power ...

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]]> Many Lives in One Lifetime https://www.audacitymagazine.com/many-lives-in-one-lifetime/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 20:12:43 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=4252 Sleep paralysis is when a person is aware but unable to move or speak. During an episode one may find it difficult to breathe and be overcome with fear. It ...

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]]> Independently Dependent https://www.audacitymagazine.com/independently-dependent/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 02:39:59 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=4223 Editor’s note: I met César Bazúa on Twitter. His story was interesting and I thought I’d give him a chance to share it with everyone. But I never imagined this. ...

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]]> Generations of Perception https://www.audacitymagazine.com/generations-of-perception/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:07:35 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=454 In a blink of an eye, it doesn’t seem real all the time that has gone by since my father’s passing and my grandmother and Uncle’s physical deterioration with Parkinson’s ...

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]]> A Trip of Thanksgiving https://www.audacitymagazine.com/a-trip-of-thanksgiving/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:13:21 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=456 Three weeks ago, I sailed the pacific seas to the Gulf of Mexico. I stopped in the ports of: Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, Guaymas, Topolobampo, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and Puerto Vallarta. ...

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]]> The Ruling Thoughts of Fear https://www.audacitymagazine.com/the-ruling-thoughts-of-fear/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:18:20 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=461 I personally agree that this is the most ach department phone opportune moment with all the ghost and goblins, walking up and down our sidewalks. I agree it is the ...

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