perseveance

         With every thin that has happened to me in my life I think the most important virtue anyone can learn is perseverance. Life is difficult you are faced with all kinds of disappointments. If you believe that no matter what the said obstacle is you can get though it that makes things much easier to deal with. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by the great football coach Vice Lombardi "its not how many times you get up that matter". So keep trying and never give up. P.M.A all the way. :)

Reboot

               So it has been months since I have written anything on here but it is  time to change that. A while ago someone gave me the idea to write about things I have learned and not just stories about things that have happened to me lately. So here we go.
                
               Life for me has been interesting to say the least. I think for my first lesson to let you all know how I feel would be when life gets hard just do it. I am usually a pretty happy person but there are days I struggle with staying motivated. For a few years even I lost my optimistic out look all together. what I have come to realize is it is best to stay busy and set goals. on those days that i get down i try to lose myself in a activity i may not be happy at first but i find it helps me focus then i forget why i was upset in the first place.

Swim

     So swim started two weeks ago and boy is it fun. I love to teach! I used to swim inhigh school and I love kids. I want to be a history teacher so the mix of my love for swimand teaching is perfect. It may be a little more difficult for me to physically help the kidsfix their strokes but I still know how to do them so if I explain it they can still get it right. I am also getting some sun so I look good this summer. Working makes mefeel awesome and I get more accomplished. So here’s to a great year of teaching.

I screwed up

I posted earlier and made it sound that it was my girlfriend that talked down to me. It was not it was the waitress that did that not Lela she is amazing and would never do that to me! She is my support and makes me fell so much stronger.

                          love ya babe,

                                                 Andy

People I am Not Your "Little Buddy"!!!

       Now I am not saying this to be rude or hurtful but seriously people just because i am physically limited does not mean I'm mentally impaired!... Now that that is out of the way on to the reason I am making this post. The other night I went to Olive Garden with my Girlfriend the dinner was nice we had a good time but as I was getting up to leave I tripped over the leg of our table and face planted. If that was was not bad enough she talked to me like a 3 year old and called me. "little buddy." and a "tough little guy" now I don't know about you but for me that is the last way I want to be talked to on a date even if she was being nice.So people  "I am not your little buddy!" Thanks.  : )

Joys Of My Hands

This is going to be hard for me. I had a talk with my mom the other day and she said I need to share some real experiences with you guys. now I don't like to wine nor do I think that I have it that bad but I am just here to tell you how it is for me. if you would like to comment please do so.

 Now this happens every time I wear a button up shirt now I am the kind of guy who cares how I look so that's is quit often but my hands don't work right they are really shaky so it can take me forever so days only 15 minutes others 30. It is so aggravating as a 24 year old man to still have a hard time with my shirts so times I just want to cry. >:(  

New Challange

I have not been very good at updating this blog but I am lletting everyone know  I am going to try and make this a daily thing to try and get some true feelings out.

Golf

Last week I went golfing with my Dad. now I hand not touched my clubs in over a year so I was not expecting to play well but I shot a 50 and since 48 is my best ever I figured that was pretty good!  :)

Called On The Carpet

            I know I already posted today but something just happened to me that made me want to post. I heard a story about a young boy with muscular dystrophy by the name of Mattie Stepanek. His courage and positive attitude has called me out. In the last few years I hit a rough patch and have let myself get stuck in a rut. I really have not achieved the potential I have inside of me. The quote that has made me come to that conclusion is this "choose to inhale do not breath simply to exist." Those are some strong words said by a strong spirit. They along with some pushing from my sweet girl made me realize their are many things in my life I need to change but I will grow and improve this is one of the reasons for this blog so thank you to those of you that read this it really helps me see who I really am. To that sweet boy who said those words and has since passed you inspire me.

A Trip To The Mall

             So I went to the mall the other with my girlfriend Lela we were helping a friend with a prank. I had my chair with me because my legs just cant handle long distances. we were just going around picking stuff up until I got an idea. I have gotten used to the looks people give me so I wanted to take advantage of said looks. I got out of my chair and had Lela get in while I pushed her around. The looks we got where hysterical.  People were trying to figure that one out. Then we really got them in the middle of the store we were in Lela got up and switch places with me she started pushing me. Man I love that Lela has a sense of humor she makes it easier for me to laugh at difficult situations.

It's an Everyday Trip to Wallmart I Guess

         As I said in my earlier post i will be using this blog to vent and nothing bugs me more then a trip to Wallmart. I know these trips are annoying to everybody the lines, the rude people ect. but imagine if you will dealing with said situations when you have something that makes you an obvious target. rolling around the store is difficult enough but when people are staring it makes me self conscience. I had a bad day after one of said trips so rude people said some insulting things, now most of the time I can  handle that but like i said it was a bad day. I called my girlfriend and vented to her and she said just the right thing to me. it is nice to know when the crap hits the fan i have someone to count on. I love that girl.

Well Where to Begin

         So, this is my first entry and i don't really know where to start. I am going to be using this blog to expel some of my frustrations and feelings on  living with a disability. for those of you who don't know me that are reading this blog my name  is Andy Lamb I am 24 years old and I have Cerebral Palsey.  I began this blog after much poking and prodding from friends and family they thought I might have something interesting to say, or something that people would want to hear, so for those of you who like what follows I guess you owe them a thanks.