Beth writes

Tag: motivating

  • Stories, dreams, songs and imagination

    Girl dressed in kaiwaii fashion with carebear, lanyards and pride scarf sits on the floor.

    I am someone who is always dreaming. It probably comes from a childhood reading books in part, and writing my own stories too.

    However boring, mundane, or too full of drama your normal life is you can slip away into another. It’s not just books either, it’s shows, films, songs that can take you to a place.

    One thing I have noticed is there are very few stories with disabled characters, that aren’t part of a stereotype.

    That’s why am working on some fairy stories with positive representation of disability.

  • I’m not a victim – a poem

    I wrote this as a way of addressing how disabled people are treated. We are often looked down on, seen as victims or vulnerable, and easy to bully.

    Inspirational life quote created using scrabble pieces
    Photo by Alesia Kozik on Pexels.com

    I’m not a victim, I come back fighting,

    And I can pulverize the persecutors,

    I’ve eaten bullies for breakfast before,

    And if you dare degrade me, I will destroy.

    And I’m not a charity case for carers,

    I’m a human being with heart and hope.

    I’ll burn bridges before you cause harm,

    So don’t patronize me, I’m not pathetic,

    And if you think I’m thick, then fluff off.