The Road to Independence

It's good to have goals. 

Achieving difficult goals requires focus.  It requires determination and a lot of effort.  It means setting aside excuses.  It means not giving in to poor performance or setbacks.  It takes careful planning and a ton of maturity.  The amount of faith that one has in oneself and one's abilities to achieve hard things directly determines their success.   We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and we set goals.  We have been taught from a very early age to require a lot of ourselves and we achieve.  

We also have learned that a goal not written down or uttered is only a wish.

So, in therapy today, Kori was asked to set some goals.  And her main or perhaps only goal is

To Be Independent

Independence means different things to different people. 

Getting a drivers license

Going somewhere without parents

Getting Married

Home ownership

At this stage in Kori's life independence means

Getting out of bed by herself

Washing her hair

Cooking dinner for her family

Walking unassisted

I'm certain giving herself her own heparin shots is NOT on the list

But regardless of what is on the list

The success of her independence journey will be directly evident in the faith and determination she has in herself.

It's important that she not forget who she is

She is Kori

Kori is a fighter

Kori is strong

Kori is determined
Kori is smart

Kori has always accomplished every thing she has put her mind to

And NO ONE tells her she can't do something

No one ever thought it would be easy

Champions are not made overnight.

Today consisted of getting reacquainted with home.  Mom and Dad took her to rehab.  Mom did her hair and gave her a manicure and a pedicure.  She had some visitors.  And on Wednesday, she is getting her hair cut.  Any suggestions for an easy new hair-do for a girl with natural curly hair?