Blog 6a: Wheelchairs
I got the privilege to read 2 chapters from Paul Erway’s book 50 Abilities Unlimited Possibilities. Paul Erway is a man who wheeled a marathon in all 50 states. The states I read about were New Jersey, and Missouri. Marathon 11: Cape May, NJ. Erway was very excited for this marathon because of how beautiful the view and race was. He was able to see some ocean and scenes during the actual race. One big take away was the word "open-minded" (Erway, 2017). He kept repeating this word because they were a little bit unsure about the race path and difficultly. Knowing he was not able to just get up and run, he was open-minded about he challenges he was facing and how he knew he would get through them no matter what the circumstances were. This is so motivational to anyone who may be in a wheelchair or is not able to walk. Being optimistic about any situation that they are going through is just a positive way to approach any obstacle in life. ...