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This weekend, Barton & I launched Love Rolls On, a blog and website (still under construction) about love, marriage and disability. We found that so many people have questions about our relationship, and we wanted a place to specifically address issues surrounding an inter-ability relationship.
After posting this week’s blog entry, I asked Barton, "Do you think it’s too strong?" I had specifically addressed the issue of justifying our choices to those who are “concerned” for our well-being. While Barton has had to let go of what other people think of him or his life decisions, I am still in the process of trusting my actions despite other’s opinions. There’s something risky about putting ourselves out on the line, not knowing exactly what the reaction will be.
Our mission and vision has been defined over the last few years, and it's only been in the last six months that we have begun to live fully in that vision. The work brings itself to us, if we let it come in, and if we let go enough to see where the work is taking us.
Of course we must take into consideration the consequences and repercussions of jumping out there. However, Barton and I have learned from experience that sometimes, leaping into the unknown brings about benefits that can’t even be fathomable at the time, and that if we come from a place of sharing ourselves in an honest, authentic way, we bring others into our story.
What are some of the ways that you leap out into the unknown or put yourself on the line?
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