Today's Clever Comment:

"If you are writing the clearest, truest words you can find and doing the best you can to understand and communicate, this will shine on paper like its own little lighthouse. Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining."
--Anne Lamott


Today's "I Am Choosing to Change the Myself and the World Around Me Through My Actions" Thought:


http://www.r-word.org/


I am one who says 'retarded' quite often in my daily conversations amongst friends -- I always used to think about the impact of this word but must admit that I don't very often anymore, if at all (and thereby my use of the word has significantly increased). I certainly don't intend offense to any particular individual or intend to promote the use of this unfortunately per versed and twisted word; but, I can't control the meaning of the word. It is what it is, it does effect people negatively - all of us, regardless of our mental abilities - and there are more precise words in our language(s) to describe what we truly mean.

What can I control? My use of it and my choice to use more accurate words.


I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.