Author: Tony Trott
When I think of Daily Affirmation, the first thing that comes to mind is “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley” one of Al Franken’s skits on Saturday Night Live in the early ‘90s. You know, the “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and, doggone it, people like me.” character. Of course, that was comedy and it was supposed to be funny and, technically, it’s important to be able to laugh at yourself, right?
However, that is not to say that all affirmations are comical and should be written off as some sort of farcical, feel-good quote about life. We all need to have things to aspire to in life, and for some people this may require some sort of daily reminder (perhaps more often than that) of what that aspiration is; this is what I think an affirmation is. It’s simply a reminder of what we are aspiring to and/or how we can get there.
While Franken’s line in the first paragraph is meant to be just some psychobabble, humorous line that we laugh at, it does make me realize that sometimes everyone needs to be kinder to themselves.
transportation and objects. I’d like to think it is not intentional, but unfortunately it represents a lack of knowledge about individuals with disabilities, laziness, and a general lack of interest in the surroundings.
medical appointment. The vehicle did have a hanging handicapped parking tag, but it was parked on the hashmarks instead of in the parking spot. Therefore, when I pulled in, I was unable to get out of the van because my ramp opens on the side.
habitual practice for individuals to get off the scooter, leave it in the middle of the curb cut and go off to their destination. Or individuals park the scooter near the curb cut and a brisk wind blows the scooter over and it completely blocks the curb cut. This makes it impossible for me to navigate and cross the street.
in a handicapped parking spot, call the nonemergency police number. They are authorized to ticket.
and one of the most famous lines in Hollywood history: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
Looking up the term isolating in the Merriam-Webster dictionary online, it gives a definition of “to set apart from others.” That’s accurate for the way I can feel in some group situations, especially where there is background noise.
me, I came across the Google app Live Transcribe. I don’t purport to know all about how it works, but, basically, it uses Googles voice-to-text technology to show a transcript of what is being heard by the phone’s microphone (which, of course, can include background noise, but it does a pretty good job considering it’s a free app for Android).