Disability Dojo Reflections, Pt.1

The Independent Life

On today’s dojo, Tony’s intention is to take stock in what we’ve talked about on the past Disability Dojo episodes from Season 2. This is Part 1 of his reflections, A-M, on some of the threads we’ve pulled within these dojos, so that we can continue work towards becoming the best version of ourselves possible.

Key Takeaways:

• 00:01:23 Authenticity
  Being authentic to our true selves as we are delivering our services to consumers
• 00:03:51 Beliefs and Behaviors
  Do we have a fixed mindset and limiting beliefs or do we have a growth mindset to believe that we can capable? What can we do to facilitate taking on or giving up behaviors that can help transform our lives?
• 00:07:36 Choice and Control
  Freedom to make the choices in our own lives and, understanding what is up to us and what is not up to us
• 00:09:34 Disability and Diversity
  Two things that unify and brings us together. We are built on diverse cultures and societies and we share the ability to celebrate those differences.
• 00:12:14 Equality and Equity
  Equality represents each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities that are needed to reach that equal outcome
• 00:15:28 Forgiveness
  Forgiving of others for the wrong they may have done us for our own health and wellbeing. Forgiving for our own wrongdoings and for when we haven’t been the best versions of ourselves to others, and commit to being better.
• 00:18:27 Gratitude
  Gratitude can serve as an antidote to getting beyond the stress and allow us to be grateful for the circumstances that life has given us. Exercising gratitude practices on a regular or daily basis, can help to benefit overall wellbeing and quality of life.
• 00:22:10 Humility
  Humility keeps us in that lane of seeking to always learn and to not think we’re better than others. Being in the seat of the learner and always seeking to learn more
• 00:25:22 Independence
  Recognizing that independence can be an individualized meaning that is different for each person and each lived experiences. It’s meaning can also be on a spectrum based on social and environmental context. Independence is uniquely gifted to each of us
• 00:28:48 Justice
  The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. There’s things in history that happened that shouldn’t have happen and it is our responsibility to work towards bringing equilibrium to those situations
• 00:31:39 Kindness
  The importance of being good and loving to one another. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; treat other people with the concern and kindness you would like them to show toward you.
• 00:35:14 Love
  Love for ourselves, love for our family, love for our neighbor. Recognizing that love should be given to other people regardless if it is ever returned.
• 00:37:46 Meditatio Malorum
  Meditating on our own mortality, inviting us to think about the last day that we’re going to live on the very day that is right in front of us; how would we choose to live this day and make it our best? What thoughts would you hold if you knew you only had today left to live? The idea of (pre)Meditatio Malorum is not induce panic or depression but rather to live our best day possible, with our reflection and meditation on our own mortality. The lesson here is to try and choose the best thoughts, the best words, and the best actions possible to live the best day that we can have.