Words of inspiration and Motivation

" The right to play on any field. You earned it. The right to study in any school. You have earned it. The right to hold a job. You have earned it. The right to be any one's neighbor. You have earned it"-Eunice Kennedy Special Olympics founder

"The more that there is exposure, the more that people with intellectual disabilities are living in typical neighborhoods and going to typical schools and working in typical employment settings and hanging out in the community where other people without disabilities experience recreation, the more acceptance there's going to be, relationships" - Dr. Ann Turnbull

" My passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and ways that they are truly nurtured to their ability to grow and develop to the fullest of their ability"- Louise Derman Sparks

"Its not all about you, sometimes you have to take yourself out of it and your ego and think about the child"- Renatta M. Copper

Personal Childhood Web

My mother Velvet Wallace has one of the biggest influences in my life. She instilled in me strong traits that would help me succeed and get through life despite life obstacles. She is a hard working women for her family and very willing to do what it takes to take care of them. Even today she makes me feel like anything i set my mind to do I can do. She still supports the path that travel and encourages me daily that I can do it.

My Grandfather Blondell Mason is my rock. He is 96 years old and his influence on my life have been around forever. He has shown with his life that if you treat people right, right will follow you through life. He is the one of the strongest men I know. He always made me feel special by buying me little things from the store and making sure i always had money in my pockets for school. Today he still impacts my life. He shows me to never stop fighting in life no matter how old you get.

My father Mark Wallace growing up suffered with many obstacles to soon overcame them fully once I was older. Although he had his ways his life still impacted me.Now that things are different we are very close and he shows me that I can too do anything I want as long as I have a mind to do it. He works very hard to provide for my mother and give her the world and always willing to do whatever he can for me and my family. He has impacted me today by showing me that in order to succeed u must work hard and maybe even do jobs that other people do want to.

My aunt Gloria Mason is very strong minded person that was always blunt with that she had to say. She has supported me in childhood years by pushing and getting me exposed to things new experiences. She was the one that brought my first violin and made sure I practiced everyday. Today she still pushes me and makes sure that I have a game plan for my life. She asks me daily about whats next for me. Through her strong mindedness I've learn to push aside excuses and just get it done.

My cousin Ariel Mason is such a wonderful  person that I have always looked to. She was the one that really laid the path for me. She received good grades and went to college and I always wanted to be just like her. Today we both encourage each other to get through life. Her wonderful personality puts a smile on my face and helps me find laughter in any given tough situation.

 One of my Favorite books is : Harold and the Purple Crayon

This books strongly portrays how creative children minds are. I love that it takes something as simple as a crayon to create a magical world for him.

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