Reeling

This reel made me so happy. Clara's living so well; living honestly, genuinely, without any pretense or falseness. How could she? Clearly it's not in her nature. I love that there are others out there who support this in her. I think too often in this society the Disabled are encouraged not to have a voice, not to say what is in their heart or put thoughts on paper. Not this girl! Clara's just who she is, and the world has to adapt.


This goes back to my previous post including the quote from Nick Offerman. Don't let anyone tell you to be anything for this world. Make this world take a knee for you. I wanted to share a little of how Clara Woods is changing the world for herself.

 https://www.facebook.com/reel/2218693525254037



This is the link to Clara's Facebook reels page; there's more content like the video above and you get a great sense of who she is: https://www.facebook.com/clarawoodsofficial/reels


This is to her official art, which she is fantastic at, as well as more insight on who she is as a person: https://www.clarawoodscollection.com/


And here is to her amazing blog, with further ways to engage with Clara's art and the world as she sees it: https://www.clarawoodscollection.com/blogs/claras-world/look-at-me-not-at-my-disability-clara-woods


I hope you enjoy all of this material; it's fun to get a little lost in. And it's personally gratifying to see someone making such amazing strides, even when the world tells the Disabled to be small.

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