cerebral palsy

 This morning I was made aware of the fact that it can take people with cp 3x as much effort to function so I am basically doing 3x everyone else with 3x less rest and recoup time. Maybe I am not lazy, maybe I can give myself grace. Maybe being a human in my body is something I am allowed to acknowledge is harder for me than others. I have never wanted to accept that I am not as good as everyone else, but I suppose I must in order to keep myself from burning out before I even start. 

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