Our bodies are delightfully ridiculous. When God created humanity, they knew our short lives would be full of pain, hardship and horror. So they created our bodies absurdly—clumsy, squidgy and bouncy, messy and noisy, with weird dangling protuberances—so we could laugh our way through challenges and crises and find the moments of joy and beauty that make it all worthwhile. Rowan Atkinson’s face is their comedic masterpiece, but we all have bodies designed for comedy. This is especially true for those of us with disability. I have quadriplegia, and my body—which has a life of its own—is a jester. It Read More
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