THE MYSTIFYING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE

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  • WHEN THE WORLD SLOWED, ACCESS OPENED

    A Josephine Celeste Reflection from Twinning, Vermont When the pandemic began, the world went quiet. In Twinning, the sidewalks emptied, storefronts dimmed, and routines disappeared overnight. Life slowed in a way I had never seen before — a pace my… Continue reading

  • JOSEPHINE-CHOOSING MYSELF

    Josephine — Choosing Myself Sometimes living here feels heavier than I expect it to. People don’t always understand me, or the difference between how I move through the world and how others choose to show up in it. I’m often… Continue reading

  • JOSEPHINE AND LOVE SHE WAS AFRAID TO CHOOSE

    (Blog – Josephine’s Perspective) Josephine used to believe love came with rules she wasn’t allowed to bend. She told herself she needed distance from disability to feel safe. That loving someone who lived with similar challenges would only magnify her… Continue reading

  • JOSEPHINE AND THE LOVE SHE DIDN’T SHE WAS ALLOWED TO WANT

    Josephine and the Love She Didn’t Think She Was Allowed to Want Josephine spent a long time believing love had rules she wasn’t allowed to break. She told herself she needed distance from disability to be safe. That loving someone… Continue reading

  • JOSEPHINE AND THE SHAPE OF A LIFE

    Josephine used to think that challenges were things you were supposed to overcome—like hurdles you trained for, jumped over, and left behind. That’s what everyone seemed to expect. Win the race. Clear the obstacle. Move on. But life didn’t work… Continue reading

  • JOSEPHINE AND QUIET LIGHT OF WINTER

    ✨ Josephine and the Quiet Light of Winter ✨ Josephine had always believed the holidays were supposed to shine — soft lights in windows, warm laughter spilling out of crowded rooms, the kind of joy you feel more than you… Continue reading

  • A Day That Lives in Sunflowers: A Lyrical Tribute to a Special Friendship

    Some days carry a weight that never fully lifts.For me, there is one day—dark, dreary, soaked in tears—that once felt like it would shadow my entire lifetime. But somehow, as the years passed, that same day began to change. When… Continue reading

  • The Strength Within Her Challenges

    Author’s Note Every challenge carries a piece of strength within it. Sometimes we just need time, courage, and self-compassion to uncover it. May Josephine’s story remind you that even in your hardest seasons, there is strength waiting to rise. There… Continue reading

  • A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

    Owing Who You Are, No Matter What Life Brings This week, I decided to write a letter to my younger self — the version of me who was just beginning to understand what it meant to live with cerebral palsy.… Continue reading

  • The Music That Carried Me

    The music in my head has carried me through some of the loneliest times of my life. Whenever life didn’t feel fair, I would put on my headphones and disappear into my own world—a place where I didn’t have to… Continue reading