My new years Resolution of 2024

Hi Jhana’s supporters, this is Jhana, your disability advocate and writer Jhana. You know what this means: the year is coming to an end? This is the year to get the word out and make plans for 2024. I always recommend setting both long-term and short-term objectives for yourself in the new year. I think you should be excited about these things. To top it all off, I intend to document all of my goals and aspirations for the coming year. 

1. Adopting a more optimistic viewpoint

My impairments have made me extremely critical of myself throughout my life. Nonetheless, I intend to do my utmost in 2024 to maintain an optimistic outlook on myself in all that I do. Going forward, I intend to avoid pessimistic people at all costs so that I may maintain an optimistic outlook. 

2. Participate more actively

Speaking of which, I intend to produce more articles and blogs for both my own website and Unwritten next year, in addition to being more active in advocating for individuals with disabilities, as I mentioned before. Furthermore, I intend to produce fresh audio for podcasts, voiceovers, and YouTube videos. Another thing I intend to do is participate more actively in my groups. That includes the team I'm a part of management for. 

3. Refine my book further.

By the way, my manuscript is currently in the developmental editing stage. Thanks to the developmental edits my editor suggested, I intend to keep working on my book's editing and improve it. Also, I'm hoping to begin line and copy editing my book before the year ends. I implore you to remain vigilant. 

Whatever the new year brings, I wish you all the best. I aim to write my blogs on Thursdays and Saturdays weekly. Scheduled preparation is not my strong suit. I will give it my best shot, though. Finally, I just wanted to wish you a very happy 2024. 

What do I want this year for Christmas instead of a present?

Hello Jhana’s supporters, it’s your disability advocate and writer Jhana. I hope all of you are doing well. I know I’ve been a bit slacking on my blogs and I am extremely sorry. I am still trying to get the strength to do them on a regular basis because coming up with topics and written text is hard to come up with. I am going to try to write this blog and future ones too so please bear with me.

Christmas is next week and most people want Christmas presents but not me. There are 3 things that I want this Christmas instead of a present. 

1. I want to have my friends and family in good health. 

2. I want to love myself more

3. And lastly, I want to be able to focus on the love I share with my Fiance. Instead of how everyone thinks I should feel.

There is nothing I want more than those 3 things because when I was younger, I wanted more; I was too picky and too self-centered. But when I am an adult, I know that presents are not all that matters. What matters is being with someone that I really love and care about. So this christmas, I encourage you to spend this christmas with someone you really love. Because nothing is more special than family. 

7 years shuntaversary

Hi Jhana's supporters. It's your writer and disability advocate Jhana. I apologize for not blogging for a few weeks. Before the break that begins on Monday, I have been working on my schoolwork, but everything is due tomorrow. I'll make an effort to regularly write more blogs. This takes place every Saturday and Thursday. Let's return to this blog now. 

 

I was faced with a choice seven years ago. At the time, I used to smoke. To survive, I had to either give up smoking and get surgery, or continue smoking and perish. I went with survival. Suicidal thoughts never occurred to me as a reason to make that decision. Anyway, I gave up smoking cigarettes in September of 2016. Then, a few days into stopping smoking, I made the decision to give my neurosurgeon a call and schedule a surgery for December 14, 2016. But before I did my surgery, I did my MRI to see how bad it was. Then I went to my doctor’s appointment so he could tell me what was going to happen. My mom was there and asked if I am going to survive this. He assured us that I will survive it. After surgery on December 14th, my mother informed me, when I was in the recovery room, my shunt was malfunctioning, which was the reason I was experiencing headaches and lightheadedness, which nearly sent me falling down the stairs. I mistakenly believed that it was because I smoked marijuana. So I quit that to do a little experiment, I found out that Marijuana wasn’t the reason why I was dizzy. It was because of my shunt Malfunctioning. 

I would not have survived if I had not had the procedure. Without it, I couldn't pursue my passion of writing and supporting individuals with disabilities. And I never would have met Rob, the love of my life. Furthermore, I also wouldn’t be with my family. There’s nothing I would have changed. My partner at the time didn't want me to have surgery because he believed I was seeking attention, which is why my PCP at the time yelled at him and said I need to do my surgery. That’s all I have to say about that is that. 

I had a book published before I removed it to edit it, and by 2025, I want to have another one out. And I'm enrolled in college to try to earn a creative writing degree, which I hope to do by 2025. Despite having only one year of school, I have a 3.29 GPA and am a member of the honors society. My goal is to maintain a GPA above 3.0. I disproved everyone who said that my impairment would prevent me from succeeding. I intend to achieve my goals in spite of my limitations. It's acceptable if I work a little differently or more slowly than those without a disability. I'm still able to go.