I was compensated by AT&T for this post.
I have been sharing my life through technology in one way or another for many years. I have never let my spinal cord injury hold me back and I want to encourage other people to do the same.
Some might even say I “live beyond limits”. Maybe I do, but I think I just live my life. I live my everyday, ordinary life, and it just so happens to be on wheels.
Now that we are talking about technology, I have a confession. I’m a little addicted to my phone. My 11-year-old even called me out on it after watching my video (see below). Something I said caused him to draw the conclusion that I was addicted, but of course he admitted we all are.
He is definitely right. I use my phone for texting. I use my phone for email. I use my phone for social media. Ironically, I use my phone for everything but talking. Do people still do that?! I’m kidding of course! I talk to my mom on a very regular basis. She lives to far away, so it’s the next best thing.
Now is my “addiction” a bad thing? Yes and no. It’s a bad thing because my son noticed, but it’s a good thing because it helps me preserve all the wonderful things about our life when my phone is put away.
I really try to take a few pictures here and there and then just live in the moment. I will later go back and write about the experience (sometimes on my phone), but I don’t let the pictures become the only thing I remember. How terrible would that be?
I want to remember every moment and I want to share it with you. I want to be preserved for my boys to look back on and share with my future grandkids. I want you to see just how much life can still go on, even when something unspeakable happens. I want you to share that with others.
I also want you to share your story. You never know when someone will be searching for it.
AT&T recently launched a beyond limits campaign.
It is designed to celebrate the way courageous individuals with disabilities are using technology to live beyond limits every day.
Share how you live beyond limits for a chance to win!
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beyond limits
AT&T is hosting a beyond limits contest that gives people with disabilities and those that support them a chance to win an all-inclusive trip to the U.S. Olympics Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
I want you to enter! All you need to do is submit a video showing how technology has changed your life. How has technology helped you live beyond limits?
Here is the AT&T beyond limits contest page.
Learn more about the contest by visiting AT&T’s Beyond Limits Webpage
If you are looks for ideas of what to include in your video check out this page with 3 videos from other incluencers.
I love your video! The networking and sharing our stories with other people is so important.
I love your story and videos. I like technology because it allows me to connect to people i would never be able to as I don’t drive and am stuck home a lot. It really is amazing to see what technology can do for us.
Technology can be a great way to network with people. I really do like what I can do with technology and getting my business name out there. This is a great campaign it’s a great reminder that you should reach for the stars.
Great video! Technology enhances my life in so many ways. It helps me preserve memories, stay connected to friends and family, and work smarter and more efficiently. Like most things in life, it’s important not to let it TAKE OVER, but if you use it moderately and appropriately, it can have a huge positive impact.
We are surrounded by technology. I use my phone a lot, and we don’t have a land line…our cell phones are everything. Somedays I wish we were pack in the old days when things were much more simple.
Technology helps me stay in touch with friends and family across the country and really, around the world. I also go to school and work online. In other words, technology influences every area of my life.
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Traci
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Great video and story. You are an inspiration for sure. I believe technology has allowed us to travel more with and with out kids.
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Great!!!
Please continue to inspire us with your story.
One of the neatest things technology has done for me in living beyond limits is allowing me to find an online digital copy of the children’s record I listened to when I was little.
Now my kids and I can sing along together to the same music that meant so much to me.
In case you’re wondering, here it is: http://classickidsrecords.blogspot.com/2013/01/breezy-and-friends-50-childrens.html
I’m so grateful that someone was able to digitize it so I could find it. It’s been SUCH a joy!
I’ll definitely have to check that out, Bon!!
Technology is a wonderful thing! There is no shame in having a smartphone, laptop, etc. by your side, as long as you present in the real world, too! It’s really important to stay caught up in the technological world, especially with it becoming our main outlet for communicating. Nice work! Thanks forsharing!
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