Today I wanted to focus on one of the topics I'm considering talking about in this film and that is the topic of love. This to me is one of the toughest and hardest topics I wanted to talk about in the film because I've never opened up about my struggles of being in a wheelchair and being in love. I have friends and family in my life that love me and I love them as well and while I do have that love of my friends and family, I still feel lonely as hell at times.
I personally feel that I have created this loneliness in my heart. I've created this loneliness for fear that if I tell another woman that I lover her and want to be with her that she might not feel the same way that I do (Which can be awkward) and that person would reject me and push me away. I've had a few opportunities to admit my love for another woman but I've backed off and just haven't told them.
My fear is that they might not love me because I am in a wheelchair. I'm so afraid of admitting my love to another woman because she might feel that she has to "take care" of me or that if she doesn't love me back she might just feel obligated to be with me for fear of not hurting my feelings. I don't know, maybe if I was walking, dealing with rejection would be a lot easier to deal with than being in a wheelchair because I wouldn't have all of these emotions in my head.
I am so afraid of falling in love it's a fear that I've had for many years. This coincides with other issues that I deal with particularly being a man (A topic I'll deal with in the future). As a man it pisses me off because I can't supply the things that are needed in a relationship or that I can't be as manly as I want to be. It's just frustrating at times!!!
This is a fear of mine that I'm facing right now while I'm working on this film. This fear of falling in love has held me back for years. This fear of telling another woman how I feel about them is tearing me up inside. I just wish that I had the courage to be real and truly honest about how I feel.
Justin
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Update: Blog Posting Days!!
Hey everyone,
This is a quick post, I want to thank everyone for checking out my first blog post. Just to give everyone a head's up I will be posting stuff on the blog Wednesday's and Friday's in the afternoon. So lookout for my posts on those days. I hope you all enjoy my blog!!
Take Care,
Justin
This is a quick post, I want to thank everyone for checking out my first blog post. Just to give everyone a head's up I will be posting stuff on the blog Wednesday's and Friday's in the afternoon. So lookout for my posts on those days. I hope you all enjoy my blog!!
Take Care,
Justin
Friday, February 10, 2012
Welcome!!
Welcome to Justin's Wheelchair Chronicles. This blog is dedicated to my documentary The Wheelchair Chronicles which I'm currently working on. This blog is will focus on not only my film but the filming process and my journey creating this film.
I'm going to focus and talk about certain issues that I deal with as a person with disabilities such as being a man in a wheelchair, being black and in a wheelchair, etc.
This film project is a brand new experience for me because I'm not use to opening myself up and expressing my feelings to people and now I'm preparing to open myself up to the world with this film.
I plan on posting information about the film on Wednesday's and Friday's, I don't know what time I'll be posting information but I will let you know soon. I'll be also working on improving the blog, I'm just in the beginning stages of this blog so I'll be making changes from time to time.
I encourage you all to check out my blog and comment because I want to share this blog with everyone but most importantly the people who have helped me over the years, the people who are helping me on this film and to those special people who are in my life.
My Journey Begins Today!!!
Justin
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