Leaning Into The Future

Dear Friends, 

I read a headline recently talking about how society suffers from being locked into short-term thinking. Wars rage and the planet burns while we fret over moment-to-moment emotions, tweets and headlines. Meanwhile, a team in Texas is trying to build a mechanical clock that will last for 10,000 years. Hmm. I'd like to strive for a practical and meaningful middle ground. Maybe today sucks, and you're anxious that what you have to give won't be good enough. Tomorrow too? Probably. This time next month, next year? Who knows. So much can happen in a moment, for better or worse, and those of us with SCI especially can attest to that. The best things take time. Jessica and I will be traveling to visit her family in Colombia for the next two weeks, which will be the first time back since we married 3 years ago this month. We look forward to reconnecting with family, friends, and as always being advocates for independence among everyone we meet! And that is so important because none of us know what's going on in others' lives, whether they're in a wheelchair or apparently abled-bodied. The other day I asked help from a walking man to open the handle-less door to a parking garage. As he let me through and I went for my car, he was surprised I could drive. As I handed him a More Than Walking card to see videos of other things people with SCI can do, he said: "Thank you, I'll keep this because I may need this too. I have MS and don't yet know which path my life will take me." 

So here's to all of us here, on Wednesday July 10, 2019, surviving today but living and striving for the long-term, for a Good that outlasts and overwhelms all the bad that could surround us at any moment. Cheers!

- Jonathan Sigworth
President & Co-CEO

P.S. You can join us in the spirit of promoting independence with spinal cord injury by subscribing to our YouTube channel to see and share some of the incredible stories we've captured so far! Also, consider wearing new summer style or classic More Than Walking t-shirts! Kid sizes now available too! Must order before July 19th!