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Good morning, Libbie (@libbiehyman)
I enjoyed reading your post and would like to say I totally understand your dilemma. You may have read mine where I mention being unsure about going to a local coffee shop (uneven sidewalks, long sitting, an unfamiliar path to the restroom, etc.) –– a far cry from a flight to Sri Lanka! I believe there's an art to knowing which challenges are important to take on, to avoid becoming a total stay-at-home, from those challenges that are simply "too much." I work every day on practicing the art of being about to tell one kind of challenge from the other. Good luck to you!
Ray (@ray666)

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Thank you, Ray. These are such wonderful, supportive posts to read. I am definitely "choosing my accessibility battles." I was just diagnosed with severe osteoporosis, which really pissed me off. I joined a gym and am weight training and I go to a yoga class once a week, where I struggle clumsily in a class of people who can bend over while standing on one leg. I talked to the yoga teacher who was sweet and kind, and she said "set your mat up over by the barre. Use the barre to pull yourself up or to hold onto for stability if you need it." Well, THAT improved yoga 100% for me! So I'll drive 5 miles to a yoga class where I can stagger around like a newborn giraffe and clamp onto a barre for dear life, but I feel a whole lot more confidant saying "no" to a wedding 22 hours and 3 flights away, and less guilty about it after talking to my son and reading about what other people have had to sacrifice and how they've felt about having to say "no" to others. You guys are the best! THANK YOU!