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Published January 22, 2017 at 4200 × 2800 in Yoga

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26.2! 💙💛 Way to go @drock27sl on finishing your first marathon! #littlelegsbigheart #bostonstrong

Thank you for the feature @yoocandoanything 💗 While my opinion about social media continues to shift and I choose to use it less often, THIS is a platform I can get down with. Inclusivity over exclusivity, please. 🙏🏽⚡️——————————————————————— "I’m (@littlelegsbigheart) more than a statistic. I’m a daughter and a sister. A woman living with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. A condition that some see as a basis for ridicule. I’m a lover. A fighter. A rule breaker. A woman determined to change how the world views differently. Don’t judge my story (or anyone else's) by the chapter you walk in on. Some days I’m strong. On others, I throw my hands up and sit in my valley of lows. I have been through a lot and I don’t always let it show. I take on the world one day at a time with sass in my stride, glitter in my veins and love in my heart. I am rather dramatic, often talking with my hands. I am bold and don't mind standing out; this is coming from a woman who’s been kicked out of a bar for glitter-bombing the dance floor. Bubbles are one way to my heart; in a bath or a glass of champagne, please. Explosive, peeing your pants, I can barely breathe, laughter, fuels my confidence. When I laugh there are no boundaries; I am unapologetically myself, the boundaries separating me from society — erased." To read the rest of Kristen's story, click link in bio or visit www.yoocanfind.com. #yoocandoanything #yoocan #achondroplasia #littlelegsbigheart #littlelegsbigthings #differentlyabled #shareyourstory #advocate #dwarfism #dwarfismawareness #celebrateddifferences #differentisbeautiful #beautiful #instagood #nevergiveup #iamadaptive #inclusion #diversity #unique #love #rarewarrior #tinybutmighty #perfectlymade #strength #blessed #grateful #achondroplasiaisbeautiful #iamtitanium#wegotthis #paleyinstitute

A HUGE thank you to Ruthie and all of the teachers and students at St. Bernard Academy in Nashville. Big love. Big dreams. Baby steps. #littlelegsbigheart #littlelegsbigthings #differentlyabled #shareyourstory #advocate #dwarfism #dwarfismawareness #inclusion #celebrateddifferences

Peace out ✌🏽South Florida. These little legs are scootin’ to Nashville for the weekend. I am both honored and excited to be sharing my story with the students, Pre-K through 8th grade, at @st.bernardacademy tomorrow morning. Over the years, I have had people tell me, time and time again, that it isn’t ‘my job’ to educate others about living in the face of adversity. Tell me then, whose job is it?! I’m not one to sit around and and wait to count on someone else. Kids are some of my biggest teachers. And they have HUGE hearts. Tell them that a disability isn’t a disease and they will listen. Speaking and connecting with people is what fills my love tank. “The more we understand ourselves, each other, and our differences, the faster the wall of discrimination crumbles.” -Little Legs, Big Heart. Big love, people. Have a fabulous (almost) weekend! ⚡️💜🙌🏽 #littlelegsbigheart #littlelegsbigthings #differentlyabled #advocate #shareyourstory

“It’s easy to start something. It is harder to finish it.” -Dr. Feldman Two week post-op success with these brilliant individuals. Dr. Feldman, Tiffany, and The Paley Institute Co. constantly remind me how far I have come. In it to win it. We all need souls who are ‘for’ us. Who offer perspective. Who support. Who lift up. Who work tirelessly to fight for their people. Find your dream team. Hold them close. Love them hard. #littlelegsbigheart #littlelegsbigthings #dreamteamwork

It’s easy for me to focus on my life and see the limitations. I don’t drive a nice car. I’m not happily in love with another person. I don’t have the typical, full time, 9-5 gig that yields a paycheck every other week. I don’t have the means to satisfy the ever growing urge of wanderlust rattling in my bones. Last week I went in for my 10th procedure in 2.5 years. Plates and screws that once held me together were no longer being helpful in serving their purpose and needed to be removed. The little, yet surprisingly heavy, bag has become a reminder that I can choose to view my ‘limitations’ instead as parameters — tactile proof. Proof that I have something to share. I have been broken. I have known healing. I have awareness and the ability to fully be present wherever I am with however I am feeling. I have been places that some may never go, allowing me to understand concepts that some never will. I have been granted opportunities. I have felt the all consuming high of being on top and the defeat of hitting rock bottom. Thank you to my little bag of trophies for holding me together long enough to get me back on my feet. And for reminding me that this little soul suit of mine is exactly where it is meant to be even when my limitations overshadow my parameters. (Ace Hardware, you would be so proud.) #littlelegsbigheart #differentlyabled #iamtitanium #lifeaftersurgery #scars

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