The story of how one of my favorite quotes came to be my favorite quotes. It was Mother’s Day 2010. I was trying to focus on something interesting to say “thank you,” to my mother, as I do annually. Lately, instead of commercial, chain-store, manufactured things, I had been going for homemade artifacts and goods to …
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My name is Justin Graves. I am a 20-something young professional based between the Washington, D.C. metro area and Blacksburg, Virginia. I thank you for visiting this journal about my life: what I learn, who I love, what I am passionate about, what I eat, and who I impact. | Ut Prosim | Go Hokies! | Life is all about what you have done for other people.
I’m not really one to freak out over famous people…but…
If you follow the blog at all, you know how much I love Push Girls…
Man walks across the Grand Canyon…on a tight rope.
Tonight, I was just clicking around the internet and found some amazing footage. This video was featured on ABC News earlier this week. A man named Nik Wallenda decided to take on amazing feat; to try and walk across the Grand Canyon. Sure, that sounds like a huge feat in and of itself, but it …
What’s it like to be in a wheelchair?
One of the most frequent questions I get asked in my daily life is, “sir, why are you in a wheelchair?” Right behind that is, “what is it like to be in a wheelchair?” People of all ages, all backgrounds, and in all environments are always very eager to ask this question. It’s a question …
One of my summer goals: reading.
One of my summer goals has been to read a lot more. I’m not a big fan of reading – I prefer to just scan things and get the big picture – but with the absence of graduate school reading, I’m deciding to fill that void with some “leisure” reading this summer. I link to …
My 1st graders and their art! And my lunch.
Just going through some old photos on my computer that I never uploaded and I found a few gems. Like these bad boys. This is the first week that I’ll spend, fully, in Blacksburg this summer, and it’s going to be so strange NOT having my first graders to go visit! They are a staple …
Literally a dream come true.
I’m beyond excited to share this with you all! I’m currently finalizing the process of signing on the be a guest and speaker at the week-long Youth Leadership Forum of Virginia next month. This is a program for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth to attend as either high school juniors or seniors. Their disabilities …
The Kindness Bus Tour.
Back in 2010, I was a program leader with the YMCA at Virginia Tech. One of my mentors, a woman named Jen, told me about a bus she had seen in Christiansburg while shopping at Target. She came back to campus and did a little bit of research, and shared with me a website. Turns …