This blog post is inspired by the following two quotes, that I’ve received many, many times in my life: “You know, Justin, just sometimes I forget that you’re even in a wheelchair. It’s like you’re completely normal! I don’t even think about it!” or, maybe… “You know, when you can’t do some things I get a …
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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.
The Third Wave. A Book Review.
A few weeks ago, I was at a local mall just engaging in some retail therapy. Average stuff. I cut through the Barnes & Noble to use their elevator and get to the next floor of the mall. As I walked through, I was stopped dead in my tracks. I saw a sign for an …
Protected: Health.
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“It seems like learning has evolved.”
I was recently clicking around cable television, and plopped down on CNBC (don’t ask why). Ironically enough, they were featuring the ol’ alma mater, Virginia Tech, and some of the entrepreneurship initiatives going on at the university. Check out the video, an interview with President Timothy Sands, below.
Koshka & 3.2.
How you make sense of a tragic situation can say a lot about who you are as a person. I’m saying…in terms of perseverance. I deeply, deeply admire perseverance, as a human trait. And, too, optimism and gratitude are two qualities that I do my best to practice on a daily basis. Especially amidst tragic …
Where Deafness is Not a Disability.
I grew up with cousins who were deaf. My experience with those who used sign language to communicate began at a very young age. But, I didn’t learn to sign right away. I took an introductory American Sign Language course during high school, and wasn’t able to really flex those muscles during college. But towards …
Inclusion.
You know, there’s a huuuuuge difference between inclusion and diversity. I believe that the idea of diversity simply gets at the idea of people being different. That difference can be defined in many different ways. It can include difference of race, skin color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identification, where someone grew up, what their favorite color …
President Obama at SXSW.
A few years ago, I began to hear rumblings about this event, that folks called “South by Southwest.” One of my favorite college professors and a few other up an coming entrepreneurial-minded folks in my tribe attended the event and spoke highly about it. In 2015, I made it a goal to attend the event, …