Scott Davidson Blog
I hated myself so much that I made myself sick
I hated myself so much that I made myself sick I hated my disabled legs and other defects. I hated God for making me this way. I hated the surgery and treatments needed to walk and the negative outlooks. I hated the harshness from the clubfoot and medical communities. I hated that I always felt…
Read MoreI Made a Choice
I made a choice to go from the darkest of places to what I am now and what I will become. At points in my life I wanted to die due to the pain and disfigurement of my body. I didn’t want you to ever see my legs and I never wanted to see another…
Read MoreHow Bad Did I Want To Run An Ultramarathon?
How bad did I want it? How bad did I want it? This ultramarathon run wasn’t just a fun goal, this was a chance to reclaim the mobility I lost in my younger years. This mobility loss came with devastating consequences. I felt alone, unable, less than you. I never fully recovered. The run conditions…
Read MoreUltramarathon Finished
50k Complete! A big run goal update. 50k is now complete. I set this run goal back in 2019 when I was rapidly losing my mobility. At the time, my children witnessed my body failing. Today, they witnessed my response. I am very proud of this run because no other bilateral hybrid prosthetic-orthotic user (Exosym/IDEO)…
Read MoreI’m not angry about my birth defects and the subsequent adversities
I am not angry or sad about all the adversities that I encountered throughout my life due to my birth defects People expect me to be sad about my birth defects. I am not. People assume I am angry about doctors botching me, the stares I receive, and childhood bullying. I am not. People believe…
Read MoreI Almost Died Running
Not Long Ago, I Almost Died Running A story I want to tell you. Not long ago I was in a race running the furthest distance I’ve attempted to that date. I was sick, extremely sleep deprived, lacking nutrition, it was 3 am and I began to shut down. My mind wasn’t right. The weather…
Read MoreWhy Not Me? Finding Empowerment Through My Disability
I was born with a severe version of a birth difference known as CTEV or even more commonly known as clubfoot. The cause is unknown, and it doesn’t really matter because we can’t change what happened, but I was told mine was due to a lack of amniotic fluid and malpositioning in my mother’s womb.
Read MoreWhat I Learned From Interviewing the Most Adaptive Individuals on Earth
What I Learned From Interviewing the Most Adaptive Individuals on Earth The past six years I’ve interviewed hundreds of individuals that faced unimaginable adversities. Some have died. Some have lost a loved one. Some have lost the ability to move. Some have not only lost their health but at the same time have been…
Read MoreWhat are you wearing on your legs?
What are you wearing on your legs? This text was updated in the summer of 2023. What are you wearing on your legs? Below are answers to your questions. These are my thoughts and no one else contributed to what you will read. I won’t bullshit you. I know what it’s like to lose my…
Read MoreMinimalism is Easier if You Remember Your Why
Remembering your WHY makes minimalism easier Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Quitting a secure well paying job or donating a house full of items you worked to buy isn’t necessarily easy. Selling your home to move to a smaller space or parsing through your late parent’s stuff to decide what makes the…
Read MoreLetting Go of Sentimental Items
Are you ready to focus on decluttering your sentimental items? Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter My grandmother was in many ways my closest friend and when she died it was difficult for me to move forward. I grew up spending a good portion of each summer at my grandmother’s small home…
Read MoreWhen Adversity Hits, Minimalism Works
Minimalism is a useful tool or approach to your adversity. Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Minimalism is not a cure, but it is a useful tool or approach. In a world where we live in uncertainty with little control at times, when one can be born disabled, wake up one day with…
Read MoreWhy I Became a Minimalist
Why I Became a Minimalist Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Embracing a minimalist lifestyle. About a decade ago I received bad news from a doctor. As I sat in the exam room, the doctor told me I had few options. He said I could move towards life in a wheelchair, go…
Read MoreMy Adaptive Athlete Workout – Jan 2022
My Current Adaptive Workout Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter My adaptive athlete workouts change all the time. My goal in each workout is to adapt my body to do something physically hard and receive the rewards of improved ability and better health. This is my current workout as of January 2022. Adaptive…
Read MoreDoing More with Less Using the Minimalist Lifestyle Practice Called Essentialism
Doing More with Less Using the Minimalist Lifestyle Practice Called Essentialism Scott Davidson – Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Essentialism is a minimalist lifestyle practice that you can incorporate in order to do more with less. Have you experienced days, weeks or even longer of feeling completely overwhelmed by the stuff you need to do?…
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