Waiting for Spring
Sometimes, working on The Ability Company has felt like winter.
Not the cozy kind — the long Ontario kind. The kind where everything looks still, even though you know there’s work happening underneath.
For over a year, I’ve been showing up quietly and consistently. Writing. Planning. Building relationships. Revisiting ideas. Adjusting the things that didn’t work. Starting again when something stalled.
Most of this work happened out of sight, with very little to show publicly. And there were days when I wondered if anything was actually growing. It’s hard to stay motivated when the effort doesn’t match the visible progress.
When Work Doesn’t Look Like Progress
There hasn’t been one big launch moment. No dramatic milestone. Just steady, slow, often repetitive work.
And the truth is: I work differently.
Because of my disability, my pace isn’t the same as others. There are windows of the day I can’t work because of home care routines or cleaning. Sometimes my shoulders and neck need a break. Sometimes I take longer in the bathroom, or I might move slower when eating or drinking. My body requires pauses — not rest in the traditional sense, but space.
Our ideas are strong, and the vision is clear, but because my process takes longer, it can feel like there should be more visible growth by now.
Still, I remind myself: anything worthwhile takes time.
And so I return to the work, even on the days it still feels like winter.
Seeing Signs of Spring
Lately, something has shifted. Not dramatically. Not overnight.
But enough to feel it.
Conversations are coming together.
The message is clearer.
People are beginning to understand what The Ability Company truly is — not just what we offer, but what we stand for.
The pieces that once felt scattered are finally starting to connect.
This is what spring looks like for me.
Not instant blooms, but the quiet reassurance that the winter work mattered.
Growth That Takes Its Time
People often believe growth should be fast, visible, and obvious.
That’s never been my experience — not with my body, and not with this company.
For me, growth has always depended on conditions:
Having the flexibility to work within my limits
Creating ways of working that honour who we are and how we operate
Allowing ideas to develop naturally instead of forcing them early
The Ability Company is growing now because the conditions are finally right — not because we pushed harder, but because we are constant, we are showing up, and we are not giving up.
This Season Feels Earned
As spring approaches, I’m holding a quiet kind of gratitude.
The kind that comes from endurance.
From staying with something through uncertainty.
From showing up even when progress wasn’t obvious.
From trusting that winter work still counts.
Growth doesn’t begin when others can see it.
It begins long before — slowly, patiently, when the conditions start to shift.
And this year, it finally feels like spring.
About This Season
This reflection is part of our Spring theme at The Ability Company:
We All Grow, Given the Right Conditions.
Because meaningful growth — in bodies, businesses, and communities — rarely happens on demand.
It happens quietly, steadily, and often long before anyone else notices.
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