Janina - That´s How She Rolls

What makes other people actually happy in life? If you ever wondered, you have come to the right place. In regular intervals REHACARE.de asks a varity of people always the same questions. What results from that? Read for yourself!

17/02/2010

 
Janina W.; © private

Name: Janina W.
Age: 27
City: Übach-Palenberg, Germany
Occupation: Office manager
Handicap: Limb-girdle Muscular dystrophy (LGMD)/ wheel chair bound

REHACARE.de talked to this young wheelchair bound woman about happiness, her desires and life itself.

REHACARE.de: What makes you get up in the morning?
Janina W.: Seeing what the new day holds for me and to meet with friends.

REHACARE.de: What is your favorite place and why?
Janina W.: Sunshine, beach and the ocean – the perfect place to relax.

REHACARE.de: Who or what impresses you?
Janina W.: People, who despite their disabilities or illness, maintain a positive outlook on life.

REHACARE.de: What is your most valuable possession?
Janina W.: Family, friends and my life

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up with?
Janina W.: People who constantly complain, people who make a mountain out of a molehill.

REHACARE.de: What makes you relax the most?
Janina W.: Catching rays in the garden and listening to my favorite music tunes.

REHACARE.de: What makes you happy?
Janina W.: When my friends and family are doing well.

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Janina W.: Of course! Some nicknacks which hold a lot of memories for me.

REHACARE.de: Name three things that make for a fulfilled life!
Janina W.: Well-being, family and good friends

 
Music touches people and prompts feelings; © SXC

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt blown away by something?
Janina W.: After a great concert.

REHACARE.de: What questions would you like to know the answer to?
Janina W.: None! I don’t want to know what is going to happen and when. I just want to live life as it comes!

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt like hiding from something?
Janina W.: Never!

REHACARE.de: What makes a person rich?
Janina W.: Well-being, to be surrounded by loved ones and to have a fulfilling job.

REHACARE.de: What is your philosophy of life?
Janina W.: A day without laughter is a lost day!

REHACARE.de: Who else should we be asking these questions of?
Janina W.: People who are rich in material possessions (i.e.millionaires), just to see what makes them “tick“...

Translated by Elena O'Meara.