Gonna Fly Now

Nothing like starting the day with a little Rocky inspiration!
Here’s the “Gonna Fly Now” song and steps climbing scene.

Whatever steps you’re climbing today,
I hope you rise to the top…and do a little dance when you get there!

 

 

 

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Julie’s gift

I just found a gift from Julie that I haven’t seen in the longest time. It’s a special book that she had given me on our wedding day. She highlighted five pages that she wanted me to read. I just went through her highlighted pages and feel overwhelmed with emotion. More than anything, I feel loved. What a tremendous feeling that is. I took 8 pictures to share with you. This book is proof to me that love is a gift that keeps on giving. Love stories never have endings. Love will find a way.

 

 

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Deep sea diving…in a wheelchair!!

Sue Austin teaches about the power of association.

She associates her wheelchair with thoughts of freedom, and she was curious as to why so many people associate the wheelchair with thoughts of limitation.

One day she was thinking about another form of physical aid — scuba gear — and she was curious as to why so many people associate that form of aid with thoughts of excitement and adventure.

She began to realize that she had the power to, as she puts it, “transform preconceptions by re-envisioning the familiar”. This awareness led to the birth of her underwater wheelchair!

Watch this stunning video and see her gracefully demonstrate the freedom that comes from creating positive associations. She gives such hope that associations can be anything we want them to be!


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Light as a Feather, & Tough as Dragon Scales!

“Light as a feather, and tough as dragon scales!” 

That was a quote an online retailer used to describe a pair of running shoes I’m considering buying. I love that quote! It paints such a fun and captivating picture in my mind — one that makes me think about Love. Wouldn’t that quote be a wonderful way to define Love? It also gets me thinking about my soul. I want to make it a lifelong priority to forge a soul that can be defined using that quote. I feel like I was born with such a soul, and then it got buried a bit. Now I see my task as one that involves looking for beams of its never-ending light, while clearing life’s rubble and dust so it can once again be restored to its original from-the-factory condition…one that was/is radiant and pristine…one that serves as a beacon to remind me that I’m still, “light as a feather, and tough as dragon scales!”

 

 

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The little Gigantic Snowflake

I just got back from a nice and snowy walk with my son. It was an extra special one because today marked Cleveland’s first big snow storm of the year — so we were really appreciating the falling snow and our pure and white snowy surroundings. Shortly into our walk David became fascinated with the way his boots felt as he traveled across the soft blanket of snow on the ground. He turned to me and said, “It’s cool how little pieces of snow can combine to make something so thick.” I loved his thought, and it got my mind racing. I thought about how in a world full of billions of people, we are each like a tiny tiny little snowflake. Small and insignificant? No way! It helped me to see how when we combine our beauty with others, we can really contribute to something amazing and substantial. Made me feel small and beautiful, yet connected to the world in big ways!


The image above is from nature photographer’s Steve Gettle’s website, and can be found within the following fascinating post on snowflake photography http://www.stevegettle.com/pages/2008/12/

 

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Overcoming Deficiency

About this video:
I watched this It’s Not Fair Having 12 Pairs Of Legs video at a TEDxAkron event (held at Akron University on 10-26-12) and was mesmerized by Aimee Mullins’ ability to “Overcome Deficiency”.
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Here are some of my favorite thoughts she shares in this video:
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“My legs could be wearable sculpture”
“Provoke the senses. Ignite the imagination”
“Change the conversation to one about Potential”
“We have the power to create whatever we want to create. Design yourself from a place of empowerment”
“Celebrate our disabilities and our heartbreaks…they make us beautiful.”  .

One reviewer wrote,
She makes it clear that with enough attitude, you could pull off anything.
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What an incredible woman! A true master of illustrating potential. She made me question my own “disabilities”, and in doing so, made me feel like a superhero.
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Here’s another video I really enjoyed that was shown at TEDxAkron.  It’s about a completely color blind man who Overcomes Deficiency by finding a very creative way to live in color…

 

 

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