Chart Your Course

I’d like to introduce you to another inspirational person I had the pleasure of meeting a few years ago.  His name is Patrick Henry Hughes.  Patrick Henry was born without eyes and his limbs don’t extend their full length so he is therefore unable to walk. Despite his handicaps Patrick has learned to play several instruments (imagine playing the piano without the ability to fully extend your arms).  I heard him play the piano and he plays beautifully.

While a student at the University of Louisville Patrick Henry joined the marching band.  He played the trumpet while his father pushed him through the marching routines in his wheelchair.

I hope you enjoy this sneak peek into the life of someone who chose not to place limits on what he can do and a look at an incredible father who helped his son reach for the best he can be. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone in life deals with adversity.  It’s simply a fact of life.  However, thankfully, very few of us will experience the kind of  adversity that Dan Caro went through.

Dan Caro is someone I’ve been wanting to introduce you to for almost a year.  My husband, son and I met Dan in April 2009 and we all found his story to be a very inspirational one.  It’s a story I’ve been wanting to share with you since the day we first heard Dan speak.

You see…

At the young age of two Dan went into his garage to retrieve a toy.  A spark from the water heater ignited some gasoline and Dan was caught in the fireball explosion.  Dan was severely burned with third degree burns over most of his tiny body.  Doctors gave him basically no chance of survival.

The pain was excruciating, so excruciating in fact, that his parents prayed that God take him back home so he would no longer suffer.  But it seemed that God had other plans for Dan and Dan survived.

As you can imagine, surviving wasn’t easy.  Dan’s fingers were so badly burned that they fell off when the medical staff changed his bandages.  He was badly disfigured.  Most of his skin was burned away, as was much of his face.  Dan went through years Read the rest of this entry »

Nick Vujicic

I choose Nick Vujicic as the first person to feature in the Life Without Limits series  because, born without limbs, 25 year old Nick Vujicic appears to have many limitations, however Nick doesn’t!

You see, Nick was born without arms or legs, and has faced countless challenges and obstacles. Despite the challenges Nick has traveling extensively (to over 19 nations), and has found ways to accomplish tasks that most people could only do by using their limbs. For example, he has learned to do things such as clean his teeth, brush his hair, typing on a computer, swim, play sports, and he earned a double bachelor degree majoring in accounting and financial planning.

According to Nick “the victory over his struggles throughout his journey, as well as the strength and passion he has for life can be credited to his faith, his family, his friends and the many people he’s encountered during his life who have encouraged him along the way. ”

Nick is now fulfilling his dream of being able to encourage other people and bring them hope, through motivational speaking and telling his story.  Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story and inspiring  millions of people.   Nick challenges others to examine their perspective, to look beyond their circumstances, to see obstacles as opportunities for growth, and to dream big.

Watch this video to get a glimpse of the kind of man Nick is and his philosophy of life:

Now that you’ve viewed that I’ll ask you:

• What are you doing to live your life without limits?
• What are you grateful for?
  

By the way, Nick is speaking in Salt Lake City next week.  I am really hoping I can attend and meet Nick in person.  If so, I’ll update you on the experience.

And…

You can  lick here to learn more about Nick and his Attitude is Altitude program.

I can’t wait to share the story of two more incredibly inspirational people I had the privilege of meeting recently.  You’ll be inspired by their story as well.  So subscribe to my RSS feed to learn about more people who are Living Life Without Limits.

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“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.” ~ Richard Bach

Don’t you love an inspiring story? A story of a person who has chosen to live their life without limits. The story of a person who has chosen to soar to new heights, and perhaps has done so by overcoming great challenges.

Well I do!  And so I’ve decided to start featuring some of these stories here with a new regular column titled “Life Without Limits.”

Look for the first post later today!

>>Click here to find an archive of the Life Without Limits stories.

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.” ~ Richard Bach

We all feel regret, remorse, and disappointment in life.  I have written about regret before: about how, for brief moments of time, I regret moments from my past. But then I was reminded that a baby doesn’t regret growing.  A child feel remorse that they failed in their attempts to walk, to grow, to learn.  I quickly recognized that these particular moments in time do not need to be looked at as times of regret, but rather can should be remembered as times of incredible growth.

You see, a regret is a feeling of loss, of disappointment, and dissatisfaction. When one regrets one would have feelings of sorrow, remorse, loss, or disappointment. A regret is a wound in the soul that causes pain. And just as pain in the body can be an early warning system of danger or disease, so are regrets to the soul. They are an early warning system to the soul that something needs healing so one can overcome guilt.
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