Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged Attitude, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, happiness, JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Ordinary Miracles, overcoming, perseverance, personal development, Success on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Nick Vujicic
Attitude is Altitude
Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together… no arms and [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Emotional Quotient, Relational Intelligence, tagged JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Miracle man, Ordinary Miracles, overcome, perseverance, personal development, Sgt. Merlin German, winning attitude on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sgt. Merlin German
“Miracle Man”
Sgt. Merlin German nearly died in a roadside bombing, while serving in Iraq in 2005. German suffered severe burns over most of his body and no one expected him to survive but he bravely battled back and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He endured more than 100 surgeries and procedures over a three [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Emotional Quotient, Relational Intelligence, tagged butterfly effect, Just do it Anyway, obstacles, Ordinary Miracles, perseverance, strong, struggles on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged Born Alive, Gianna Jessen, JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Ordinary Miracles, overcoming, perseverance, personal development, winning attitude on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gianna Jessen
“Born Alive”
Gianna Jessen does not quit. Giving up is not an option to her. Gianna has what she refers to as the “gift” of Cerebral Palsy. She weighed a mere 2 lbs at birth and the doctors said she would never be able to hold up her head, sit up, crawl or walk. She [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged Dick & Rick Hoyt, JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Ordinary Miracles, overcoming, perseverance, personal development, Team Hoyt, winning attitude on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dick & Rick Hoyt
“Team Hoyt”
The story of Rick and Dick Hoyt is one of the greatest love stories of all time, as the Host on NBC put it, “its the story of a Father who climbs mountains and goes to the end of the Earth and back to give his son a better life, a [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged JDIA, Just do it Anyway, last lecture, Ordinary Miracles, overcoming, perseverance, personal development, Randy Pausch, winning attitude on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Randy Pausch
“Last lecture”
It all began with one, age-old question: What would you say if you knew you were going to die and had a chance to sum up everything that was most important to you?
That question had been posed to the annual speaker of a lecture series at Carnegie Mellon University, where Randy Pausch [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Ordinary Miracles, perseverance, personal development, Sgt William "Spanky" Gibson, winning attitude on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sgt. William “Spanky” Gibson
The sniper’s bullet tore right through his kneecap, destroying the joint. Like all Marines, his first thought was to make sure his fellow Marines were ok – and to return fire. As he was being treated at the hospital Gunnery Sgt. William “Spanky” Gibson was given the bad news: The bullet that [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Lance Armstrong, perseverance, personal development, winning attitude, www.livestrong.org on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lance Armstrong
If scripted by hollywood, the story would be dismissed as trite melodrama: A deadly disease strikes a promising athlete. Despite desperately thin odds, he manages not only to beat the affliction but also to return to the sport and win its top prize. Unbelievable, except it’s true.
But the story doesn’t end on the finish [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tagged Andrea Bocelli, JDIA, Just do it Anyway, perseverance, personal development, winning attitude on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian operatic pop tenor and a classical singer who has also performed in operas. Bocelli was born with congenital glaucoma and total blindness came to him at the age of twelve, after a football accident. He has sold 60 million albums worldwide thus far.
As his zest and passion for life has [...]
Posted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Emotional Quotient, Relational Intelligence, tagged compassion, gratitude, JDIA, Just do it Anyway, Lose yourself, love, Ordinary Miracles, servanthood on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lose yourself in a cause greater than yourself!
One of my favorite quotes and the battle cry of Ordinary Miracles is: “The surest way to happiness is to lose yourself in a cause greater than yourself”. But what does that really mean and why would anyone do it? The best way I can describe it is [...]
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