"Put everything in Perspective. Things can always get better and they can always get worse. So no whining, just make it better."
John Duffy
Can you remember the times you felt sorry for yourself? Did it make things better? Probably not. I remember the time I met W Mitchell in Maui at a Tony Robbins seminar. I was really struggling at the time to just survive and at times felt like life wasn't fair. Then I heard W Mitchell speak. He was in a wheelchair. If you don't know his story I recommend you check it out @ http://www.wmitchell.com/.
In summary this is the story I heard. W Mitchell survived first a blazing motorcycle accident and later a paralyzing plane crash four years later, he was burned over 65% of his body and sentenced to life in a wheelchair. W. Mitchell was once a heathy Marine. He chose to overcome these tragic events in his life and ran for Congress using the slogan, "vote for W Mitchell, I'm not just another pretty face" and he went on to build a career as a speaker and motivator.
As I sat there listening to him I felt a shift in me. He put things into perspective for a lifetime. I would never see life the same again.
I leave you with a quote from him:
"Before I was paralyzed there were 10,000 things I could do. Now there are 9,000. I can either dwell on the 1,000 I've lost or focus on the 9,000 I have left." - W Mitchell
Now that's Perspective.....
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