“Your life begins to change the day you take responsibility for it.” - Steve Maraboli
Here is another edition of Moments Of Inspiration. As I come once again to speak positivity to your soul and steer your Spirit Man.
Today I will be sharing a story about Paul Smith who made a Positive impact to his world with his typewriter though he suffered severe cerebral palsy. Even though he suffered from this deadly sickness, he knew he owed the world a gift he was sent to deliver and he made sure he dropped his gift before passing on.
He was sick yet he fulfilled his purpose. You keep speaking Negative things about your future. Feeling shattered, feeling depressed.
Why have you decided to tell yourself you are a write off, when God has not said so?
Why have you decided to make yourself feel like though you are not good enough, when you are just that great news the world is waiting for?
Have you ever taken a moment to ask yourself, did God bring me to this earth without a reason? Why am I here? What am I supposed to do? If you are asking these questions, then let's read how Paul Smith used his defect to make an effect in the world.
He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home ( Roseburg , OR ) for years. Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born on September 21, 1921, with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech and mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.
"When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters ..... @ # $ % ^ & * ( )_ . Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings."
This great man passed away on June 25, 2009, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many.
You know that saying about "When life closes a door, God opens a window"? Well, I think God just helped this man build a whole new house.
What can you learn from him:
Not Everything is Impossible: He was sick, he could not talk and he could not move, yet he lived a life of achievement
Not everything might be possible, but the ability of your belief makes you understand that not everything is also Impossible.
Do not let challenges hold you back. Do not let difficulties hold you back. Give up on the excuses and move to possibility.
Challenge yourself: Do not always feel comfortable with everything that comes your way, step out of your comfort zone.
Dare to learn new things. That thing you say is difficult might just be that path to your success.
Learn to expand on the little you know and better who you are, never feel like you know it all. In learning you make yourself a better person and you keep growing till you start excelling.
Challenge yourself, set a target and make sure it is achieved.
Your Success Story Depends on you: Paul Smith had the option of looking at his illness and letting that weigh him down but he decided to let his illness become a solid foundation for his growth.
He taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player.
He made the decision. What decisions have you made today?.
Rather than sit and sigh why not sit and think. Make positive steps. Write down ways to move forward. No one can make these decisions for you, ONLY YOU CAN.
The way you make your bed, so you lie on it.
Sure you never knew to live through challenges was ever possible but now you know. So we are waiting for your gift.
Let's hear your view today, have you ever felt down, depressed and not good enough, what happened and what different steps will you take today.
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