[GET] Unstoppable.

[Lumos]

This share brings me both happiness and sadness...

I had forgotten about it completely until Layna bumped the original - which I have since updated - but I also then realized that I'd posted it in VIP, for which I am both sad and sorry because it really needed to NOT be limited that way - ever - at all - my very bad - sorry Folks.

At long last - here it all is, condensed into a single post, for now.

I ran across an amazing site which relates very well with what so many folks do when they are challenged.

What the guy wrote there astounded me and if you check it out you'll most likely see exactly what I mean by that;
It is a vignette from a life that most folks would not be able to cope with or even imagine - and yet it is a powerful success story as well.


I made a cleaned up PDF of it because IMO it is a keeper (more on that further down).
It is a very worthwhile read IMO - especially for anyone whose come to feel like maybe giving up in their efforts due to disappointments.

What this all describes is very much like the depression which takes the lives of so many folks who suffer with long term illnesses.
Their illness itself may not be enough to cause death, but for too many, over a period of time they can lose their will to live rather than refusing the depression and moving beyond it.

Jon Morrow is amazing in that he managed to thrive despite his inabilities - and his shared story is the single most extreme success story I have EVER heard.

Here, for anyone wanting the TL:DR version is just the closing portion, inside the spoiler - because that is EXACTLY what it is:

Magic Button :

I never gave up, not because I was strong or brave or special, but because my mother wouldn’t let me.
And now I want to do the same for you.

Sooner or later, we all reach a point in life where our trials become unbearable.
Determination turns to despair, self-confidence becomes self-pity, and our hope for a better tomorrow dwindles and dies, replaced by a grim certainty that our life is over.
But it’s not.
We simply need someone to remind us that triumph over adversity isn’t about being the strongest or the smartest, the “perfect” human being who can overcome anything life throws at them.
On the contrary, the greatest victories are won by the weakest people, living in the darkest times, facing monsters that make even the stoutest heroes cower and run.
And yet they prevail.
Not through riches or genius or even luck, but by setting their jaw, bracing their feet, and weathering the storm.
They don’t defeat misfortune; they outlast it, clinging stubbornly to their spot, absorbing blow after blow, roaring their defiance into the wind until their lips crack and their voice breaks, and yet still they find the strength to whisper, “I will never, ever give up.”

You can be one of those people.
I know you can, and so I came here to tell you…
Today, you might feel too poor or sick or unlucky to reach for your dreams, but you’re not.
Today, you might feel too tired or depressed or sad to even try, but you’re not.
Today, you might feel like an outcast, forgotten by your friends or family or anyone who might help you, but again, you are not.
You’re still breathing, my friend.
That’s all it takes to stage a comeback.
So, say it with me now, would you?
“I will never, ever give up.”
Say it. Believe it.
And then recognize you’ve begun the journey to becoming totally unstoppable.

Here's a little gift for those who'd rather listen to this than read it:

Code:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ObRWY5Ibgk

Lastly, here is 1 minute of pure Jon Morrow:

Code:

https://vimeo.com/360297871

The original article's title:
7 Life Lessons from a Guy Who Can’t Move Anything but His Face

Really says it all very succinctly - a lifetime of that and he didn't just give up ?!?
Wow.

His personal website is still active:

Code:

http://jonmorrow.me/

But I have been unable to find any more current info about him.

His story 'Unstoppable' was publisehd in 2016:

Code:

https://unstoppable.me/life-lessons/

And his last blog entry is from 2017:

Code:

https://unstoppable.me/blog/

Since the OP's share has gone down, here is a mirror for anyone wanting that in PDF form:

Magic Button :

https://seyarabata.com/62a8002674889

I would like to remind everyone of a truly wonderful member whose nick was Kaiser Soze.
He has been gone for around a year now.
A great example of someone who never gave up and despite being mortally ill, kept finding it within himself to do all he could to help others.
A truly admirable man IMO and I only wish that we could have lived closer to one another than on opposite coasts as it would have been a great privilege to have met him in person.

We can ALL stand to take a lesson from him - and to be sure to live ALL our days as if the present one might be our last in this life.

[osmanal2]

Thank you for posting to non-VIP area or otherwise the non-VIP member can't enjoy your great materials. Interesting and appreciate!

[hop]

As always, you have such valuable information! This article in particular touched me, so strong and full of will. A strength that many need but can't achieve. Haven't looked at or read all of it yet but will really sit down and read it.

Thanks, Smithnowt, also I didn't know about Kaizer Soze very sad, to read that he has left us. He wrote me so beautifully when I lost my son last year, herewith paste&copy his writing;


I have a daughter the same age as your son was.
I can't imagine what you're going through.
I'd be wrecked, entirely.
I spoke to my daughter about what has happened to your son and she wisely said the following...

begin quote-

Dad, I'd want to you go through a mourning period.
I'd expect that, I'd expect it would be tremendously hard for you to lose your child who you've brought into this world.
You held me before even Mom did while they cleaned me up, then you passed me over to Mom right away.
You saw me grow from a small baby to my first day of school, to my last day of graduation from college.
You walked me down the aisle and reluctantly handed me over to my husband.
You were there for both my children's births and have supported us as a father and grandfather should.
You've seen us through good times and bad.
You've done right by us and we all love you for it.

But Dad, ...I wouldn't want this to destroy you.

I wouldn't want to look down and see you withering and dying from the pain this would cause you.
That would hurt me very much Dad.
I'd want you to remember all the good times we had.
I'd want you to remember all the struggles we had.
I'd want you to be proud of the job you did as a father.

Dad, ...I'd want you to live on in my name.

I'd need you to be strong enough to know I didn't want this for you.
I know there would be days that you just didn't want to face the world, and that's ok once in a while.

But Dad, I'd need you to live on in my name.

My children will need you.
Mom will need you.
You've been the rock in our lives.
You'll have to get through this, never forget me but,

...you need to live on in my name."

-end quote.

I'm so very sorry this has happened to you.

-Ronny (KS)