Sic Parvis Magna - Greatness From Small Beginnings

One thing being born limb different has taught me...

Is I had to Adapt

>> To learn to crawl

>> To walk

Yes, it took longer to learn to crawl, to walk with the aid of an artificial leg that was fixed at the knee and with the support of a zimmer frame at first, and to be able to do things my able-bodied peers took for granted.

Last week, I briefly touched upon struggling to come to terms with my disability as a teenager, whereby in the hot spring and summer months in high school, I wouldn’t wear shorts. Even though I wore shorts in PE.

It wasn’t until it dawned on me that the only person this was affecting was me, so something had to change.

But in all these circumstances, I found a way, my way of overcoming these hurdles.

"Vincit qui se vincit" - He conquers who conquers himself.

The importance of first getting yourself under control, mastering your urges and temptations, before trying to control the outside world.

Also, a fun fact about this Latin Quote can be seen on a stained glass window at the beginning of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

We have all been at that point

Where we needed to learn to embrace change and Master our

"NEW NORMAL".

As a society, we don't easily set ourselves for up Success

You damned if you and you DAMNED if you don't

But instead of wishing for something that is out of your control,

Here is the opportunity to grab the things you can control

By the Balls

(Los Cohones, I think I have spelt that right lol)

And appreciate the Simple Things!!!

Optimism was valued, even in Ancient Rome. The phrase "dum spiro, spero" means "while I breathe, I hope."

The idea is that as long as someone is alive, they keep hoping.

I wanted to end with this quote I love:

"If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far go together" - African Proverb

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