Inspire To Hope

I have just given my keynote speech, A Distant Memory, to the Jupiter Island club at the Jupiter Town Hall in Florida. I felt very blessed and extremely grateful for the positive feedback. I learned that my hopeful message was inspiring to many people who attended. This gave me a sense that my traumatic experience that I use to portray determination and hope in my many speaking events, does inspire and give people hope in ways that I don’t even know. 

I believe growth is determined by an understanding that the ups and downs of life create evolution and wisdom. I have to say that I am very grateful to have hit “rock bottom”, and be able to find my way out to create a new life for myself. That is a journey I feel lucky to have traveled because I can now use my experiences and knowledge to share the many lessons I have learned. I think my brain injury becomes secondary to the wisdom that I have gained.

After suffering a traumatic brain injury in a horrific car accident, being unable to walk, talk or think on my own, I now understand that my losses have become secondary to the lessons I have learned. These lessons will help guide me on my journey through life, and I am able to inspire and spread hope to many people. 

Being able to speak about my losses and how I have gained strength has filled me with a huge purpose. I have never felt like I was good enough or wise enough to do what I am able to do now, speaking in front of a room full of people. I have been guided by many mentors to travel down the path that I feel has previously been paved for me. 

Do you ever feel like something that happens to you, was meant to happen? Do you think that an event or occurrence was previously determined? I believe that my trauma was meant to happen, and that I am now using that traumatic event to share my message of hope and determination. I am able to show and guide people to make decisions that will bring success into their lives.