Ripples in a pond

I'm sitting here in Starbucks, job searching. After the hustle of the holidays I am enjoying the quiet.... well not so quiet. As I eavesdropped on a lady a few chairs away (Not all my fault she had that cell yell thing going for her!) I over-heard that she was a teacher. This was my opportunity, and man did I jump on it! I truly believe that you find yourself in the right place at the right time. 


I introduced myself to this extremely sweet woman, I explained that I was a public speaker, and offered to come in a speak to her classes. After a week of climbing on shelves, putting small children at ease, with my "short legs" explanation, I realized that this is why I was here. Not just here in Starbucks ... Starbucks is a reflection of a greater picture. My existence is. I'm here, on this planet, in this country, at the right time. 


In a world that is tearing its self apart due to diversity there needs to be the pillar that stands quietly in the center of the storm. I feel like it's time for me to e that pillar. I'm not overstating my life, or trying to present myself as some Joan of Arch. Believe me, I will not be burned at the stake for any cause! However, I have stood in the center of this for my entire life. 


I've found so much inspiration in people who have embraced the fact that they're different, and were willing to put themselves out there. 


Kyle Maynard, Joey Dipolo, Christopher Reeves, and and Kara Ayers have all been droplets in my pond. Thus, they have generated the ripples that are beginning to reach far beyond myself. I am greater than my four feet. The sum total of my life is not 91 broken bones, and 15 years confined to a wheelchair. I hope that those numbers eventually evolve into infinite lives touched and endless years of inspiration. 


I'll never change the world. (I've come to terms with that.) But perhaps I am here to change someone's world. 


The Onesoure door slammed on my face, and that was because this is the door that needed to open. Now that it's open ... I just need to step through it!