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What’s in your bucket? That’s a question I sometimes ask my audience when I’m speaking, depending on the event and topic I’ve chosen to speak on. When I’m talking about buckets, it’s usually followed by an hour presentation in which

“Make your life spectacular.” – Robin Williams (from the movie Jack) The lazy days of summer are upon us, and I have certainly been enjoying as much of them as possible. However, I’ve also been keeping myself busy, except for

I wanted to share a very insightful piece of writing I recently came across. I don’t know, Alex McKiernan, the gentleman who wrote it, and hope he won’t mind me sharing it, but it’s something that I felt needed to

“Attitude equals altitude.” – Zig Ziglar This past weekend I had the privilege of speaking to the Northeast Ohio Adult Burn Survivors Group. I was extremely humbled by the invitation to talk to this extraordinary group of survivors who have

“Not to spoil the ending, but everything is going to be okay.” – Anonymous The Fourth of July used to be my favorite holiday. I always loved the festivities that surrounded Independence Day: hanging out with wonderful friends, enjoying some

“We believe that we choose our thoughts the same way that we choose our clothing. When we choose to embrace each day’s potential, positivity, and energy, we hold the key to our own contentment and happiness. With these thoughts, we

I guess it was bound to happen at some point. Saturday morning, several hours before the highly anticipated Belmont Stakes horse race, Tanya drove me to the hospital. I was struggling to breathe normally. I felt like I was running

“Years in passing cannot sever ties of new days from the old.” – St. Ignatius Alma Mater This past Friday I attended my high school’s 20th reunion. As I write that sentence, it still amazes me to think how quickly

“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky!” – Dr. Seuss I often tell people how lucky I am to have a strong support network. Living with a spinal cord injury is not easy, and fortunately, having others to rely

Tomorrow is the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. My favorite Saturday of the year. After a couple of Scratches, including the 11 horse, Hoppertunity, one of my early favorites, 19 horses will break from the 20 starting gates. My