Bright Spot
Life Lessons
You can always find inspiration and bright moments if you
open your heart to encouragement. While
on our Disney Dream Cruise vacation there were 5 inspirational moments that
warmed my heart.
You Are
Only As Old As You Allow Yourself To Be. The family and I went indoor
skydiving, and an 82 year old grandmother was a part of our group. The way she seized the experience was such an
inspiration. She was the best diver out of our whole group. I gave her a high
five and told her “You Rock”. She said, yes I am going to tell my grandkids “I
Rock”.
Casting
Your Cares Aside Allows You To Dance Through Life. One
night on the ship was themed “Pirates In The Caribbean”. All of the families
dressed in pirate themed attire and attended a live show, and afterwards danced
the night away. For the small span of
time everyone indulged their inner whimsy and let go of their everyday cares. Innovation
happens when we allow ourselves to imagine.
Nothing
Is Impossible. We attended a live magic show by master illusionist
Kyle Knight & Mistie. Imagine what could be if you opened
your mind to the possibility. "The only limits we have are the ones we put on ourselves."
Our faith is shown to the world in our everyday
actions. While dining at breakfast one
morning I overheard a family of 8 praying before their meal. The matriarch of the
family led the prayer. Thanking God for provision and safe keeping. The way the
family held hands and bowed their heads in reverence exemplified their sincerity.
It wasn’t that other families didn’t pray prior to their meals, but there was
such an anointing dawning from this particular family. I am sure they didn’t
know, or care that I would find the act encouraging. They were simply doing
what the bible instructed.
Preferential Treatment Isn’t Your Fault, But
What You Do With It Is Your Responsibility. Often times in life people may treat you with preferential treatment for
one reason or another. While swimming with the dolphins the staff began to
treat my family with preferential treatment. As an African-American woman I am
more than familiar with the syndrome described in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man.
Instantly, I began to do what I could to encourage the staff to make the
experience all-inclusive. Privilege should be a platform for social change, not
members only club.
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