In this world and its economy, what significant role do we play? What is my part? What is your part? 

Often, the question people ask becomes “why do we even want to play a part?” And we give ourselves the answer: “let someone else take care of it. ” At least, that was my thought when I was an able-bodied person living a carefree life in this world.  

The funniest thing happened, after my car accident and became a quadriplegic, as life became ever more difficult, I found myself wanting to play a role, any role in fact, that would help the world move to a better future.

Why did that happen? Why the sudden shift? Did my disability suddenly gave me inspiration to be righteciou? Did I suddenly have more time and need to fill my time with something? These are all valid questions and sometimes questions people are not comfortable in asking. It took me sometime to find the answer for myself. The sudden shift in my intellectual understanding of the world is not the answer you would have guessed. The change occurred when my life is no longer “simple “, the lost of my independence has created a warmhole effect that suddenly sucked all the joy and happiness out of life as I knew it, but this lost also created a  clearer picture of the world for me as well as it allowed me the opportunity to view life from a different angle. When you view the world from an unpleasant angle you begin to see the world as harsh, you feel the pain and sees only cloudy sky…but, if you view the world differently? You will begin to see the world for its potential, you begin to search deep and hard for that tiny bit of goodness that is still left, you begin to wanting more in life and sometimes be part of the change that will bring more light into the world.

Let’s view the world differently, together, let’s see the potential and how we can be the change in creating a better future for all of us.

In this world and its economy, what significant role do we play? Let me play my part! Will you play your part? 

As the sun tries to hide It’s face behind the clouds,

As the wind slowly kisses every inch of the earth,

As the world bracing itself to be covered up,

My heart feels heavy embracing the moment for when it snows…

When it snows…. I think of you,

The beautiful white flakes of your hairs,

The loneliness the world feels without you being near,

The chilling cold of losing you,

My heart feels heavy embracing the moment for when it snows…

When it snows…. I think of you,

The beautiful snow flake could not compare to your smiles,

The loneliness of the world that you used to cheer up,

The chilling cold your embrace used to warm up,

My heart feels lightens and  looking for the moment for when it snows…

As the sun showed her smiles from behind the clouds,

As the wind brush by  my cheeks with warm kisses,

As the world awakes to spring growth,

My heart feels excited and looking for the moment for when it snows…

This article was published in Spinal Column Magazine fall 2014 edition.

Mmmm, waking up to the smell of a delicious piece of toast, with melted butter, freshly made eggs and crispy sausages… As saliva drips down the corner of your mouth, as you fight your urge to bathe yourself in this delicious aroma instead of an actual shower, secretly you know… You are about to have a great day.

Mmmm, another toast everyone should enjoy as much as the breakfast toast is Toastmaster. Yes, you may not be aware of this yet, but the sweet inspirational words and challenge creates an addictive aroma as much as that breakfast toast with a great exception… Toastmaster sets you up for much more than the day, it sets you up for life.