About A Motivational & Inspirational Book: A Compilation of Uplifting Insight (installment 1 of 2)
Want to get a better sense of the breath and depth of the book's motivational and inspirational message? Take a look at Angela's Watkin's (Personal Life Enrichment Coach and Book Reviewer) fascinating compilation of insights attributed to the book. Here’s installment 1 of 2 of a reader's interpretation of “The Nurse in the Delivery Room Slapped Me… Once: Stories and Perspectives to Help You Unlock Your Amazing Potential”;
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Enrichment. What is your intended purpose? With the right attitude, this day anything is possible.
Sharing food for thought, something to ponder - think on from this book.
A book of purpose, faith, hopes, dreams, potential & losing a love one. This book shares on the highs and lows in life & death.
What you do tomorrow has impact on others & me the following day - for better or worse.
The author shares he was minding his own business, he was calmly working on figuring out where he was & what had happened. Then, all of a sudden, it happened ....
For no apparent reason, this woman whom he didn't know, lifts him up, smiles at him, then slaps him. Welcome to life! .... The Nurse in the Delivery Room Slapped Me ..... Once.
Real success can be measured only by way of opportunities made, not opportunities granted.
From Mother Teresa to Madonna, from William Shakespeare to Bill Gates, from Albert Einstein to Nelson Mandela, from Bill Clinton to the guy who created the Post-it Notes, each of these individuals has, through idea, belief, & deed affected countless people, in their own unique way, changing the world we know.
What is your intended purpose?
What is the bankable asset you have that can motivate you & positively affect the lives in the world around you?
When Things Are Unfair ... fair does not require that everyone possess the same mindset & capabilities.
As Les Brown, put it: "When life knocks you down, remember you have to look up to get up."
Nothing has ever knocked the author down with the intensity, heartache & sorrow, as the loss of his mother. He felt bitterness & pain.
The truth is, from time to time, life is going to knock us down.
At the age of nine, the author came across a book in the school library, with a simple message.
While she didn't have many friends, she would skate day in & day out. Skating was who she was.
Her neighbors didn't understand. All that mattered to her was doing what she enjoyed & she wasn't in need of anyone else's blessing.
After the author finished college, started his career, a conversation caused him to remember Miss Tessie Tate. He began to search for this book. The book was no longer in print & inquires to his elementary school for information went unsatisfied. The librarian had not even heard of Miss Tessie Tate.
A book service search was able to track down a copy for him.
Miss Tessie Tate was about being true to yourself. It was about the power of self determination. It was about deciding the direction that was/is best for you & not letting anyone turn you around.
The author of Miss Tessie Tate - Jean Horton Berg.
The author wondered how different our youth would be if school systems mandated inspirational & motivational reading materials as part of the required curriculum.
With the right attitude, this day anything is possible.
Everyday, there is fascinating new territory to discover, & every where you turn, there is even more purpose.
Maintain an open, positive mindset everyday.
When life presents us with tragedy, we must not only strive to survive it but to learn from it, prosper from it & grow.
(to be continued)
Book Review by Angela Watkins Thomas, Personal Life Enrichment Coach
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More in the next posting…
D Anthony
Inspirational Author and Motivator
Author of “The Nurse in the Delivery Room Slapped Me… Once”
Founder of STSTheBook.com and SomethingToShare.com
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