In our lifetime, we meet many types of people. The ones that
stand out for me are the ones who overcome challenges and have a
positive outlook on life.
Most recently, I have had the pleasure of communicating with
John, or as he goes by, Jaymac. Through emails, I have had the
pleasure of getting to know Jaymac, and his story is an
inspiring one.
You see, Jaymac became ill at the age of 10. He had a rheumatoid
condition that left him disabled. He was only able to walk with
the use of crutches. Jaymac is now 60 years old. He retired in
1991, and to quote Jaymac, "I retired in 1991 when my health
crashed very badly and my arms, on which I had, literally,
'walked' with crutches for the best part of 40 years finally
decided they'd had enough! Most unsporting of them!!!"
Jaymac talks about life and, as you will read in the paragraph
quoted below he has a great outlook on life:
"Life, though, is full of compensations and I have been well
blessed throughout my 'Life Journey' with good friends met and
made along the way. Life is a kind of swings and roundabouts
situation; if you can't kick a football you turn to other
pursuits. So I read and learned and learned and read, endlessly
curious about the World and its mysteries. I loved and love
music and movies, good drama, good quality TV, anything
scientific, anything, which makes me think about those things,
which lie just beyond understanding. I am also a radio-ham
holding a full Class A transmitting license since 1979. So while
disability imposes its physical restrictions I am able to go out
and meet the world via the air-waves. I speak to other 'Hams'
all over the world."
We all face challenges in our lives. But how we handle these
challenges, how we look at life is truly what matters. We can
all look at life one of two ways:
1. we can focus on the good and move forward, or,
2. we can focus on the negative and wallow in self pity.
Our hope in sharing Jaymac's story with you is that you will
focus on all the good in your life and move forward no matter
what your situation!
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