by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2020 | Compassion, Enhanced Perspective
Fall 1954, Texas A&M University – College Station, Texas: They nicknamed him the Sugar Land Express. Ken Hall arrived on campus as the best high school football player in history. The single-wing formation quarterback at Sugar Land High School set 17 national...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Enhanced Perspective, Limitless Possibilities, Perserverance
1940 – Los Angeles, California: John Goddard overheard his grandmother sigh, “If only I had done those things when I was John’s age.” It was something John had heard her say before. Even at age 15, John knew he did not want to make the same mistake. On a rainy...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 24, 2019 | Enhanced Perspective, Hanging on to Hope, Overcoming Adversity, Uncategorized
1959 – Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia: The headaches and fatigue had persisted for several months. Anthony Burgess blew it off as a mysterious tropical illness, but he finally agreed to his wife Lynne’s request to see a doctor. Now the 42-year-old English teacher sat...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 4, 2019 | Enhanced Perspective, Finding Hope, Refusing to Quit
September 6, 1992 – San Francisco, California: When Mike McIntyre shared his unusual idea with his family, the second-guessing began immediately. His brother asked, “Why would you deliberately put yourself in this position?” His father’s reaction was, “You’ll get...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 25, 2018 | Compassion, Courage, Enhanced Perspective, Perserverance
1951 – A hospital in Sydney Australia: After four grueling hours, doctors successfully removed a diseased lung from 14-year-old James Harrison. The following three days were touch and go for James; he required 13 units of blood to stay alive. His first recollection...
