by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 14, 2021 | Determination Despite the Odds, Long Shots, Refusing to Quit, Uncategorized
San Francisco, California – 1951: A doctor labeled him a “quack” and advised against his weightlifting methods believing they were dangerous and could cause a heart attack. A newspaper journalist referred to him as a “charlatan” whose exercise routines could lead to...
by Facebook Temp | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
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by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 29, 2020 | Adversity, Against the Odds, Finding Hope, Limitless Possibilities, Uncategorized
March 3, 1887 – Tuscumbia, Alabama: It would prove to be the most important day of 7-year-old Helen’s life. It was the day the 20-year-old teacher arrived from Boston, Massachusetts – the day Helen began her journey out of a prison of silence and darkness into a world...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Against the Odds, Courage, Overcoming Adversity, Uncategorized
July 6, 1974 – Pacific Ocean – 85 miles off the coast of San Francisco: It was only the second day out, and the 15-foot rubber raft was already in trouble. A low-pressure system kicked up 35-knot winds and a huge 30-foot wave flipped the raft and the two men on board...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 4, 2019 | Adversity, Compassion, Finding Hope, Uncategorized
3:00 pm, Monday, September 11, 2001 – Gander, Newfoundland: Flight 49 was enroute from Paris to Dallas when captain Beverly Bass called for the head flight attendant. Bass handed her a printed message from the American Airlines office in Dallas. It read, “All airways...
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...
