Be the Light
The Power of Our Words: Be the Light One of the things I’ve learned—living paralyzed on one side after a random brain injury—is this: you don’t need everything working perfectly to make a difference. I may only move half my body, but my words still work. And wow, do they carry power. Here’s the crazy […]
Every “ER” Matters
People love to say, “You can do anything you put your mind to!” And while that sounds great on a T-shirt or tattooed on your forearm… let’s just be real for a minute: I will never dunk a basketball. I will never fly (without a ticket and a neck pillow). Heck, I will never juggle. […]
Love the Mug: Learn from Grandpa
OK, pilgrims, let’s be real — I’d like to call myself a “writer,” but honestly? I’m still struggling to hit an occasional blog post. Why? Fear. Fear of failing. Fear of being bad at it. Fear of people not thinking I’m cool. But let me be crystal clear: that fear is trash. We don’t have […]
World, Meet Derrick
Derrick Tennant is an international motivational speaker, minimalist, and stand-up comedian with a unique twist: years ago, a brain injury left him with minimal use of his left side, yet also gave him unlimited motivation to chase his lifelong dream of making as many strangers smile as possible. He has performed everywhere, from cruise ships […]
Love the Mug
So I have aspirations of being a “writer”, yet I am currently struggling to get one post a week off. What gives? I think it’s fear that I won’t be good at it, but that is stupid. Here goes blog # 2. OK that sounds bad, here goes my second blog post ( #2 can […]