In last week’s post I shared a quote from John Maxwell about the importance of taking total responsibility for our attitude. 

In previous posts I have shared the following quote from Victor Frankl:

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way”

Victor E. Frankl

Last month a friend shared in an email that his 36-year-old daughter, a mother of twin one year olds, had a large tumor on the top of her brain and was facing brain surgery in mid July. This would be her 7th brain surgery since the age of 14. I reached out last week to check in on him and see how his daughter was doing approximately 3 weeks after her surgery. 

Here is his response: “She is doing fantastic. Working hard to get all her motor skills back up to par. This surgery impacted her motor movement area and she was extremely weak on the left side for the first couple weeks after surgery. My wife and I have enjoyed taking care of her twin one year old babies. We are looking at some radiation treatments and will learn more about that later this month. All in all everything went great and she continues to fight like no one I have ever known. She is back to work full time as a medical coder from home, taking care of her babies and planning for the future.”

Wow. In a world where it has become popular to play the blame game and assume a victim mentality, it is powerful to hear a story like this. A story of choosing courage, when it would have been easy to give in to the fear. A story of refusing to play the victim role, when it would have been very easy to do so. A story of a courageous young woman choosing to embrace the last of the human freedoms and choosing to fight for what is important in her life. 

These are the stories we need to celebrate and share to help inspire each of us as we face challenges in our own life. 

What’s Important Now? Embrace the last of the human freedoms and choose well. 

Take care.

Brian Willis

www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com

www.winningmindtraining.com

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