Before I was Born
I have been doing the impossible my whole life.
Even before I was born, I was up against impossible odds. There has never been a blueprint for me. I was made to be different.
There was no warning... No explanation... No clear path ahead...
No one could have imagined the life that was waiting for me.
My Own Way
When other kids learned to walk,
I could only crawl.
Something as basic and natural as walking wasn’t basic or natural for me. It required preparation and planning—almost like a puzzle I had to solve.
At first, every single step was a challenge.
But eventually, I walked.
I learned early that just because something didn’t come naturally to me and wasn’t easy didn’t mean I couldn’t do it.
I just had to find my own way.
Not For Me
Even as I was finding my own way I would come up against walls.
I was asked what I want to be when I grow up. For every idea I had, there was a reason why it wouldn't be possible for me.
In music class, every kid had to pick an instrument to play and I chose the piano.
My teacher told me that I can’t do everything like everyone else. That I don’t have a good body, but I have a good brain so I need to use that instead.
I hid away so many dreams because I let myself be convinced that they weren’t for me.
But that didn't stop me from wanting them. In my heart, I never accepted that some things were impossible for me because I couldn’t do them.
YET…
As a young kid I heard about magicians.
That they were people who could do anything.
I didn't know anything about magic.
I hadn’t even seen a magic trick.
But I knew that if I became a magician then I could do anything.
Not For Me
Even as I was finding my own way I would come up against walls.
I was asked what I want to be when I grow up. For every idea I had, there was a reason why it wouldn't be possible for me.
In music class, every kid had to pick an instrument to play and I chose the piano.
My teacher told me that I can’t do everything like everyone else. That I don’t have a good body, but I have a good brain so I need to use that instead.
I hid away so many dreams because I let myself be convinced that they weren’t for me.
But that didn't stop me from wanting them. In my heart, I never accepted that some things were impossible for me because I couldn’t do them.
YET…
I spent so many years feeling everything was impossible for me.
That I can't do the things that I want or be who I want to be.
It's a really scary feeling so helpless, so out of control of your own life.
I couldn't understand why I was put on this earth,
why I had this impossible life.
As a young kid I heard about magicians.
That they were people who could do anything.
I didn't know anything about magic.
I hadn’t even seen a magic trick.
But I knew that if I became a magician then I could do anything.
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