Courage and Perspective: Emmanuel Kelly

The video above is from the show the X Factor in Australia. I don't watch the show in the US, although I have watched a few links here and there from friends shared on Facebook. I saw this one floating around recently, and ignored it until a really close friend posted it this morning.

I was brought to tears. Things like this help me keep my problems and worries in perspective, and also inspire me to remember that for some people, every day is a fight against judgment, overcoming obstacles that seem simple to others, and remembering what they DO have vs. what they don't. Just beautiful.

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Alice's Bucket List

I got a little jolt of perspective this morning when this appeared on my Facebook wall. Meet Alice. She is 15 years old and has terminal cancer. After her latest test results, it became apparent that the cancer is winning, and there is little else that can be done.

As a friend of mine said this morning, can you imagine being 15 years old and knowing you are going to die?

Reading Alice's words, though, you only hear the voice of someone who is grateful for the unknown people who have written her to send their support, or try to make some of her wishes come true. She expresses gratitude for the time she has left with her family and how she is going to spend it.

So much strength from someone so young, facing a battle and a reality bigger than I can imagine.

Reach out to her if you can, join the bone marrow registry, and most of all give thanks today for the good things in your life and the promise of tomorrow.

Click here to visit Alice's blog.

Click here to join the Bone Marrow Registry.

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