(this lengthy post is a story, an amazing, never ceases to stun me sequence of events in my life, true story)
(Okay, that’s me 30 pounds ago - I LOST the 30) leaning over to shake author and TED Global Speaker Dan Pink’s hand after my TED talk in Oxford, England in 2009.)
Never say never because HOPE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY.
By that I mean never say miracles never happen. Never say “It won’t get better.” Miracles happen and it does get better. And yes, “Hope does find a way.”
Three years before …

Say what you like about Wal-Mart, I’m grateful for them. Their parking lots are generally patrolled and no one hassles me when I park there for the night. They have cheap food, ice and supplies and they’re located everywhere. Would I shop at a mom and pop? I’d prefer to. But mom and pop’s won’t let me park overnight and I’d end up being towed, harassed or hassled. I’d gladly pay more if they offered overnight parking. I’d even pay $5 to park overnight. But that’s not happening anytime soon. …