Sometimes Breaking Free Means Putting on the Breaks

[marilyn shannon -LifeCoach]

Anonymous

Woo hoo!  My January 2013 “O” magazine had arrived in the mail all pretty and wrapped up like a Technicolor present.  Dr. Oz’s flash-frozen face peered up, smiling at me as I flipped around from page to page figuring out where to dig in first.  A picture caught my attention.  An article by Martha Beck explained how to set a goal and move forward to achieve it.  Pretty breaking free, if you ask me.

Breaking free.  You know the visceral feeling of taking a deep breath before you say “I love you” for the first time.  The moment your finger hits the send button on a critical email.  The good luck kiss you give your cover letter and resume for your dream job before sending it in the mail.  Some call this taking a leap ......read more

[marilyn shannon -LifeCoach]

Thank you.

[Billie Crooks]

That should read nothing but LOVE. Glad to know you too!

[Billie Crooks]

Marilyn,

Thank you for sharing this love story with each of us. For years an an educator I worked with many children and yes those that had some form of Autism. The number one issue I had was getting people to understand the child and not the diagnoses or disease.

I had other educators who would tell me a child was hopeless because they lacked knowledge or love, but that child would respond to me and my team on a different level.

What I pray everyone takes away from your post is that your son is just that you son, a young man designed by our Creator with a unique set of skills and development that many of us will never understand. No two people are ever alike.

Why is it that one in a so called normal family will excel and rise in life and the other will become the neighborhood thug? After all they were raised in the same home.

Judgement of others is sometimes ignorance of self. The incident in Sandy Hoke was just that another tragedy with many variable of a very troubled young man, unfortunately the media makes things out to be more or less of what it really is.

Having raised two awesome sons, both with unique challenges of their own and avoiding all the labels along the way my HEART is open and goes out to you.

Keep up the good fight.

In Peace and Love. Billie

I just realized this, but whomever this mother is this is oohing but LOVE,

[marilyn shannon -LifeCoach]

Eileen thank you doll. This is not my story but someone who works with me and blogs with me on The Breaking Free blog. And she writes great. I will let her know. 

[marilyn shannon -LifeCoach]

Thank you Billie, this is not my son however this is someone very close to me who works with me and blogs on my blog. And like you I like these kids. I taught special ed for awhile and these kids have such great gifts that sometimes people don't see. I am glad to know you.

[Eileen Batson: Marketing & PR]

Great post. Love your writing style!