it has taken me some time to really think about my interview with Tricia Downing.  She is an amazing woman, who was able to adjust to life's unexpected, dramatic change.  For many of us we get stuck in  yesterday.  Yesterday's conversation, yesterday's argument, yesterday's victory, never looking at today.  Tricia Downing took her "today" and made the best life possible.  Reflecting on the event through her book "Cycle of Hope: From Paralysis to Possibility" is a blessing to us all.  Having the strength to move forward when your world is drastically altered takes more than strength, it takes will power.  The will to want to persevere no matter what the obstacles.  I've learned, from her, not to rest on my obstacles, but to move from them and use them to lift me up to your next level. People are always saying, "keep your head up"; I want to keep my head forward.  If I'm looking up, I can't see where I'm going.


Thank you for sharing your story and teaching a lesson.