Learn how Lauren Heath’s passion for ballroom dance became a driving force to turn rejection to triumph. Lauren teaches each of us to not give up when the criticism comes and it will come. If we can learn to push through criticism, we will find its gift. This year, all of Lauren's hard work paid off. Lauren and her dance partner, Quinton Williams, qualified for the United States National Amateur DanceSport Championship.
Life comes with trials. Trials bring us to our knees and humble us. Trials can shape the rest of our lives in a positive or negative way depending on how we react to them. You might question me, “How in the world could a trial ever be a positive for someone’s life?” Let me answer that question with our personal story of our triumph over a trial and how it has become a catalyst of good for our life.
What would you do if you started to lose your eyesight and go blind? Would you give up on life and lay down. Would you complain that life isn't fair? Would you get angry? Or would you push forward until blindness became your strength, your way to inspire others to not give up when life gets tough? That's what David Brown a Missouri native did. He pushed through blindness caused by Kawasaki disease to become the fastest blind sprinter in the world and a Gold Medalist in the RIO 2016 Paralympic Games.
Mariann Vargas was born with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. This birth defect has caused Mariann to grow up without proper function of her legs. As you will soon learn, Spina Bifida has not stopped her from achieving greatness in her life and inspiring others to do the same. Mariann told me, “I might have Spina Bifida, but that doesn’t stop me from using the rest of my body to live a happy and fulfilled life.”
