When will you declare Victory?
With Michael Ballard
your tour guide through the land of Resiliency for Life
"There comes a time when you have to declare your victory even though you
may be losing the fight." Richard grabbed my
attention! I'd never thought of it that way or said it even close to that way.
Yet I'd thought along the same lines during several "fight for my
life" moments during three very serious challenges with cancer and a
daunting medical complication that cause me to have to have emergency surgery
late one night.
In such
times, it is not just about strength. It is about faith. Faith in self, faith in
others, perhaps faith in a higher being or power. Yes I’d pushed and fought while
fighting my cancer. However I’d never said it so directly. I was going to win
my battles with cancer. I had cancer. The cancer did NOT have me. First Battle
Won! Then I will win emotionally I have cancer it does NOT have me. Oh don't
get me wrong I cried big sobbing earth shattering sobbing tears. Down on my
knees pounding the tiles in the shower room. However it was not all about PMA
Positive Mental Attitude It was about feeling the pain acknowledging it ,then
building a team to help me fight back!! In thought word and deed. In pray and
play. In music and in praise, in family and friendships! Victory was declared.
Yes I was quite ill death walked the hall ways and hovered in the door way Yet
having learned at an early age that inner strength with faith and a team that
would walk beside you makes for a very powerful combination. So I declared
Victory every morning as I woke up and every evening as I lay my head on the
pillow. Yes I had cancer. Yes I might die. However I was winning
intellectually, emotionally and spiritually! Amen! Oh and 20+ years later it's
safe to say I won physically. |
| Richard Paa Kofi Botchwey |
So until next time Imagine Yourself with more Resiliency for life!
About Michael
Ballard
Michael specializes in
helping people, families, organizations and community’s learn how to thrive
with resiliency. Resilience is a process, a set of key assets, skills and
beliefs that can change our lives. Resiliency can changes the quality of our
journey and often the quality of the outcomes.
Michael Ballard specializes in helping people, schools, teams
organizations and communities learn how to become more resilient.
Hiring and Contacting Michael
To interview Michael, book him for your
next event or to contact him you can do that at:
Inquiry@MichaelHBallard.com
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His upcoming book The
Gift is due out late winter 2016.
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