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There is nothing more powerful than a human being's need to feel seen, loved, accepted and validated. This is even more so for young children. If we can offer them our presence and undivided attention, even if just for ten minutes a day, either through reading to or with them, or going for a walk, or simply doing something they love to do, they learn to look forward to and count on that time with you. It builds safety and trust.

Join me as I walk alone, sharing my heart and mission, not as a professional, but as a parent who understands the impact that moments of connection can have on your child.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR my friends!

This season we take on the subject of resilience and how important building resiliency is in terms of our survival regarding our mental, physical and spiritual well being, no matter what stage of life we find ourselves.

I have wanted to interview my good friend John Welling since the podcast’s inception. His roles over the years as patriarch, Fire Chief/first responder, coach, sports official, youth mentor, volunteer with the Special Olympics and professional team leader have led to the birth of many power of one and power of one another moments.

In this episode, John candidly talks about what resiliency looks like in his own journey, the mistakes he's made, what he's learned and the practices he puts in place to make a difference in the lives of others on a daily basis.

John was blessed to have two loving parents who showed him the way and they instilled in him the core values of service and sacrifice. His father John had compassion and love for the mentally challenged and started a summer camp for children, which his family all became a part of. His mother, Anne, is an eloquent writer and communicator and below is an excerpt from a letter she wrote to the Operations Manager of the Penn Transplant Center after his father was blessed to be the lucky recipient of an organ donor.

Life isn't about keeping score. It's not about how many friends you have. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone. It isn't about who you are dating, who you used to date, how many people you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all. It isn't about who you have kissed. It's not about sex. It isn't about who your family is or how much money they have. Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you are sent to school. It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music you listen to. It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown. Or if your skin is too light or too dark. Not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everybody else thinks you are, or how smart standardized tests say you are. It's not about what clubs you're in or how
good you are at "your" sport. It's not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and seeing who will "accept the written you."

LIFE JUST ISNT.

But, life is about who you love and who you hurt. It's about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully. It's about keeping or betraying trust. It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon. It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening. About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip. It's about what judgments you pass and why. And who your judgments are spread to. It's about who you've ignored with full control and intention. It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge. It's about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow, and spreading it. But most of all, it's about using your life to touch other people's hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone. Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those choices are what life's all about."

For more information about John you can reach out to him via e-mail at: station27chief@comcast .net.

For more information about Camp Jaycee and the Special Olympics and how you can get involved, please follow the links below.

https://www.campjaycee.org

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Recently on Facebook, I posted that "moms get it done."

In my work as a children's advocate and book author, I always say that first and foremost, I'm a mom.

There is no greater or more fierce force of nature than the love a mother has for her children. Plain and simple. End of story.

As we launch Season 3 of this episode series, I am both honored and humbled to bring you this inspiring journey.

In Reversed: A Memoir, Lois Letchford describes the powerful journey of how the education system failed her son, Nicholas, saying he'd never learn to read and had no strengths. Yet how can a boy with "no strengths" build 14-foot replica of the Empire State Building out of thousands of K'NEX Construction Toy pieces from memory?

Learn how one mother's amazing fight and determination to save her child (and herself) from the labels, judgment and challenges of dyslexia.

Truly one of the most inspiring episodes of the "Tell Me" series.

To learn more about Lois and her work, Nicholas and how you can get help if you or anyone you know is struggling with dyslexia, visit her website:

https://www.loisletchford.com

Lisa Graham
I am a children's author, motivational speaker, Tedx Presenter and Podcast host and producer. I love people and strive everyday to inspire others through the sharing of one another's stories.

For more information about how we are helping children through our Healing Hearts campaign and book tour, visit our website at https://www.lgrahamauthor.com

While our books are up on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, you can order personalized books directly from me at the website above. You can also e-mail me directly at lgrahambook@gmail.com. Would love to hear from you!

Visit my non-profit, Empower Kids for Literacy, and find out how you can help with our mission to support mental health and literacy in children.
https://www.empowerkidsforliteracy.com/

Finally, a heartfelt thank you goes out to Liam Graham and Anna Yanessa for providing the musical soundtrack for our show!

Thanks as always for your support and can't wait until next time!

See you on the path!

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