Most of us first heard of James Earl Jones when, in the Star Wars movies, he was the voice of Darth Vader. With that distinctive bass voice, he went on to voice many other classics such as the Lion King, the CNN tagline and guest voice appearances on The Simpsons. He has a deep soothing voice and his speech seems effortless. What most of us do not know is that James Earl Jones had such a severe stutter as a child that he was considered functionally mute! He did not speak for the first eight years of school. In high school, he met a teacher who was determined to help him out of his silence. Donald Crouch discovered James had a talent for writing poetry. Mr. Crouch insisted that James write poetry to help him gain confidence. He also insisted that this functional mute and severe stutterer recite a poem in class each day! Eventually, James overcame his stuttering and went on to great success using his voice and words! Sometimes, it's not enough to believe in yourself - sometimes you need someone else to believe in you too! Special teachers who give us confidence to be the best we can be . . . it's a good thing!
Sometimes the world can be a downer! With instant images of tragedies and disasters – natural and man-made – assaulting us at rapid speed, it feels like we are surrounded by negativity. I strive to make my blog a positive and happy place to visit – a place to get away from the bad stuff that is happening. My goal from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011 was to find one positive thing each week day to write about for one year.
That was the birth of my blog – one year of “good things” as seen “Through Rose Coloured Glasses”. Sometimes I had to dig deep to find happiness on a gloomy day. Some days were not happy, but I was always able to find a positive to talk about. Sometimes, I had to fit writing my blog into the end of a very busy day or the early morning prior to a busy day. Other times I had such good days I had to pick and choose which one good thing I should write about. Somehow I managed to do it, and I think I proved that you can “fool” yourself into being happy just by pretending you are. The year flew by. I will continue to write in my blog, but not every day. I hope that together we can continue to watch the world through rose coloured glasses. - Rose
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