Feelings of euphoria and weightlessness are normal. Do not be alarmed.
We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom’s nose, there’s nothing you can do about that. But your spiritual genetics you can choose, pick, embrace and commit to. That’s what I did.
Though my mom had too many of her own dreams denied, deferred and destroyed, she instilled in me that I could have dreams. And not just have dreams but had a responsibility to make them reality. My mom taught me from a very early age that I could do anything I wanted to do.
-Christopher Paul Gardner
These are the highlights of Chris Gardner’s interview that I found most relative to my own life. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to embrace and cherish every aspect of how I grew up and what I grew up with. There are less than a handful of people that know my story and the challenges I faced as a child. And though I remain a relatively private person. I haven’t shared that side of my life, and it isn’t because I’m ashamed of it.
But instead, it is because I want to be there, I’m going to get there first. To the top, all the way, to my Mount Olympus of dreams, to my life-long goals. When I get there, that’s when I’ll share my story. As of now, my story is one that many people experience on a regular basis. I don’t share that side of my life because I don’t want to be a charity case, I don’t want pity, sympathy, I don’t need any of that. I want to accomplish what I set out to do first and then I’ll tell you my story.
