Susan Boyle has become a household name, an international inspiration and an American “Idol” overnight – even though she’s in Britain and not on American Idol.
I find myself going to the video over and over and listening to her phenomenal voice and watching her courage to stand up against that snickering, condemning group.
You go Susan! You are MY hero for sure
Terrie
Susan Boyle has become a household name, an international inspiration and an American “Idol” overnight – even though she’s in Britain and not on American Idol.
I find myself going to the video over and over and listening to her phenomenal voice and watching her courage to stand up against that snickering, condemning group.
You go Susan! You are MY hero for sure
Terrie
I have to discuss this story because it’s hit me with such force at work.
I sometimes live under a rock so this was complete news to me. However, there are two lessons in this:
1) Never Ever judge a book by its cover
2) Never give up
I can’t embed the video because of YouTube rules but here’s the link you should 
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target=”_blank”>hop on over and watch this video.
This is about the woman in the UK’s “Britain’s Got Talent” version of American Idol.
Susan Boyle is 47 years old, unemployed (but a charity worker) and “never been kissed”.
Her dream has always been to be a professional singer.
People laughed (including the judges) when she just walked out on the stage on Britain’s Got Talent. There were snickers when she told them of her dream. I have to tell you that that really irritates me whenever I see it and I’ll go on more about that later.
But then she opened her mouth and let loose. This woman, after that one song, has changed her life forever and if people stop to think about it, she has changed others lives dramatically as well.
She said she was aware of their snickers but figured she just had to continue on with her dream.
This video brought tears to my eyes because she just went out and “she showed them” – all those who judge people by their looks. I get so disgusted with people who do that.
But she never gave up. And to all those people who were laughing at her and criticizing her I simply say “I haven’t seen you on CNN, Good Morning America, or Larry King Live.”
At work, several of the men I work with with were talking about it and every single time they mentioned it, they would say how “ugly” she was. I couldn’t take it any more and when one of them said “she’s so ugly” I butted in (we do that in our office) and said “have you looked in the mirror lately”.
Why do people have to do that? Why can’t they accept people for what they are. As Susan said “that’s just one side of me”.
She never gave up. Take heart in both these lessons and continue to cheer her on.
Terrie
It’s amazing how the Universe works!
When I went to get my bad tire fixed, it turns out that all four of my tires have “Texas Dry Rot” (I added the “Texas”) and needed replacement. So after investing over $1000 (for tires and brake work), I am back on the road and safe again.
Noticed I used the word “investing” instead of “spending”. “Spending” has a negative connotation to me and although at this time in our lives “investing” may not be much better (and might actually be the same…smile), I feel that this gives me a positive feeling about the process and therefore about my new tires.
You can bet I’ve written a lot in my gratitude journal about this. If you’ve ever driven in Texas, you’ll know that not only is it the “Truck state” it’s also the “I just thought that the speed limit sign was there for decoration” state. I drove over 600-700 miles last weekend on these really bad tires. The Universe took care of me – as it always has I will add. And even on Tuesday when I had the flat, it was not on the highway going fast – it was just after the turn onto a side road.
You have to change the way you look at things – and in conjunction with that, the way you feel about things. This event has exposed me to many interesting things to think upon. And, as usual, I have learned more about the practical side of life!
Praise whatever happens to you and see what parallels you can find.
Terrie
It’s amazing how the Universe works!
When I went to get my bad tire fixed, it turns out that all four of my tires have “Texas Dry Rot” (I added the “Texas”) and needed replacement. So after investing over $1000 (for tires and brake work), I am back on the road and safe again.
Noticed I used the word “investing” instead of “spending”. “Spending” has a negative connotation to me and although at this time in our lives “investing” may not be much better (and might actually be the same…smile), I feel that this gives me a positive feeling about the process and therefore about my new tires.
You can bet I’ve written a lot in my gratitude journal about this. If you’ve ever driven in Texas, you’ll know that not only is it the “Truck state” it’s also the “I just thought that the speed limit sign was there for decoration” state. I drove over 600-700 miles last weekend on these really bad tires. The Universe took care of me – as it always has I will add. And even on Tuesday when I had the flat, it was not on the highway going fast – it was just after the turn onto a side road.
You have to change the way you look at things – and in conjunction with that, the way you feel about things. This event has exposed me to many interesting things to think upon. And, as usual, I have learned more about the practical side of life!
Praise whatever happens to you and see what parallels you can find.
Terrie