Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Jessica Cox - Amazing and wonderful story
Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson , Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.
Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't."
Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.
With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve a Sport Pilot certificate Her certificate qualifies her to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet...
"She's a good pilot. She's rock solid," said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport .
Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities.
"When she came up here driving a car," Traweek recalled, "I knew she'd have no problem flying a plane."
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early on that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices.
So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
DAILY SURVIVAL KIT
Toothpick ... to remind you to pick the good qualities in everyone, including yourself.
Rubber band
... to remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out.
Band-Aid
... to remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else's.
Eraser
... to remind you everyone makes mistakes. That's okay, we learn by our errors.
Candy Kiss
... to remind you everyone needs a hug or a compliment everyday.
Mint
... to remind you that you are worth a mint to your family &Me.
Bubble Gum
... to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything.
Pencil
... to remind you to list your blessings every day.
Tea Bag
... to remind you to take time to relax daily and go over that list of God's blessings.
This is what makes life worth living every minute, every day.
Wishing you love, gratitude, friends to cherish, caring, sharing, laughter, music, and warm feelings in your heart. I know this kit will help you get through the day.
COACH JOHN WOODEN’S WISDOM
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Never mistake activity for achievement.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Be prepared and honest.
Be quick, but don't hurry.
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
Consider the rights of others before your own feelings and the feelings of others before your own rights.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful.Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
Wooden's two sets of three: "never lie, never cheat, never steal" and "don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses"
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
LIZ MURRAY, MỘT HÀNH TRÌNH PHI THƯỜNG
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