The saying goes that “every new beginning comes at some other beginning’s end”. And this beginning comes with the launch of my speaking and consulting business at http://www.lesliepitt.com.
With bookings filling fast, this is exactly the beginning that I’ve so been working towards. We all have stories and we all have the ability to inspire others by sharing those stories.
Who’s ready to be inspired?
That moment when a complete stranger, with tear-filled eyes, embraces you and thanks you for “sharing your journey”, is the moment when you realize that life’s events happen for a reason.
There is no greater gift.
With heartfelt gratitude for this life I’ve been given and for every new lesson I learn.
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On the eve of the day on which we are reminded to give thanks, I am ever more grateful for this life I’ve been given.
Like all of you, my life continues to shower me with gifts; with lessons; and with people who compel me to shine, to thrive, and to soar.
And so, on the eve of day on which we give thanks; I thank all of those who have held my hand, who have supported me, and who continue to push me to follow my dreams in making the world a better place.
Forever grateful for this life I’ve been given. And giving thanks to those make my life complete.
On a sunny May day at the corner of 5th Avenue and “Hope”, I excitedly awaited meeting a friend. Our excursion started with perfume shopping at Bergdorf’s and ended with lunch at The Plaza. With sparkling water, we toasted one another to “new beginnings” and to finding utter happiness.
Little did I know that that outing with my fabulous friend would be the starting point from which my Universe would slowly change its axis. And little did I anticipate the tremendous self transformation that would ensue.
Now, at the corner of Hope and Anticipation, I look back on that day with the same gleeful excitement I felt when I saw my pretty friend approach me on Fifth Avenue.
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For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to “help people”. And for almost that long, I wanted to a pediatrician while adamantly avowing that I would never become a nurse or a lawyer, thank you very much. So much for plans. With a Juris Doctor and Registered Nurse behind my name, I became the two things I never declared I would be.
Now, at an introspective crossroad where I am re-purposing my professional and personal experience into something bigger than me, the resounding answer to the question still remains: “to help people”.
And while the skill that I can use to best help people is my own life’s experience with limb loss, I recognize that that is my greatest attribute, my greatest credential, my greatest achievement. Finally, I take delight in the challenge of re-inventing myself into the person I always wanted to be: A person who makes a difference. A person whose contributions matter to others. A peson I always thought I would be.
Not knowing how that will actually manifest itself, I do know that I will not be one of the many present day reality “stars” who make money from publishing coffee-table books of their own selfies or are simply famous, for being famous. Nor will I be that people take pity upon.
So, when talking to a friend about finding my purpose, he said:
“The objective perspectives of others, I think, is more about illumination vs. inspiration. Everyone is broken, some of us more so than others. We are just so confronted with a lack of enlightenment by so many people our paths cross that we get lost inside ourselves sometimes, worn down by the constant barrage of it all.
Each of us has something to overcome on our path to inner peace and happiness. Perhaps because people can more visibly see one obstacle you have overcome that you illuminate or shed light on folks who find themselves in darkness that they too begin to believe they can achieve and overcome their circumstances.
We can all act as spirit guides of some sort if we choose and we make a choice with every interaction we have with every person we touch every day.”
It’s time to become what I have always thought I’d be.
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