Looking for Pushy Angels
I have shared my story many times, so you may already know that at a very young age, I had experienced a few lifetimeās worth of heartache and trauma. Then people came into my life and took an interest in me. I refer to them as Pushy Angels; they pushed me to achieve moreā¦but they did it with kindness.
The more I look at my life and the key changes that took place, the more Pushy Angels I recognize. When I was injured at work, my doctor told me I could no longer do my job and strongly encouraged me to enroll in school and get an education. HeĀ pushedĀ me.
Later, when I was in graduate school, I often called my younger sister Brenda and told her I was walking out--I couldn't take school any more and I was quitting.Ā
Her response was, "That's fine. Quit. But not today."
This was the perfect way to push me into going back to school for another day and then another.Ā
Without these people, among many others who believedĀ in me even when I didn't believeĀ in myself, I would never have opened my eyes ...
