LIVE THE PASSIONATE LIFE
(and quit settling for survival)!
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Life has tried to put me down (and keep me there) so many times but I just keep getting back up and moving forward. Sometimes, it was a downfall brought about by my own bad decision-making about how to play the hand I was dealt. Other times, I was simply dealt a bad hand. After all I have been through, it is obvious to me that God has a plan for me. At forty years old, I still have no clue exactly what the precise plan is. I may never know the full details of it, but I am just going to keep moving forward in a positive direction and maybe I will discover the full itinerary of what I was born to do. When I have shared bits and pieces of my story with people through the years, I have been told I am inspiring. I have thought a few times about putting my story in print, but haven't done so yet. A couple of years ago, a young woman named Erica began working as a server at the restaurant where I was washing dishes. Regardless of the positive facade I was showing the world at the time, I was in one of my “Eeyore” states of mind and had been for a while (”Woe is me. I am never going to amount to amount to anything. Life sucks and then you die.”). Erica had this positive vibe/aura about her that I latched onto. I awoke one morning and thought, “Why am I in such a dark state of negativity? Screw that noise! I have so very much to be grateful for! Negativity exit stage left. Let the good times roll!” I made a gratitude list and once again came to the realization that while my life may not be what I'd like it to be at any particular point in time, I am still alive and not “six feet under” as of yet. So why not be grateful and positive? Some days, my mind seems to be all about negative thinking but I simply need to think about the things I am grateful for and the negative thinking melts away. I still wash dishes at the same restaurant and I'm sitting at home on my day off, not wanting to give in to negative thinking and limited beliefs. Instead, I am going to focus on POSITIVE thinking and UNLIMITED beliefs! I may have limitations, between having multiple sclerosis and the residual effects of a traumatic brain injury I suffered at the age of eleven, but I can choose to sit here and focus on what I CAN’T do or I can focus on that which I CAN do! FOCUS is where it’s at for me. Today, I choose to focus on being positive and productive! I have never written a book before. I only know that I have been inspired to inspire and since I have been told that I am inspirational, I have decided to put in print what people say is inspiring so that I can inspire more people. If you followed that and you're still with me, kudos to you! I thank you for opening this book, and my hope is that when you finish reading, you thank YOURSELF!
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About the Book
If you need motivation to break out of that cage and live an energized, fully-engaged life, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! ‘This is my story about surviving a traumatic brain injury (and being comatose for a couple of months), practicing alcoholism and drug addiction for four years, being in numerous accidents through the years and now living with multiple sclerosis. I also give you, the reader, a glimpse into how I stay motivated and inspired to endure this life with a smile on my face!’ Shane Nicolich Not only does he give you a look at his life, but he shares with you the tools that enable him to keep moving forward and living THE PASSIONATE LIFE!
About the Author
Shane is married and lives in Washington State, not too far from Mt. Rainier (his favorite place to go hiking). He and his wife have no children but they do have a few pets: four cats, two dogs (a wire-haired terrier and a Papillon), three bearded dragons and a betta fish. One may think that they cannot do things in life simply because they allow their fears and doubts to rule the day. Shane thought along those lines for a long time, but now he is living THE PASSIONATE LIFE! Despite a traumatic brain injury (and the resulting 2-1/2 month-long coma), becoming an alcoholic/drug addict, numerous accidents, homelessness, joblessness and now multiple sclerosis, Shane now wants to inspire and motivate people to keep moving forward and living THE PASSIONATE LIFE instead of just surviving.