I want to share with you this email below that was forwarded to me from a friend named Chandra. She is an overcomer that has TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) as a result of a car accident. Check out her website at http://www.thesoulofasurvivor.org/ and click this link http://capwiz.com/bia/issues/alert/?alertid=10641746&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id to find out more information about how you can get Congress to enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill to support modest increases for TBI and other health programs at stake.
If your feet are off the ground like Tyler’s, let’s get the focus off ourselves and help put a smile on someone else’s face. You can be a Winner at life!
Stay Blessed!
Joyce
MY FEET ARE OFF THE GROUND
"My Feet Are Off The Ground"
From Tyler Perry:
writer and actor
From Tyler :
This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I'm
dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open my mouth
and start complaining when I remembered something that happened to me about
a year ago.
I was walking to my car when this woman who appeared to be homeless started
walking towards me. I'm ashamed to say this but I thought, "I don't feel
like being hustled today." Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I
started digging in my pocket for some money. As she got closer I noticed
that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever seen. As I was reaching into
my pocket she started to speak. I thought, "Here goes the sales pitch". She
said "Excuse me sir, I need some shoes. Can you help me?" My eyes filled
with water because I remember being out on the streets and having only one
pair of run over shoes. I was taken aback for a second.
I took her inside the studio and had my wardrobe people find shoes in her
size. As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking
Jesus, and saying, "My feet are off the ground! My feet are off the ground!"
Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was crying. But I never
forgot those words. "My feet are off the ground!" I thought, "Wow! All she
wanted was some shoes." She quickly disappeared and never asked me for a
dime. I realized that I still had the money in my hand so I went out looking
for her. She was gone just that quick so I looked all around the
neighborhood for her. I found her standing on a corner looking down at her
shoes, still crying. I was so touched. I asked her how she had gotten
homeless. She told me that she had AIDS and that she was waiting to get into
a shelter. She said that her family had turned their backs on her and that
she had no place to go, but she knew that God would make a way for her. I
said to myself, "He just did." Her faith and her praise moved me. I took her
to a nearby hotel and put her up until she was able to get on her feet. I
had someone that worked for me to check on her from time to time and to make
sure that she had food and clothes. After about a month or so we lost touch,
but I never forgot her.
This past summer I was shooting "Daddy's Little Girls" and this woman walks
up to me smiling. I didn't recognize her face, but her eyes were familiar.
She had on a really nice dress and her hair was done. It was her! She told
me that the little help that I had given her had changed her life. She was
in a house now and doing very well.
I said all of that to say this. After I met this woman, every time I think
about complaining and mumbling I remember, "My feet are off the ground!"
I wanted to share this with you just to let you know that when I say that I
am thankful for you, I mean it. And when I say that you are a blessing to
me, I mean it. We take so much for granted sometimes that I just wanted all
of you to know that I am grateful to God for you everyday. Thank you for
being in my life.
~Tyler Perry
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