Improving Your Life Through Complete Trust
It’s Stand Up Sunday- What are you doing today to improve
your life or the life of someone else? Dustin’s mission in life is to "Improve the
lives of people in wheelchairs, raise money for spinal cord research and give faith
to those affected by spinal cord injuries." Let’s look at the “faith” part of
that.
Faith... can be defined as complete trust or confidence in someone
or something. It can also be defined as a strong belief in God or in the doctrines
of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. Let’s look at
the faith as defined as a complete trust or confidence in something (ourselves).
What could you do in your life if you had complete (faith) trust
in yourself? In your decision making? What if you believed in and had faith in
the direction you were headed in life? The possibilities would be endless. But
how do you get rid of the belief system that is holding you back from that
blind faith? You need to make a conscious
decision to stop second guessing yourself. Listen to the first though that comes
to mind and act on it. That may be easier said than done. But if you listen to
the second though, your mind and belief system get hijacked. So what do you do,
if you get hijacked with the second though, listen to the third thought and
take action anyways.
How do you take action? One step at a time! When Dustin was in
the hospital recovering from his life threatening injuries from the horrific
accident that caused his paralysis, he was not thinking about taking action to
raise money and awareness for spinal cord injury he was just taking one step
towards feeling better and getting out of bed. After that he took steps towards
sitting up. Then going through physical therapy. And it wasn’t until many steps
later that he was participating in cutting edge medical research that now allows
him to stand up. He’s not yet to his goal of walking or dancing, but he’s one
step further along in his journey to greatness and it’s because he made the
decision to take a step towards committing to improve his life through complete
trust. This trust is the faith that Dustin has in himself. Dustin’s passion is
sharing and giving faith to others to help them believe what he found for
himself- within himself. He’s doing it one step at a time. Today is Stand Up
Sunday- Take a stand for your life and trust (have faith) in yourself.
Check out my video and learn more about what The Dustin Shillcox Foundation is all about. It's about improving the moment.
I can Turn Myself on... Watch the video to see how the stimulator implanted inside of me works.
Dustin
Shillcox’s life drastically changed when he was in a car
accident August 2010 and sustained major spinal
cord damage, a broken upper arm, collapsed lungs, broken ribs, cracked
sternum & mild brain injury. Dustin’s complete T-5 spinal
cord injury (SCI) left him with no feeling below his mid-chest, causing
paralysis
from the chest down.
Now paralyzed, and living his life
in a wheel chair, Dustin was told he would never again be able to move
below his waist again, but after participating in a cutting edge SCI research project, at the University of
Kentucky in Louisville, he is now able to move his legs and stand once
again. Dustin is living his life to the fullest, sharing his story, journey of overcoming
obstacles, and faith
while raising
funds for spinal cord research. Through his motivational
speaking and the Dustin Shillcox Foundation,
he is helping to improve the lives of people in wheelchairs.
Dustin delivers an inspiring message about never giving up, and the power of a positive attitude in his speech "What Are You Gonna Do Now?" Inquire about Dustin's availability to speak at your next business meeting, conference, charity event, school, church or graduation event. If you are looking to inspire your crowd to overcome personal challenges, and motivate into action, Dustin needs to be your next call! 307.870.6764
written by Nickel Lowman
