What would you do if you had no arms and no legs? How would you function? How would you get through the day? How would you resist asking “why did this happen to me?” It would be extremely ...Read More
Have you ever done karate? I haven’t, but I’ve always been fascinated by people who do. As an avid watcher of “The Karate Kid” movie series, I’ve always loved inspiring k...Read More
Written by Antje Clasen – Harvard Writers and Publishers, with permission from Ben Mattlin Ben Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular condition that made him a lifelong w...Read More
A few years ago, I was home visiting my parents in my childhood home in Irvine, California. With the windows open, a bowl full of freshly sliced fruit and the familiar smell of summer barbecues float...Read More
29,029 feet high. 5 1/2 miles above sea level. 256 recorded fatalities to date. When you hear about someone actually beating the odds by climbing Mount Everest and making it out alive, your first thou...Read More