“It’s going to be a challenge. People are going to wonder how is a deaf person going to dance? How are they going to follow the music?… As a deaf person I use my body to communicate every day. So I think that’s a plus.”
- Marlee Matlin
It would be a challenge for most celebrities to learn to dance and compete in “Dancing with the Stars.” To do that when yo can’t hear the music would be even more challenging. Yet that’s what Marlee is doing.
The clip below has two parts. The first part shows Marlee and her dancing partner sharing a bit about themselves and training for the show. The second part shows them competing on the show.
There are clips and information about the show at abc’s official Dancing with the Stars site.
P.S. You may remember Marlee from her Oscar winning performance in ‘Children of a Less God’ or in ‘What the Bleep.’
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.”
— George Bernard ShawToday’s inspiring person is Juan Mann.
“…I wanted someone out there to be waiting for me. To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me. So I got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign…”
To see what happened watch the short video below:
Go to http://www.freehugsguide.org/ to read about the first person to hug him in the video…
Enjoy!
Sue
“What remarkable, extraordinary and amazing things will you do with this wild and wonderful miracle, your one and only life?”
- Dr. Philip Humbert
Today’s inspiring person is You!
What ‘remarkable, extraordinary and amazing things will you do with your life?’
Feel free to share below…
Sue
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
- C.S. Lewis
Grandma Moses was born in 1860 and when she died at age 101 she was remembered as an important American folk artist. President John F. Kennedy even gave a tribute to her upon news of her passing.
She began painting when she was 76 because arthritis made embroidery impossible. This led to her first exhibit three years later in 1939. She was self-taught so there was no long drawn out training for Grandma Moses. She just took action and painted.
In a span of 25 years she created over 1000 paintings, at what seems to me an astounding output of 40 per year, including 25 after her 100th birthday.
In 2004 one of her painting was appraised by the Antique Roadshow at $60,000. (There is a photo of the painting at the link above.) And to think she was selling them for under $10 at the beginning.
To read more about Grandma Moses visit: NY Times
P.S. You’re still going to be same age 5 years from now whether you start to pursue your dream or not. The difference will be in your quality of life and your vitality etc… 
I love hearing and reading about inspirational stories and people. They give me hope that I too can achieve what they achieved or experience what they experienced. Some stories just touch my heart.
Each Friday I’ll post an inspirational story or tell you about an inspiring person.
Sue
