"So many said I would never learn to fly on my own, and I believed them
So many said I would never learn to run, because I'm not fast enough. I believed them, but they were all wrong, so wrong!
So I vowed to show the world what I am truly made of."
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Motivation & Inspiration / Tips by Mario Arnauz Bonds
As a child, I was abandoned, abused, molested, homeless at most times, and I went totally blind. Why then am I still a vibrant person with a real smile? Why do I enjoy life? How have I been able to function, when everything about my past says I should be bitter, miserable and perhaps, addicte… Read more
When I was overcoming some of the biggest difficulties in my young life, it was immensely hard to find enjoyment of any kind. It wasn't until I realized that I should be my number one priority and I should be the most important thing to myself did I rediscover the importance of "things I like… Read more
A few nights a week, I wear headphones and get lost in the world of Hollywood sound and action. I jet down the street in fast-pace action films, ride on the shoulders of warriors in films of heroism, and bask in the light of sentimental piety in dramatizations, and although I can’t see, I kno… Read more
Entertainment & Arts / Motivation & Inspiration / News & Commentation / Tips by Mario Arnauz Bonds
Sleep has run from me, and my heart has forgotten how … Read more
Today, my royal guide dog Sidney, an English black lab, turned seven-years-old. He and I have been a dynamic duo since 2008, when I was matched with him by Guiding Eyes for The Blind. Since then, Sidney has been the driving force behind a greater sense of independent travel for me.
On Friday, our First Lady delivered stirring commencement remarks to Bowie State University’s Class of 2013.
"“This school was founded not just to educate African Americans, but to teach them how to educate others,” she told the graduating body of 600.
She went ont… Read more