Category: Stumble Upon

In Iraq prison as a teen, he drug dead bodies executed by Saddam Hussain

Airport parking garage Orlando, Florida
No car, no backpack, no money, only hope

 

Be flexible, have fun, and be ready when an ordinary event becomes more. Right?

Cab ride back to Cleveland airport, 8:00am pickup at Fairfield Marriott. Just another day.

We got to talking, which led to a 30-minute epic opportunity. He came to New York City at 16, in 1973. Growing up, he loved watching John Wayne movies in Iraq.

He became a nonviolent protestor. At 15, he became surround by Iraqi police and was arrested for no apparent reason.

In Iraq prison as a teen, he was made to drag dead bodies, executed by Saddam Hussain, presumably to vehicles for mass burial. Never got specific details except when I asked if this was a one-time event. He said, no, it was everyday.

After nine months, he was able to escape, get across the river into Turkey and make it to America.

He said he knew he would never see his parents again.

Will share another part of this story at the…

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Chocolate works in mysterious ways

Chocolate turndown at Florida luxury resort
North America’s most extraordinary beachfront lifestyle

 

Surprises are the seeds of transformation.

One can not help another with their transformation and not be transformed in the process.

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Life is beautiful and we won’t be shaken from the $5 table

GameStop store map
The closest GameStop didn’t have what we wanted, so plan B became this store

 

Walking out of GameStop after the teen’s purchase, noticed a Family Christian Store through the trees across the parking lot (rarely shop, and had never seen this area near the Mall).

Had been wanting to get Mandisa’s new CD, Overcomer. Also got Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest and these from the $5 table:

The Afters: Life Is Beautiful, Building 429: We Won’t Be Shaken.

What’s the point of this post? Even the smallest, uneventful of adventures can yield unexpected joy.

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One thing we can get from someone who’s never seen us work before

Pile of train track rails
Feedback is critical to helping us stay on track with our vision

 

One thing we can get from someone who’s never seen us work before.

Great, unexpected feedback. Positive or critical. Doesn’t matter. It’s all considered a gift.

The professional intern watched the keynote presentation and afterwards he shared one of the main reasons the speaker connected so well with the audience was because of the speaker’s humility on the stage.

Blindsided. In a positive way.

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