und to our
or a short
of time.
do it alone. That's why I'm so open to sharing my boring,
average life.
One of the reasons I'm open to sharing our story is to
open people's spirits to the idea that what you do matters
and that having a purpose, being purposeful in your
actions and your decisions, is important. As I talk with my
friends, I don't know what their individual purpose is. I
don't know if they know what their individual purpose
is, but there is a purpose. It's a shame if you don't get to
fulfill your purpose. Again, part of that is recognizing that
today could be your last.
I absolutely know that there is a God and that He is
actively encouraging me in my life. Before this health
crisis, although I had a deep faith in God and I felt that
God existed, I actually felt like He was hands off. I feel
that I've been put on this path and that when I walk
this path God is really happy. That is so humbling to
go through and to recognize that none of what I do
is really of my own power. Frankly, I was kind of an
arrogant SOB before this health crisis. I was absolutely
overconfident in my own abilities. Now I am a much
humbler, kinder, Garth and I could never go back to
being that other guy.
ABOUT GARTH CALLAGHAN
Ever since his daughter was in kindergarten,
Garth Callaghan put a small inspirational note,
written on a napkin, in her lunch box. When he
was diagnosed with cancer a third time, Garth
worried that he wouldn't make it to his daughter’s
graduation, and neither would his notes. He
decided to write them in advance, just in case, for
all 826 remaining school days.
the embarrassing things. I talk about throwing up at
work, I talk about the pain of biopsies. Sharing it all
gives people the ability to understand that what they're
going through and what I'm going through, is, finally,
not unique. Everybody has some sort of pain in their
lives, some sort of barrier and it's our job to help others
get through that pain and get over that barrier. We can't
Garth encourages people to write notes and create
deeper relationships; to do something that uplifts
the lives of others. It doesn’t have to be what we
commonly define as a “big” thing. Like a napkin note,
something small can have a tremendous impact.
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