Two weekends ago I had the great pleasure to be visited by a new friend, Ricardo Flores. Ricardo and I first connected last November when he participated in the 17th LIVING THE FULFILLED LIFE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM. Since then we've been exploring how Ricardo could bring the Life On Purpose Process to the Spanish speaking portion of the world since he was born in El Salvador and speaks fluent Spanish as well as English.

I had a full and invigorating weekend with Ricardo, who now lives in San Antonio. We went to Simpsonville to a Catholic church on Saturday night to hear Tony Melendez, a very talented singer that Ricardo had heard about and discovered was going to be in this area over the weekend.

Tony was born without arms -- a result of his mother receiving thalidomide while she was carrying Tony. He taught himself to play the guitar with his feet as well as doing everything else with his feet that most of us do with our arms and hands without a moment's thought. He was called to sing to the world and in 1986 had the opportunity to sing to Pope John, who at the end of the music,

Listening and watching him helped put life in perspective. I was reminded of the quote that goes something like - I felt bad that I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. Any excuses I've been giving myself about furthering my own purpose and mission seem to evaporate.

Meeting Tony was a great inspiration to both Ricardo and me. Bringing a transformational program like the Life On Purpose Project to a new segment of the world suddenly doesn't look so hard.

©2005 Brad Swift of Life On Purpose Institute, Inc. This article can be reprinted freely online, as long as the entire article and this resource box are included.

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