What I wish I could tell my younger self

Hey how are you?

It’s Jacob, we’ve connected recently at a: conference, campus, workplace, a friendly chat, or online.

I shared a message that stuck, and you wanted to hear more; it’s why we’re talking now. Thank you. You mean a lot to me.

I wrote a small poem, “ I wish I could tell you…”

What I wish I could say to my younger self now, saving him heartache

I wish I could tell you to be patient through the pain

What we gain is priceless:

A path to glue the broken bits of our soul back together again

You have a part to play, but you will be okay

To learn that life-long lesson

But let the record show, we took the blows,

And did it our way

If you could, what would you tell the younger you?

3 thoughts on “What I wish I could tell my younger self”

  1. Jacob you’re incredible. You’re an inspiration not only to “normal” people but especially to those of us who suffer any kind of mobility disability. When I see someone with CP I feel embarrassed to talk about my own problems because they’re no where as severe as CP, but after 20 years of chronic back pain and nerve damage and several years of osteoarthritis related hip problems I feel like a guy with the limitations of CP. I can’t walk at all without support and at 66 I can’t tolerate feelings of being a cripple when going out in public – I feel like the world disdains me and I’m embarrassed to be tottering around on a cane or worse … using a walker! So when I learned about you from Janessa Bookout I was overcome with a renewed feeling for life and I felt I’d found someone who could say to me “yeah I know how it feels but you can overcome it .. you are a person of value … you are someone loved by God”. And the someone saying that to me was you. Keep on pushing the limits Jacob and keep on speaking and writing and helping others especially those with disabilities because God has a reason for everything he sends our way and the reason you are how you are and who you are is to show others that their lives do matter. God bless you man!

    1. Len, thank you for these kind words. I understand that every day can be a battle. Yet we are still here facing that challenge head-on. I respect you for saying I can, I will, and I’m going to do this. Keep charging my man.

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