When I was born, my mom was expecting a girl. She planned to name me Ashley.
But on that fateful day, I foiled her plans. She embraced her new son as "Shane."
"Shane is a male version of Ashley, so it was an easy pick," she later explained to me…on every single birthday for 45 years.
As soon as I could walk, she got me into all her favorite activities. As a kid, I was rocking gymnastics, singing, dancing, acting, and whatever else theater had to offer.
At 14 years old, my what-the-f#ck moment hit.
"Why am I acting and singing?" I demanded. "I quit."
"But Shane, you always get the lead role and your solos are so cute."
"Oh my gawd, mom. Stop it. I'm done with this sh#t." (Yes, I was cussing as a fetus.)
"Maybe you should try wrestling?" she exclaimed.
"I hate singlets, never." (Singlets are those one-piece tight outfits that wrestlers wear.)
She pleaded harder, "You're really strong. Plus, you're not doing anything else at school, you hardly even go to class…please try wrestling?"
Two weeks late into the season, I walked onto a state champion wrestling team.
After the first practice, I was hooked. After the second one, the coach hated me...I yelled from the back of the room, "We just did 100 pushups, why the f#ck are we going to do 50 more?"…only to be given 50 burpees instead.
I questioned everything. Mom always loved this about me. (I was already too much of a rebel and a nuisance for my dad to give a sh#t…he had moved out two years prior.)
For my first match, the coach saought revenge lol - he arranged it so that I'd wrestle the former state champ in front of a huge home crowd...and my mom.
It was short.
I lost.
Still, my mom was quick to say, "Wow, you did great, Shane."
Those tiny seeds of positive support made a huge impact. Regardless of losing every single match my first year, I felt a confidence that lasted all season.
This support eventually grew into a wrestling scholarship to college.
Despite having low school attendance and a criminal record by 16 years old, I still got a great shot at college and wrestling (and hell, at life). It paid off too, because I was awarded a Howard Hughes Research Grant for my work in biology and biochemistry.
I also received an academic scholarship to graduate school to study medicinal chemistry, where I was awarded graduate student of the year…
Given my circumstances, I could have easily wound up behind bars…with no hopes for a real future.
A small amount of encouragement can go a long way.
Thank you, mom.
Yesterday was her birthday. I called and asked what she wanted. "I'd love $50 or $100 bucks to put toward my RV fund," she exclaimed. "We want to rent one and drive to Montana this summer."
Ridiculous.
She's forgotten how to dream big. Today, that's her biggest problem — her wants and desires are too small.
At 70 years old, things seem more impossible now than ever. I've made it my job to help her conquer her self-limiting behavior so she can embrace the beauty and pleasure of dreaming (and living) big.
I asked her when she wanted to leave for her trip. May 1. I told her, "I'll call you back in 10 minutes."
I dialed up the nearest RV rental, hashed out all the details, and reserved the dates.
"You're all set, mom! Happy birthday."
Life is full of loss, pain, recovery, distortions, challenges, transformations and letting go. For most people, this has buried their ability to believe in success...
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...and now they've been beaten over the head with coronavirus...its government abuse...
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