Everything listed under: OvercomingHandicaps

  • Shar's Extraordinary Week

    GOD  HELPS  THOSE  WHO  HELP  THEMSELVES
  • Shar - Professional Encourager

    PRONOUNCED  DEAD  &  WHEELED  TO  THE  MORGUE -- THEN. . .

  • Tired of Mediocrity & Even Failure?

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who gave so much time and effort to help me become literate. Without people who cared for me and helped me, I would never have made it in the world of reading and understanding. One of the principles of success is learning to let others help you become a success. There are many people who are there waiting to help you. They get great pleasure out of helping and seeing others succeed. In fact, that would be a great quality to develop in all our lives. There is a great satisfaction and joy in having a part in helping others become successful.

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  • I could see, but was still blind

    I was 50 years old, and I couldn’t read a newspaper. I had never read a book. I avoided meaningful conversations with others. And I had no idea how the government worked. Oh yes, I was a high school graduate, but I never got out of the 2nd grade reading level. I didn’t cause trouble in school, so they just let me move on to the next grade. My only salvation was having that high school diploma which enabled me to get bottom end jobs. You can’t imagine a life where you always have to hide the fact that you can’t read. You get really good at deception. Read More