Daniela Garcia, you are one fantastic woman! I salute you.

It brought tears into my eyes as I read her story. There were tears of pain as I followed her drop into tragedy from the train. I shared her desperate call for help then. I was moved by her strong and positive attitude towards recovery. As she recovered gradually, tears of joy aroused in me the wonder of her bravery, her courageous steps to a normal life despite having all her limbs lost in that accident!,

She is an inspiration to all human beings. She is a living example of how good life can be despite the odds. Imagine how difficult it ought to be for her to overcome the trauma of the incident, accepting the fact that life could never be the same as it was. Yet, acting on the wisdom of Dr. Esquenazi’s words: “Your life would be what you do with it.”, she accepted the changes in her life and looked forward to life again with a positive attitude. And instead of indulging in self pity as she could easily have done, she looked forward to conquering her set-backs by looking forward to her achievements with her artificial limbs. With her artificial limbs she learned to ride a bicycle again so that she could enjoy that with her beloved Ricardo Strube. She went on to drive a car. She continued her studies and became a doctor, the best inspiration the special needs children can have at the Children’s Rehabilitation Institute in Santiago, Chile.

To me, she has certainly found her mission in life. Looking upon everything as a blessing and her story a happy one, she ventured forth even to do charity.
She is definitely one beautiful, fantastic lady God has sent to inspire us. Here is a lady who deserves greatness, love and respect.

She carries her blessings, which to some are called handicaps, like a flag of hope and valour to those special needs children as she limp slightly towards them, a symbol of all good things possible in life.

It is a story everyone ought to read, to be blessed with the inspiration she and her story exudes. Her story comes from the first article that attracted my attention in this month’s Reader’s Digest.

Thankful i am to the Reader's Digest for such an inspiring story of a truly great woman.

As I have said before, life is what you made of it. Wake up each day and smile to yourself in the mirror for you are lucky to have another day to enjoy the life that God has given you.

Today, I am lucky to have known of this lady, Daniela Garcia. She will always be an inspiration to me. Certainly, the odds I face are nothing compared to hers. I must always remember to count my blessings.

So, smile into the mirror and appreciate the smile which is flashed back at you. From this mirror learn that whatever kind of smile which is flashed towards you depends upon you. Smile at others the same way and the smile returns from them. Glare at them and you can expect them to glare at you. That’s life, isn’t it?

So, smile! For there is so much to smile about.