BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential
"Nothing is stronger than the Human Spirit. "
Have you ever said to yourself that one day you want to accomplish something great or cool or even just show the world what you’re made of? I know I’ve had those daydreams that one day (hopefully soon) I’ll prove my worth and acquire at least some mild amount of fame. All it takes to reach your goals is persistence—trust me, I’ve seen it.
Have you ever wanted to be part of something great? Do you want to reach out to people and help them to discover their awesomeness? Have you discovered all the amazing things that you can do yourself – including the ones you didn’t think you could?
Back in fall 2015 when we decided to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2017, we realized that it would be good to do some practice hiking. Our goal wasn’t to do something as challenging as Katahdin and Baxter State Park, but we thought that it would be good to sample some varied terrain and get more hiking exposure.
I’ve always been an extremely lucky person: luckiest person alive I say to anyone whom I can get to listen. Despite having physical challenges from birth, I also had great support from my family, especially my dad. When you’re a kid and you’re really different, you hear a lot of “CAN’T.” I heard that I couldn’t go to university or hold a job. But my dad was always there, saying that whatever I set my mind to, I could and would do. My dad also said that if you saw something that needed to change and you could do it, then you must. I believed my dad—still do.
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Dear Folks. My name is Jacqui Lowman. I teach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. I’m also the founder and president of BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential, a 501C3 that believes that the human spirit can transcend anything, that challenge is an opportunity to be extraordinary, and that when we come together, anything is possible. We believe in doing as well as talking/thinking. Indeed, one of our mantras is: The Difficult we do right away; the Impossible takes a little longer.
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