Posithanks Volume 4 –> 365 Days Of Gratitude. Your daily program of thanks. Great feedback on this post, its a post for two days for sure ! ! !  :>)

Today we are thankful for those who teach us we can and that some things are NOT inevitable, which can even be learned from a dog and his master! Yesterday we were inspired by the amazing father son story of team Hoyt (click on more and see below), today we are humbled by, well would you believe a Welsh Corgi?  It’s true. A little dog named Rugby Jones.  It’s amazing what these two stories have in common. “I’m starting to connect with the part of me that … is completely whole. I am doing this because my friend Rugby Jones did it.” – Stash Serafin, renowned blind figure skater and author There are a number of parts to this story that are amazing.  Going past the tenacity of Rugby Jones, himself, the interesting common thread between the story of Ruby Jones and the father son team of Rick and Dick Hoyt is that both Dick Hoyt and Claudia Broome would not accept the obvious fate cast upon them by circumstance.

In Dick Hoyt’s case (see story below) he was told that his son had a severe case of Cerebral Palsy, and that he should be institutionalized and likely made into a human captive unable to get out of his body or the institution, and yet because of Dick and the Hoyt family determination, went to college, graduated and lives independently with a fulfilled life. In Rugby Jones case, due to a run in with another dog, he was left paralyzed, and under the circumstances, most vets and most families would simply have the dog put down, as a simple solution and at first glance what would seem the humane thing to do.

The Story of Ruby Jones

The true magic of these two stories is that neither Dick Hoyt or Claudia Broome accepted the inevitable, or at least what to society would appear as the norm and to be the inevitable.  Both CHOSE to create a different ending to their book.  Please understand, that rewriting the book in both of these cases was not an easy route, and took many many hours of work, toil, and love to see the chapters of these two stories were written differently. Both stories really are the embodiment of the Positive Imperative.

It’s principles that negatives do ten times the damage, neutrals do five times the damage, and meaningful positives take ten times the effort is really the case here.  We often think that Disney endings are a case of Pollyanna and never really happen, and perhaps there’s a truth to that, as in there’s rarely a ferry around to wave a magic wand and poof everything works out.    However the many lessons here we can be thankful for are, faith, hope, tenacity, hard work, love and determination as well as the precious gift of not accepting the inevitable, and not that all battles against the inevitable do have work out, but when they do it really makes the happy ending so much more meaningful. For more on Rugby Jones and the blog go to www.rugbyjones.com Positive Imperative Question. Is there something in your life you’ve thought was inevitable?  Having watched this video (and the one below) is there the possibility of a new ending? Posithanks :  “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” ~ Albert Schweitzer Thank you for that bright spark, Claudia Broome, Rugby Jones, Rick Hoyt, and Dick Hoyt! Thank You for visiting our blog!

Wow! I am so honored and so humbled to be mentioned in an article that makes reference to Dick Hoyt. What he has accomplished with his son, is beyond amazing and is such an inspiration to all. I sobbed as I watched his video because I felt the power in his message of love and courage.

In my case, Rugby Jones is the hero not me. Rugby gave the example and I became his student. His attitude helped me to be aware that it’s not about what happened in the past. It’s not about what happens in the future. It’s about what happens within! Thank you for the wonderful compliment. Please share Rugby’s story with anyone who needs some positivity in the middle of adversity. Rugby and I thank you for your words from the bottom of our hearts.