I do credit my diabetes for my change in heart and mind, but I do wonder sometimes if being in my twenties would have also kick started my confidence and enthusiasm for achieving what once I felt was impossible. Either way, however this all came about, the entire mindset I have taken on in the past four years has truly made me see things in a much brighter light.
A couple weeks ago when I was asked to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with other type one diabetics - beyond being scared of the adventure, I sat back and thought about how lucky I am. Then, I thought about it some more...it isn't luck that got me invited to that trip - it was the mere fact that for the past four years I have been chasing opportunities, working hard at making a difference and reaching out whenever I could.
We tend to hear about the success stories without really thinking about the process. It's easy to write ourselves off and say that we will never achieve something or that we aren't 'lucky' enough for anything like that to happen. However, I am just Kayla Brown from a fairly small town in Ontario, Canada, that was given opportunities because I decided to believe in myself and at least TRY to take every opportunity given to me.
So trust me when I say that that you CAN do something and you CAN make an impact.
Kayla
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