Seeing Beyond Those Mazes, Those Mazes My Life Adventure!

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"I refer to my "Life Adventure" as one maze after another, all the twists and turns of my life. Now more than ever I am thankful of every obstacle, wall and knock back I have faced up to this point. It all makes sense, it has and continues to teach me many lessons, enabling me to meet people all of whom have influenced who I am, the abilities and attributes I have along with my talents and identifying my struggles but presenting me with skills of resilience, perseverance, determination and volumes of inner strength to be my very best. It has brought me to my most content self. To greater confidence in all that is within me, I have felt emotions I never knew existed, the feeling beyond A MAZE ing!

In recent mouths I have been fortunate to speak to many people, first stop Woodbrook Vale awards evening representing the Matt Hampson Foundation, Million Makers Paving the Way Gala Dinner as a Prince's Trust Young Ambassador Representative, I have visited Granby Community Primary School pupils and attend the Premier League Writing Stars Event at the King Power Stadium. Each of these a unique experience and privilege, for years now I have been sharing my experiences within various settings and for different purposes but with the aim to provide positive influences, helping to support understanding and promote the importance of speaking out to educate no matter the generation. After all it important to remember that we learn together and need to embrace all that makes us individuals.

Woodbrook Vale awards evening was brilliant! It was wonderful to see the fantastic successes of the students, teachers and the school community as a whole. To all involved be proud of your achievements. The level of support from you all for The Foundation is very much appreciated huge thanks for your continued support and fundraising contributes. This goes a long way in allowing The Foundation to deliver the services available and spreads the message "Get Busy Living". The Million Makers Paving the Way Gala Dinner next on the giving back agenda, thank you for being such a wonderful welcoming audience, I really enjoyed the opportunity to speak about how the Prince's Trust has helped me. It is fantastic that you came together like you did £12,659 an astonishing amount of money and will allow people like me to benefit from the help of The Trust thank you. Granby Community Primary School, you were a joy as ever! It was great to be invited back to share my experiences with you as part of your "Who Inspires You" project, so thank you. You all asked fabulous questions and had lovely levels of enthusiasm. Well done! Lastly the Premier League Writing Stars Event, this is an initiative with a difference to highlight the value of being individual and recognising differences as strengths and power to be embrace is incredible! It was inspiring to see the younger generation learning in such expressive and creative ways. Keep up the excellent work! I look forward to continuing my involvement in the future.

Sharing my experiences over recent months has reminded me to appreciate all I have experienced and overcome in "My Life Adventure" I feel beyond those many mazes and I am so excited about what my life adventure will continue to bring. 2018 has been extremely challenging in more ways than one with many significant changes. I am ready for 2019… I hope you are!?

Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy and be thankful for all that you are and all that you have. Thank you to you all for your support.

Until next year…"