The Ups of Downs…Refined and Revised Toastmasters Speech May 2008

THE UPS OF DOWNS

1.RING……… HOSPITAL…ULTRASOUND STORY…PREGNANT WIFE

(THE $1M QUESTION WAS IN OUR MINDS…MR TM, FELOW TM & GUESTS)

2.  INTRODUCTION…What would be our LESSONS WITH GABE?

3.  RING…JONI’S WATER BROKE/BIRTH…Recovery and I went home

4.  RING…JONI FROM SACRAMENTO…JONI IS CALLING ME TO SAC

·        Joni is SUPERWOMAN

5.  MEETING WITH STERILE DOCTOR /NEXT DAY

·                    DOWN YES…MARRIAGES FAIL WITHIN 1 YEAR/FAMILY IN PERIL

·                    MY HEART BROKE THEN

·                    HAVE YOU HAD YOUR HEART BREAK?  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

·                    WHAT I DID WAS…WALK

 

 6.  THE WALKS AT UC DAVIS… GABE NEVER FATHER, FOOTBALL OR ENGINEER…TEARS, PRAYER, NEGOTIATE, ANGER THEN…

·        RELEASING CONTROL, ACCEPTENCE, FAITH, and DECIDING LOVE

 

7.  9 YEARS LATER…MICAH STORY…NO GOOD BAD DAY…

·                    ALL BOY, 3 YEARS, MELTDOWN TANTRUM,” MICAH STOP!”

·                    GABE IN A SPECIAL NEEDS MOMENT OF GST (STORY)

·                    JONI…I DON’T KNOW ABOUT MICAH.I LIKE DOWN SYNDROME/GABE

 

8.  GABE HAS TAUGHT US…HE HAS BECOME OUR TEACHER …

GABE HAS SPECIAL NEEDS OF INTELLECT…NONE OF SPIRIT

SO VERY…LOVING, GENTLE, AND KIND

·                    SLOW DOWN…BE HERE NOW…BE PRESENT…ENJOY LIFE AND GST

·                    MEANS TO BE HERE NOW, BE PRESENT AND ENJOY THE MOMENT

 

·                    TO …SMILE MORE OFTEN…LET ME SHOW YOU (DEMO)

10. LET’S TRY IT TOGETHER….

·        LOOK UP…SMILE…LOOK …BREATHE…GET IT…FEEL IT?

·        BREATHE, RELAX, SMILE, A HAPPY PLACE?

·        LADIES AND GENTS WELCOME TO GST….GABRIEL STANDARD TIME

                    (MR. TOASTMASTER……)