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What would it take for you to be a hero? A red cape? A super power? Marine training? I don’t think so. I believe we each have the appropriate abilities to be someone’s hero. When we think HERO, we typically imagine a magically powerful superhuman saving the day in some wild scenario that took an hour and a half to set up. We have been influenced by too many movies and television. But I believe we are living in the midst of real live heroes in everyday situations who are just like you and me. No wait, make that, heroes who are actually - you and me.
My friend, Cinda, chooses to give of her time and energy to participate in the Big Brother/Big Sister Program and has for many years. She has mentored three Little Sisters and currently has a Little Brother (because there are not enough men involved in the program.) She spends time each weekend doing things like visiting museums, reading, sledding and playing games to benefit this little boy’s life. They have a great time together and she always calls with the latest funny thing Teegan has said. Her Little Brother sees her as a hero, as do I.
Someone in the office recently pulled me aside, quite disturbed, and whispered that they thought someone here must be living out of their car. There was a car in the lot filled to the brimmed with food and groceries. But no, that was Nancy Park’s car, and, no, she doesn’t live out of her car – she is involved with a food pantry program and collects food from local grocery stores and transports it to the pantry to fight hunger in DuPage county. She is a hero, too.

If you have ever asked someone at EQLC for a restaurant suggestion you have probably been made aware of Mykha’s in Glen Ellyn. It is a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant with marvelously fresh, exotically flavored food. EQLC has supported Mykha’s for years for her fine food and also for the profound work Mykha has done in her home country. As I understand, Mykha has donated among other things, a water tower to help provide basic needs to a very poor land. Please go try the fabulous food and find out more about this remarkable hero.
At EQLC, we try to do a fundraiser every year and many organizations have benefited, among them, PADS and PAWS and a women's shelter.  Each year, Dr. Sue has a special day for practice members to bring their pets in for Bio-Geometric Integration.  That's an awesome thing to witness, puppies and kitties, processing and shimmy-ing.  The money raised that day is donated to a different charity each year.  Dr. Sue, Hero to pets in DuPage.
Even me, my run of hero activity has seemed to surround car accidents. I have been the first person on the scene three times. No, I didn’t cause these accidents! The worst was a small bus that had been bumped at high speed on a toll road. It spun and flipped and people flew everywhere, thank goodness, off to the embankment. My adrenaline was pumping as I slowed to park my car at the side of the road. I was scared, and I kept thinking, what can I do, offer Shiatsu? I had no plan but I ran up the embankment. I ended up with a screaming woman who had obvious hip and leg injuries. She was Hispanic, spoke no English, she was in shock and wanted to go find her friends, but screamed with pain when she tried. I held her down on my lap and locked my legs around her as we watched ambulances, fire trucks and police cars roll in from five surrounding cities. “Muy mal,” (very bad) was the only Spanish I could muster as I looked around at the still and writhing bodies around us.
When a paramedic finally came my way, I was prepared to get up and out of his way, but he asked if I could stay, continue to help, wait for more ambulances that were coming. I was surprised to find I wasn’t in the way, pleased to know I was doing the right thing. I felt a little like a hero. I found out later, that this small bus was carrying workers, all Hispanic, to some factory for the late shift. The driver of the BMW that hit them was arrested for DUI. Everyone survived, I’m not sure what happened with my lady, but I’m glad I stopped. Maybe this experience is what motivated me to learn Spanish.
I apologize for not knowing each of your stories, but I would wager that most every one of you could share a time when you have been someone’s hero. I would also wager that each of us will be presented with another opportunity to volunteer, donate, stop or even just listen. If everyone can help someone, everyone becomes a hero. Continue to look for your opportunities and hold your head high that you have been someone’s hero.

 

EQLC Mission Statement

The purpose of the Essence Quality of Life Center is to awaken each individual to their own internal wisdom, whether by touch, by word, or by community participation, thus releasing more vital energy and improving the quality of their ife.