Secret #3: My
participation in a history-making moment
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I am so excited [eeee!!] to have the pleasure and honor of participating in author Jody Hedlund's Secrets Revealed tour. Read all the way to the bottom to see how YOU can win a free, signed copy of her latest book. Now, here's the kind, talented and beautiful Jody Hedlund...[insert thunderous applause here] Winner has been announced....Congratulations Amy Campbell!!!
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| Author Jody Hedlund |
I don't have many claims to history (other than that I write
historicals!).
But I can lay claim to participating in one important and
exciting moment in history: I was in Berlin around the time when the Berlin
Wall came down.
I even brought home a piece of the Wall.
I was visiting Germany after the collapse of the Berlin Wall
in early 1990 with a group from college (which means I'm dating myself!).
Our group drove through what was then known as East Germany
in order to reach Berlin. The entire area was still controlled by the Soviets,
and we were unprepared for the poverty, the under-development, and the lack of
modern conveniences.
The East German cars were identical, tiny, and looked like
they were made out of cardboard. The buildings were old, the stores nearly empty, and the toilet paper
coarse (funny what leaves an impression—no pun intended!)
The Soviet soldiers patrolled the streets and borders. In
fact no-man's land still existed between sections of the east and west Berlin
Wall.
It was as if we'd been transported back fifty years into a
war zone.
It was gray and dreary—almost like stepping into a black and
white photo.
I could feel the sadness, the weight of despair, and the
lack of hope that came from living behind walls.
From time to time, I pull out the broken, spray-painted
portions of the Berlin Wall that I brought home those many years ago. I like to
boast to my kids that "I was there" during that special time in
history.
And those pieces of crumbling cement remind me all over
again, that walls are oppressive. Whether those walls are built by a
government, someone in authority over us, or even ourselves—walls keep us from
moving forward and accomplishing our potential. [Whoa! Let's re-read this paragraph, shall we. I may need to write this down where I can see it. Every.single.day.]
We need to ask ourselves: What walls have we built in our
lives? What walls have we allowed others to build around us? And what steps can
we take to start knocking them down?
After all, we want to live freely, move forward, and
accomplish all that we were made to do.
So, how about you?
Have you (or someone in your family) ever been a part of a history-making
moment? And what walls are holding you back from achieving your potential?
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