<\/a>A new weekly feature from Lloyd Marcus…<\/p>\n

Lloyd’s Life Lessons: <\/strong><\/span><\/span>The Extraordinary Leg-less Man<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My performance of a song at an event did not meet my usual standard. While I was in perfect vocal form, the incompetent sound man unintentionally sabotaged my presentation. The presentation was not bad, just mediocre. Mediocre is unacceptable because I have built a reputation and always<\/em> strive to make a powerful difference impacting the audience. For the next few days, I unwisely kept reliving the presentation in my mind and feeling upset about it.<\/p>\n

My Christianity dictates that I forgive the (idiot) sound man, learn from the experience and move on. OK, I’ll be good. I apologize for calling the sound man an idiot. While I know what I should think and do, emotionally it is difficult. I take my performances extremely serious and seek perfection.<\/p>\n

I love taking old materials and transforming them into something beautiful. Working on such a project, I made a run to the hardware store. I parked beside a middle-age man in a wheelchair with both legs amputated at his hips. His companion was in the process of lowering his wheelchair out of his van using an electronic lift.<\/p>\n

The leg-less man made eye contact with me. With a big smile, he uttered, \u201cHow are ya’?\u201d<\/em> I said, \u201cGreat\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Inside the hardware store I overheard the leg-less man cheerfully chatting with a clerk, \u201cHow are you today young lady?\u201d <\/em>She replied, \u201cOh, it’s goin’. How ’bout you?\u201d<\/em> His response was, \u201cIt’s goin’ great! I woke up this morning.\u201d <\/em>Wow! I can not remember the last time I thanked God for giving me another day.<\/p>\n

When I made my purchase and exited the store, the leg-less man remained inside shopping. I spoke briefly with his companion who was waiting outside. I commented on the leg-less man’s pleasantness and upbeat attitude. I asked if the gentleman lost his legs in the war.<\/p>\n

His companion said he lost one leg in a car accident. Complications forced them to amputate his other leg. The companion said his leg-less friend’s attitude is \u201cjust who he is\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You see where I am going with this, don’t you folks? Talk about bad luck and reasons to be bitter; the leg-less man went out of his way to bring a smile and a little sunshine to everyone he met.<\/p>\n

As a professional singer\/entertainer, I have a responsibility to hold myself to a high standard and be upset when a presentation does not go well. But, I should learn from the rare incident, forgive everyone involved including myself and move on.<\/p>\n

There are people courageously dealing with really \u201cdifficult stuff\u201d! I am enjoying a truly blessed life. Thus, I must focus more on an attitude of gratitude.<\/p>\n

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new weekly feature from Lloyd Marcus… Lloyd’s Life Lessons: The Extraordinary Leg-less Man My performance of a song at an event did not meet my usual standard. While I was in perfect vocal form, the incompetent sound man unintentionally…<\/p>\n

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