Losing Both Legs at 19 Was the Doorway to Her Purpose | Amy Purdy

It's amazing what you can do when you choose to not be a victim, when you choose to focus on the possibilities instead of the problem. I lost my legs, my kidneys, my spleen, the hearing and my left ear overnight. My world was completely different. But what helped me not be a victim is I made the choice to not be. victim.

You take one little step at a time and you see where it leads. Three-time Paralympic medalist, a world-class snowboarder, and one of the leading voices on resilience and human potential, the inspirational Amy Purdy in the house. Our challenges can teach us so much and that's what going through what I went through It was a seven-year journey of getting back on my feet to walk again. If you allow yourself to be in the moment and lean into what you're going through instead of trying to resist it, you can learn so much.

And those moments become some of your most, I think, grounded special moments. The quote you say is the quality of your life comes down to the stories you choose to believe. What is the current story you're choosing to believe right now at this new season of possibilities, but also potentially uncertainty of what's to come. Oh gosh. I mean, I think.

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