Thats a nice email post Sue.... very touching on t eve of My 1st walk..I
have always been suspect of Non profit groups as Over years they would
call me every day.. and these voluteers would actually get choosy about
even the stuff I offered to give them...
Then recently I thought.... It doesnt matter if they take the stuff and
sell it, or give it to someone else.. what mattered was with me... so
thats why I thought its about Uncnoditional
because I really didnt earn anything or deserve anything.. Its all been
Gifts .. Life is a Gift..
so when I saw the pain and saw how many are suffering,,, I thought well
I dont have any damn Money.. But there must be something.. like give a
poster or make someone a gift or just talk to someone in sorrow and
pain... because as Mopo has showed many people have many hurts an there
are many people that will help... I just tended to just see the selfish
aspect of myself and my own pity.
Funny Sue you made me think Of My MOM.... I never gave her alot of
resepct but after she has passed I see how she helped me a lot..
My mom was one of the 1st Gloria Steinem type Indie women... she worked
in a ad agency for 20 years and then a TV station an then at 50 learned
how to drive a car, and operate a wang Computer.. she was with General
MIlls in Toledo in quality Control in the office 20 years..In the
Cherrios plant In Toledo... FUNNY eh?? IRONIC??
My mom and Granma taught me to not quit.... My mom had me out of
wedlock in 1956
when it was not cool to do that.. she taught dance and met my dad a
business major at University o f Toledo.. well I happened ( born) he
left and married a airline stewdess and called thier son TOM... cute eh?
so mom could have given me up but she didnt... and she did her best to
raise me... and also my Granmother who was the practical one.. My mom
was the dreamer, studied all the mystics and eastern Philosephy and all
the different cultures and was into the
Life of wanting the best Furniture etc.... at the end of her life she
had acheived many milestones for a woman and became spiritual as a
Christian... when she passed my Brother had one hand and i the other...
she was very ready to go... liver cancer , lung , and diabetes took it
toll... yet before she went we spent days in the hospise making death
Jokes as she
said I dont mind dieing I just dont want major pain... so they gave her
morapine and I was holding her hand as she took last breath... It was
very beautiful and all that was missing was a chariot coming down and
taking her off as it was lightning and thundering as she was dieing...
Today my neighbor said his dad died yesterday.. and he was 85... he was
also lucky as he was able to have a soft landing by spending time and
saying goodbye..
so in summery Ill be walking for everyone thats ever needed relief and
has suffered and thats about everyone I know.
The day I saw that I was so lucky to do anything and that all my pity of
my past and anger and feeling sorry for myself when so many people have
suffered more was when I became humbled to this....
I am not sure if I will help anyone... but that doesnt mean I should
stop.. because if I do I am sure I wont help anyone...I have done a
great deal of stupid things all my life so even if Im wrong well...
this seems like it could be in te right direction.
thanks to eveyone that has offered me encouragment to even do this....
I promice I will walk My asss Off for you all..
Tom
Susan Heim wrote:
Tom's mission is a great one. My 14 year old daughter's best
friend has juvenile diabetes and has had it most of her life. Each
year we all gather at Dodger Stadium for the annual walk and
fundraiser. Her group is Emily O's Cheerios and General Mills is a
sponsor for her. During the year we get sponsors from individuals and
companies. It is a totally worthwhile project. We have known Emily
since she was about 3 years old. She and my daughter Madison danced
together for 8 years. It always humbles me when I see this tiny lttle
girl giving herself injections of insulin like it was nothing, just so
matter of fact. I was scared to death of needles when I was a kid and
don't know if I could have carried it off with such calmness.
I am 56 now and diabetes runs in my family on my Dad's side.
Pretty much everyone has had it and it was just a genetic marker.
I had escaped it as most of my family were diagnosed by their 30's.
This past June, I was diagnosed and, luckily, only have to talk a pill
twice a day. If I had to do the injections, I would, but I'm still
such a coward when it comes to needles. For me, it just about cutting
all the sugar from my diet which, for me, wasn't so much actual
sweets, but more pastas and carbohydrates. So sugar free gum has
become my best friend!!
So...............good luck Tom
Sue
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:38:53 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - my walk For Diabetes. Thanks Jeff Walton !
To: [email protected]
OMG ii think I just witnessed a miracle.... did someone Hijak Bruces
name ????
better keep a eye Out for meteors People !!! the myans might have
been Off by a few years!!!!!!!!!
next thing you know they will find out the Minty whites Insert were
sent from angels...!!!!
LOL thanks Mr Hershenson!!! and Rick Ryan, Paul Gerarrd, Jim
Episale and Jeff Walton
Part of the magnificent MOPO- I will be walking the walk and will be
fueled by your encouragement...!!!
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I did my small part. Best of luck, Tom. You are a good man with a
good heart!
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Walton, Jeffrey
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
You're quite welcome Tom....let's go people...Tom now has a
purpose in
life, you know apart from his making us laugh and think with
each of his
MoPo emails, so help the man out, show him MoPo is more than
an obituary
column.
-----Original Message-----
From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Tom
Martin
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:24 AM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [MOPO] mopo - my walk For Diabetes. Thanks Jeff Walton !
well Folks Jeff Walton is my 1st supporter of my walk on saturday,
Thanks to Jeff he made 1/2 the goal I was shooting for to help the
juvenile diabetes foundation.
Just in case you wonder,, you pay them online.. direct,, not
me so I
dont get the donations..
and youe welcome to phone or email them to make sure your
safe. I have
not been involved with many charities as It seemed like
everyone always
asked me for handouts and then they didnt seem to appraciate it..
then a few years back... I thought... Its not about them...
its about me
and about the universe and its about the thought in your
heart... so
thats when I thought... god doesnt care How much.. its the
thought that
counts like the widows mite story... as she gave from the
heart because
she wanted to help///
So many time you see people that feel they need recognition or
some kind
of payback to them...
The reward for me.. is to stand up and be defiant to defeat
from all the
wrongs in the world
So its symbolic yet it also can make a difference as we know
with Bills
100 can cover many things... and with people all over rasing
a 100 each
its really a group effort.. like rasing a barn was 100 years
ago... no
oen could lift the timbers alone so they all gave the extra
push and it
was doable..
So yetsreday I walked the park and took lots of b viitimins
and ate
well and excercised to muichael Jackson... I was so pumped
that I have
not went to bed yet and it 5 am the next day...:)
so hopefully ill rest before sat...or maybe Ill go on a 24 hr
walkathon///// who knows..
But If you folks would help me meet my target of 100 I would
feel mighty
encouraged.
I will walk if no one giev a cent as I have seen the look in
peopel eyes
of lost hope//
and if I can perk up one kid , one family , to just have a
smile or some
hoep to know I care.. thats my misson,, If my walking will
inspire you
all to take the time to just give 1.00
to them well again You show to yourselves , them and me that
there is a
Body of hope.. and it shows to you that if your family or you
are sick
that there is a neverending body of people
that do care and will also be there even if just a few
quarters or even
just well wishers...
what I hope to do is find a way I can give my years of
experiance to
help nonprofits raise money .. that woud make me feel usefull
and I
think i would enjoy it..
so slowly I am trying to make connections to da things in that
area.
meanwhile If you would like to help the Diabetes foundation
,, Btw Mary
Tyler Moore
is the spokeperson and also Diabetic... hes the Link and it
has my page
to see how much was raised and who donated.
Like I said as little as a Dollar would help .. It would be
nice to see
your names on there as my cheering section...... But If you
dont wish to
give or think its silly... well I understand as I used to
also.. sems
like pissing up a Rope/..... But now I think its a excercise in
ourselves...
because what Im finding is Unity is the answer to all
Universal and
spiritual and all
things on earth that are qwrong.. like war,poverty, illness,
greed, you
name it...
By all joining together we can all live in peace and help each
other
have a great life and family...and good business and good food
and good
health. mental and spiritual and Physical
Thanks again and bless everyone on Mopo and your familys , Tom
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