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21 burned in walk over hot coals at Robbins event!

7/23/2012

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Six thousand people attended the Unleash the Power Within event in San Jose this past weekend.  Six thousand people.  I believe that's a record for the United States.  Six thousand people looking to change their lives in a positive way.  Six thousand people stepping up, taking action, saying "I want my life to be different."  Six thousand people looking for hope, inspiration, leadership.  Six thousand people wanting to make their lives, their communities, their world, better.

Six thousand people did a firewalk.  Twenty-one of those people sought medical attention afterward.  Of that twenty-one, most had only minor blisters.  Three had real burns.  Three. Out of six thousand.  That's .0005%.  And what does our media choose to focus on?  Do they focus on six thousand people wanting to do something positive with their lives?  Certainly not.  Do they focus on the five thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine people who walked the coals without getting hurt?  Obviously not.  Do they focus on the many thousands of people who have walked the coals with Tony over the years without incident?  That would definitely be out of the question.  Instead, let's talk to a person who wasn't even at the event and really had no idea what was happening.  Let's show video of people celebrating at the end of the firewalk and portray it as "screams of agony."

Where is the outrage over the increase of type 2 diabetes in children, something rarely seen before the 1990's?  Where is the outcry about obesity in children being nearly TRIPLE what it was in the 1970's?  Or the fact that deaths from prescription drugs now outnumber traffic fatalities?

What really matters is, does this in any way, shape or form have anything to do with you and your goals?  My guess would be no.  So let's get on with living a life of fulfillment and purpose and let the sensationalists who pass for journalists in our society get back to the Kardashians and Lindsay Lohan.







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Alan
7/23/2012 11:13:49 am

Couldnt have said it better. well written!!

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lauren
7/23/2012 10:06:58 pm

I agree! well said, Suzie!

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Janet link
7/24/2012 12:15:28 am

So the reality is that it is not just walking over hot coals, it is the preparation for it. As you stated, there were a small percentage of people who got real burns. I guess this is a shock but think about it walking on hot coals! Seems like a very real possibility doesn't it. The reason it is special is because of the preparation that is done in the first place to help people see what they can do (which translates to other things too). Is it possible that these folks didn't fully prepare? I am a tender foot and not a barefoot type at all and I managed to make it across the hot coals. Is it possible these folks weren't prepared to do the fire walk but didn't want to be left out and did it anyway? If anything, it shows that there is a reason to have fear to walk over hot coals, and with my tender feet I took it serious enough to prepare before hand and gladly made it without injury. I hope that the folks injured prepared and that they will be alright. It just goes to show why the rest of us that made it across had a healthy fear before we did the walk and why it is such of a big deal that we made it across. Now we are free to do anything we set our hearts out to do. I hope all of the preparations can be revisited to spur a speedy recovery for these folks and that there are still lessons learned from this extraordinary incident.

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Suzie
7/24/2012 12:58:48 am

I'm glad you had a positive experience, Janet! The firewalk is a powerful metaphor. I've done about forty of them now, without any burns--but I'm also always very conscious that they are hot coals. Preparation is key.

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