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Category: Blogging
June 10, 2008
Well, I finally decided it was time. I've decided to write about my life (up until now - there'll be more later in twenty or so years!) and it was inspired by all of YOU - my MySpace friends. Honestly, I wouldn't have thought of it until I got so many emails from you telling me about how my being on "Dancing With the Stars" inspired you. What amazed me was that emails came from all types of people, from all over the world. Eventually, I realized that no matter what barriers were out there, no matter what obstacles you might have had in your lives, you all spoke about how my dancing reinforced your desires to overcome those barriers and obstacles. That just blew me away. I really couldn't help being touched by all of your emails and as I said so many times on "Dancing With the Stars," all of you inspired ME -- you really did.
So, I thought I would sit down and write about how I got to where I am today and tell you about all the bumps I've had along the way and about things I've never spoken of until now. I realized that good or bad, it's part of who I am; I certainly don't have any regrets. Eventually, I hope that would be the same for all of you who wrote to me. Some of what I'll be writing it will be familiar to you and some of it will be surprising (it's still is to me!). And it will go way beyond the deaf lady who learned how to dance despite not hearing the music --far from it. And I promise that just like me, it'll be honest and funny. And it definitely wont be about creating shock value or writing for the sake of gossip. It'll really be more about how I believe we all face barriers of one kind or another and that in the end, we can accomplish so much more if we focus on our abilities rather than dwell on perceived "disabilities." As I've said, I may be deaf but I'm always listening to my heart and I'm far from silent. In the end, silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me. I hope that after reading the book, the same will be true for you.
Thank you, My Space friends and fans once again for your words of encouragement and your emails of support. I hope you'll enjoy the book when it comes out next Spring.
Peace & love,
Marlee
6:11 PM
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