Hi new friends

[Guest guest]

Hi New Friends,

My name is Ron Troutman, I live in LA, I am in a scooter, I'm 58 and CMT

appeared when I was four. Even though it is no " piece of cake " negotiating life

with weak arms and legs, I've always been optimistic. Sometimes this fact even

surprises me. I've always gravitated to seing things from a broader point of

view. I've never felt guilty or asked " why me? " .

Somewhere in the journey, I figured out that everything is fuel for some greater

understanding. So much of my sanity and peace have come from affirming/ knowing

that I am more than this; who I really am is more than the disability -- my real

identity is a mansion with many rooms and not just one!

From this sense of self-worthiness, I started creating little pewter

puzzle-shaped affirmative tokens with I AM one one side and and affirmative word

on the other. I AM LOVED, UNSTOPPABLE, COURAGEOUS...and more. I started this

company, The Good Cheer Company, and have begun to be quite successful in

selling these affirmative tokens.

These tokens were featured in the MDA Quest Magazine a few months go and I had

wonderfully long conversations with like-minded individuals who were encouraged

by what I was doing and how I was rising above my disability. The name of my

company refers to this CD that I created called CHEERS TO YOU! -- which is words

of encouragement and praise while 30,000 people are applauding and cheering you.

I sent it to Ellen Degeneres and she featured it twice on her show. I didn't

know Ellen personally, just sent it in, and wow she liked it. Wherever that

elusive map was, I was suddenly on it. (I've been cheering Ellen ever since.)

My whole life has been discovering who I really am, that the " I am " that I am is

so much more than CMT. Everything I do, everything I create (the affirmative

puzzle jewelry, the cheering CD) -- everything I am -- is about the touching of

that broader perspective.

Peace and blessings to all of us,

Ron Troutman

The Good Cheer Company

(When you have a moment visit www.thegoodcheercompany.com and you can listen to

samples of some of the CHEERS TO YOU! tracks.)