With Tourette's, there's this element of vulnerability and compassion and empathy that you innately possess because of the affliction. Dash Mihok More Quotes by Dash Mihok More Quotes From Dash Mihok Playground of Dreams supports kids in discovering and achieving their own magnificence, that unique quality that only they have, fostering it, watering it, and watching it sprout! Dash Mihok uniquedreamkids In the years when teenagers really need to be connected to somebody, they aren't; especially in small towns where kids are bored and look for something to get them going. Dash Mihok teenagerkidsyears I had this tic where I touch my mouth to my knee, and I'm always screwing up my back. I've had two shoulder surgeries. My doctor just smiles and laughs at me. Dash Mihok doctorslaughingtwo I'm a morning "spinner." That's usually when my brain is thinking too much and I don't necessarily see things positively. So I sit myself down and remember that I'm making it up. Dash Mihok brainmorningthinking Here's the thing: I had never been to Boston, my whole life. Probably because I'm a Yankee fan. Dash Mihok bostonyankeesfans There's moments when you have to make a split-second decision that will form you for the rest of your life. Dash Mihok rest-of-your-lifesplitsdecision People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. Dash Mihok tryingbelievepeople I would ask everyone to remember, in any situation we are experiencing, that we can come from a place of fear or love. I would say, however uncomfortable it may be sometimes to get to that root, to please take that extra time and courage to come from a place of love. Dash Mihok extra-timerootsmay I've have a number of violent tics. With Tourette syndrome, there's not just compulsive actions, but compulsive thoughts as well. That used to scare my mother a lot. Dash Mihok scaremothernumbers I come alive when there is a chance to learn or do something different. Dash Mihok alivedifferentchance When they [young people] believe they are the difference! That their voice matters and to use the incredible power each one of them has. I work with an amazing young man, Jaylen Arnold, who started a foundation and a movement to educate people about tolerance and to stop bullying when he was eight years old. He never ceases to inspire me. Dash Mihok bullyingmenbelieve My biggest life lesson is that the past is the past. I do my best not to bring history into my present. It ain't ever easy, but it usually creates more opportunity for joyful experiences. Dash Mihok life-lessonopportunitypast I'm a morning "spinner." That's usually when my brain is thinking too much and I don't necessarily see things positively. So I sit myself down and remember that I'm making it up. I believe we are creating in every moment - making up our reality, so to speak - so when anything gets chaotic or I feel spun out, I remind myself that everything is an interpretation. I can look at it differently and make it work for me in a more positive light. Dash Mihok morningbelievereality I do my best to allow myself to really feel it [emotional pain]. Cry. Get all in it. Really experience my experience so that I may move through it. And talk about it. I try not to let anything get brushed over and swept under the rug. Dash Mihok emotionalpainmoving Being with my family and loved ones makes me feel vulnerable. Speaking my truth and then being that in action. Leaving my comfort zone but knowing that risk is going to create something beautiful. I believe I have come to good terms with my vulnerability. I welcome it now, where I didn't in the past. Dash Mihok beautifulbelievepast I feel like my soul yearns to experience something new at all times. That may be an encounter with a new place or persons or a song that plays and urges me to dance in a different way. I come alive when there is a chance to learn or do something different. Dash Mihok soulplaysong The greatest acting really is spoken without words, or at least I like to think that. Dash Mihok actingthinking A lot of us have done bullying and didn't even realize we did it. Dash Mihok usrealizebullyingdone To have someone inspire you to be who you are and be unapologetic about it, it's beautiful. Dash Mihok someoneyoubeautifulinspire It's challenging to take on something else that is not you and make it very real and have others be able to associate with it. It's wonderful to provoke thought. Dash Mihok somethingthoughtyoureal
