《LifeWithoutLimits: Inspiration for a RidiculouslyGoodLife》
（《人生不設限》）

作者:NickVujicic
出版社:WaterBrookPress (2014年1月1日)
平裝:288頁
語種： 英語
ISBN:0307589749
條形碼:9780307589743
商品尺寸: 20.3 x 13.3x2.1 cm
商品重量:245g

內容簡介
What Would YourLifebe Like if Anything Were Possible?
 
Born without armsorlegs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live anindependent,rich, fulfilling, and “ridiculously good” life whileserving as arole model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now aninternationallysuccessful motivational speaker, Nick eagerlyspreads his centralmessage: the most important goal is to findyour life’s purpose andto never give up, despite whateverdifficulties or seeminglyimpossible odds stand in yourway.
 
Nick tells thestoryof his physical disabilities and the emotional battle heenduredwhile learning to deal with them as a child, teen, andyoung adult.“For the longest, loneliest time, I wondered if therewas anyone onearth like me, and whether there was any purpose tomy life otherthan pain and humiliation.” Nick shares how his faithin God hasbeen his major source of strength, and he explains thatonce hefound a sense of purpose—inspiring others to better theirlives andthe world around them—he found the confidence to build arewardingand productive life without limits. Let Nick inspire youto startliving your own life without limits.
 
Includes aLifeWithout Limits Personal Action Plan to help anyone determinetheirunique path to a successful life.

作者簡介
Nick Vujicic isamotivational speaker and the director of the nonprofitorganizationLife Without Limbs. A long-time resident of Australia,Nick nowlives with his wife in southern California.

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If You Can’t GetaMiracle, Become One
 
O ne of mymostpopular videos on YouTube shows footage of meskateboarding,surfing, playing music, hitting a golf ball, fallingdown, gettingup, speaking to audiences, and best of all, receivinghugs from allsorts of great people.
 
All in all,thoseare pretty ordinary activities that just about anybody cando,right? So why do you think that video has been viewed millionsoftimes? My theory is that people are drawn to watch itbecausedespite my physical limitations, I’m living as though I havenolimits.
 
People oftenexpectsomeone with a severe disability to be inactive, maybe evenangryand withdrawn. I like to surprise them by showing that I leadavery adventurous and fulfilling existence.
 
Among thehundredsof comments on that video, here’s one typical remark:“Seeing a guylike this being happy makes me wonder why the hell Ifeel sorry formyself sometimes . . . or feel that I’m notattractive enough, orfunny enough, or WHATEVER. How can I eventhink thoughts like thatwhen this guy is living without limbs andstill beingHAPPY!?”
 
I’m often askedthatvery question: “Nick, how can you be so happy?” You may bedealingwith your own challenges, so I’ll give you the quick answerupfront:
 
I foundhappinesswhen I realized that as imperfect as I may be, I am theperfectNick Vujicic. I am God’s creation, designed according to Hisplanfor me. That’s not to say that there isn’t room forimprovement.I’m always trying to be better so I can better serveHim and theworld!
 
I do believe mylifehas no limits. I want you to feel the same way about yourlife, nomatter what your challenges may be. As we begin ourjourneytogether, please take a moment to think about anylimitations you’veplaced on your life or that you’ve allowedothers to place on it.Now think about what it would be like to befree of thoselimitations. What would your life be if anythingwerepossible?
 
I’mofficiallydisabled, but I’m truly enabled because of my lack oflimbs. Myunique challenges have opened up unique opportunities toreach somany in need. Just imagine what is possible foryou!
 
Too often wetellourselves we aren’t smart enough or attractive enough ortalentedenough to pursue our dreams. We buy into what others sayabout us,or we put restrictions on ourselves. What’s worse is thatwhen youconsider yourself unworthy, you are putting limits on howGod canwork through you!
 
When you give uponyour dreams, you put God in a box. After all, you are Hiscreation.He made you for a purpose. Therefore your life cannot belimitedany more than God’s love can be contained.
 
I have a choice.Youhave a choice. We can choose to dwell on disappointmentsandshortcomings. We can choose to be bitter, angry, or sad. Orwhenfaced with hard times and hurtful people, we can choose tolearnfrom the experience and move forward, taking responsibilityfor ourown happiness.
 
As God’s child,youare beautiful and precious, worth more than all the diamonds intheworld. You and I are perfectly suited to be who we were meanttobe! Even still, it should always be our goal to become anevenbetter person and stretch our boundaries by dreamingbig.Adjustments are necessary along the way because life isn’talwaysrosy, but it is always worth living. I’m here to tell youthat nomatter what your circumstances may be, as long as youarebreathing, you have a contribution to make.
 
I can’t put ahandon your shoulder to reassure you, but I can speak from theheart.However desperate your life may seem, there is hope. As badascircumstances appear, there are better days ahead. No matterhowdire your circumstances may appear, you can rise above them.Towish for change will change nothing. To make the decision totakeaction right now will change everything!
 
All eventscometogether for the good. I’m certain of that because it’s beentruein my life. What good is a life without limbs? Just by lookingatme, people know that I faced and overcame many obstaclesandhardships. That makes them willing to listen to me as a sourceofinspiration. They allow me to share my faith, to tell them theyareloved, and to give them hope.
 
That ismycontribution. It’s important to recognize your own value. Knowthatyou also have something to contribute. If you feel frustratedrightnow, that’s okay. Your sense of frustration means you wantmore foryour life than you have right now. That’s all good. Oftenit’s thechallenges in life that show us who we are truly meanttobe.
 
A LifeofValue
 
It took me alongtime to see the benefits of the circumstances I was born into.Mymum was twenty-five years old when she became pregnant with me,herfirst child. She’d been a midwife and worked as a pediatricnursein charge in the delivery room where she provided care forhundredsof mothers and their babies. She knew what she had to dowhile shewas pregnant, watching her diet, being cautious aboutmedications,and not consuming alcohol, aspirin, or any otherpain-killers. Shewent to the best doctors and they assured hereverything wasproceeding smoothly.
 
Even still,herapprehension persisted. As her due date approached, my mumsharedher concerns with my father several times, saying, “I hopethateverything’s okay with the baby.”
 
When twoultrasoundswere performed during her pregnancy, the doctorsdetected nothingunusual. They told my parents that the baby was aboy but not a wordabout missing limbs! At my delivery on December4, 1982, my mothercould not see me at first, and the firstquestion she asked thedoctor was “Is the baby all right?” Therewas silence. As theseconds ticked by and they were still notbringing the baby for herto see, she sensed even more thatsomething was wrong. Instead ofgiving me to my mother to hold,they summoned a pediatrician andmoved off to the opposite corner,examining me and conferring witheach other. When my mum heard abig healthy baby scream, she wasrelieved. But my dad, who hadnoticed I was missing an arm duringthe delivery, felt queasy andwas escorted out of theroom.
 
Shocked at thesightof me, the nurses and doctors quickly wrapped meup.
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