Mattie Stepanek
Mattie Stepanek
Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek, known as Mattie J.T. Stepanek, was an American poet who published seven best-selling books of poetry. Or as he wanted to be remembered as "a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played". Before his deathhe had become known as a peace advocate and motivational speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth17 July 1990
CityRockville, MD
CountryUnited States of America
sunset color rainbow
Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.
breathe
Do not breathe simply to exist.
beautiful soul different
We always have to choose to live our lives to the fullest. No one is better or worse than anyone else. We are different and beautiful.
song heart talking
A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be your message. It can be your feeling. Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is. It's your message, what you feel like you need to do.
glasses looks each-day
Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.
running kids climbing
You know, it's kind of hard because I really - I see kids on their Rollerblades and their bikes, and just running around, climbing trees, and I used to do that. And I loved doing that.
giving-up pain dont-give-up
Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe, and that's hard to live with. But I still celebrate life and don't give up.
far-away seems right-now
Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.
fighting two magic
If it came to a magic genie, I would ask him for two extra wishes. One would be that no one would have to live with the muscular dystrophy disease or any disease. And the second one would be world peace, that we just stop fighting, talk about things, and we could live in harmony once again, like God intended us to do.
fun play storm
Remember to play after every storm.
hard-work angel thinking
I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I'm not sure who that is, but they really work hard.
encouraging beautiful storm
We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find.
kids world lessons
Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.
meaningful song moving
I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It is so easy to listen to my song. When my eyes are open and I am so Busy and moving and busy, If I take time and listen very hard, I can still hear my Heartsong. It makes me feel happy. Happier than ever. Happier than everywhere And everything and everyone In the whole wide world. Happy like thinking about Going to Heaven when I die. My Heartsong sounds like this: I love you! I love you! How happy you can be! How happy you can make this whole World be.