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Dan Caro on Drums

2/25/10 at 01:15 pm  |   12 Comments   

BLOG by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

This week you’ll have the opportunity to get a copy of Dan Caro’s life story—The Gift of Fire: How I Made Adversity Work for Me.  Dan is a professional jazz drummer and inspirational speaker and a man of exquisite courage and spirit. You saw him play the drums on my most recent PBS special Excuses Begone! Dan banished excuses as a tiny child when he survived an injury by fire that destroyed both of his hands and almost took his life. Dan survived and grew up loving music and wanting to be a musician. He found a way to play the drums and play them well, proving to the world that the only limits in life are those you create for yourself. When Dan isn’t playing jazz in his native city of New Orleans, he is traveling the country encouraging others not just to overcome life’s hardships, but to view adversity as a gift that can drive us toward reaching our full potential. Dan is passing on the love and support that buoyed him up through the years, giving his all to life in a way that few of us are challenged to do. Dan also serves as an Ambassador for the Shriners of North America, whose hospitals provide specialized medical care for children, including treatment for burn victims. Think of Dan the next time you are tempted to pull out that ever-popular excuse “It will be difficult.” Dan took the gift of fire and used it to fuel the powerful spirit of his extraordinary life.

FILED UNDER: ADVERSITY, DAN CARO, MUSIC, BURN INJURIES, SHRINERS, COURAGE

Comments (12)

• 1.

  February 25, 2010
  11:24 am

  Hi, Wayne! You're absolutely right: Dan Caro is such an inspiring young man! I look forward to seeing both Dan and you in Toronto, on May 24th! Namaste

  – Chantal Beaupre, Quebec

• 2.

  February 25, 2010
  7:45 pm

  The inspiration of Dan and many others light the path when there is darkness and encourage me to hold the light so others may see....peace, Diane

  – Diane

• 3.

  February 26, 2010
  9:02 am

  Hello everybody who read this. Could be a special spirit who can help to find a job for my daughter in Japan? TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN WAHILE SHE FINISH HER JAPANES STUDIES. I AM SURE THE POWER OF INTENTION WILL HELP ME MANY THAKS

  – Mucunda

• 4.

  February 26, 2010
  10:25 am

  People like Dan inspire us to turn adversity into advantage. I saw him on PBS and he is a living miracle. I believe that when tragedy strikes, not only are we meant to learn from it but also to be an example for others. "Success is not only what you acheive when you reach your goal but more importantly who you become along the journey."

  – Janet Pfeiffer, The Secret Side of Anger

• 5.

  February 26, 2010
  11:02 am

  Thanks for the true life inspirational example of "Where there's a will, there's a way" words are empty without the evidence and Dan Caro is proof positive.

  – Valerie Curcuro, Life Coach

• 6.

  February 27, 2010
  7:45 am

  Thank you for sharing this story. As someone on their journey I thrive on stories like this, as it gives me pure inspiration and proves that there are no limits.

  – Gary Meldrum

• 7.

  February 27, 2010
  10:20 am

  I've just discovered this blog, and I would like to contact Dr. Wayne Dyer for his guidance in getting my first of eight Books published. Thank you so much, for being able to do this.

  – I.L.S.

• 8.

  February 27, 2010
  11:49 am

  He truly is an inspiration. !!

  – Juracy

• 9.

  March 1, 2010
  7:11 am

  Wayno, way to connect us to some real life inspiration. When we align with our true nature, the best always comes out. Thank you.

  – Nealon Hightower, Six Simple Truths

• 10.

  March 1, 2010
  7:51 pm

  I love Dan. He serves as an inspiration to my children and myself. How can any of us ever say anything is impossible? We can't.

  – Andrea

• 11.

  March 23, 2010
  10:06 pm

  "proving to the world that the only limits in life are those you create for yourself" I love this i live by that God Bless Wayne...

  – rosy

• 12.

  April 11, 2010
  9:53 am

  this is the show that changed my life! it happened at the very end, on 2-26-10 . good, bad or indifferent. i am finally happy for everything. thank god! thank you! thank dan caro! thank everyone! it is a gift, because it was given to me. forever grateful, leslie

  – leslie