From the Publisher: Say Yes to Being a Superhero

Those early memories are usually tied to significant moments in our lives that are embedded into our subconscious. I have such a recollection, so vivid in fact, that I see it as if it happened yesterday.

I am standing in the cab of my dad’s truck, looking out the back window at bags of sand piled in the pickup bed and stacked on the trailer behind. He stops the truck at a house, and behind us, people jump out of other vehicles to form a small line from our trailer to the home. Urgency, responsibility and fear fill the air as men and women pass the heavy sandbags from one to the next, trying to build a barrier to keep the water at bay. We spend the entire evening with my dad driving from home to home, helping people secure their most precious assets from the impending flood.

At just 4 years old, I stood there and watched my dad right in the middle of it all—my very own superhero. He was my hero that day, but he has been a hero throughout my entire life because no matter the challenge, he has always been willing to save the day simply by saying yes.

The world is working hard to numb us from each other—with constant stimulus on our phones and the divisive discourse on the news and everywhere around us. But we all have the DNA to be superheroes—we were made to help each other—whether that is to smile at someone who needs us to brighten their day or to use our resources to help someone in need from an impending flood. We are all in this life together— those we know and those we don’t know. Join me in saying yes to being a superhero, every day— you never know who is watching.