I Found Out I'm Dying: A Celebration Of Life In Spoetry - Softcover

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Sporty King, is president of uglygoods.com and R. King & Associates. He is an author, award-winning speaker, and nationally syndicated television personality who speaks at corporations and organizations like to inspire their people to be their best. Colleges and schools across the country bring him in to inspire students to achieve academic superiority.

The former Wall Street Journal executive helps inspire audiences to do their best, while teaching them how to turn every negative into a positive. He accomplishes this through his use of positive words, thoughts and acrostics… especially U-G-L-Y (Unique, Gifted, Lovable You) which he has turned into a positive apparel line.

His vision is to inspire people to appreciate every moment of their lives. Sporty is an expert on increasing people's self-esteem so that they derive the most satisfaction from their personal and professional lives - for a lifetime.

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I FOUND OUT I'M DYING

Actually, I ve known it for quite some time now
But for so many others it s new news.
So I d like to thank you (God) for yesterday
As much as I do for today.

And I ask that you (my friends) pause, but not stop,
To think about some of the wild things I ve survived
Before my greatest challenge.
And believe me,
Death is the only challenge we won t sit and laugh about
[Or relive]

But we can find joy in it,
Because there ll be enough kind words
(at the funeral)
to create a new dictionary.
Kind words that I need now, more than ever

Kind words keep us alive
Physically. . . Mentally. . . Spiritually.

I found out I m dying
And when I woke this morning I wept.
And I laughed aloud and I started to sing
(but remembered that I couldn t, so I danced instead)
And I whistled a tune as I made my bed

I threw open the window and let a cheer
(actually I just smiled, so no one could hear)

I exercised, ate and dressed (after I washed)
Then I looked in the mirror and gave a wink.
"Not bad for a body that s survived another day,
I m so blessed to get older"
Is all I could think.

I didn t bother reading the Obituary
(Because I knew I wasn t there)
Instead I clipped my fingernails
And neatly styled my hair.

I found out I m dying
And that I have been since Day Number One.
So I spend little time regretting my life
Because I d rather spend the time having fun.