Michael Broughman
Block To The Beach
Michael Broughman
Florida, United States of America
Block To The Beach
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I live at the beach and try to start my day by seeing the sunrise. People always talk about miracles and finding hope but everyday the sun rises a miracle happens and the colors are vibrant and amazing.
In a world of AI it was important to show true organic colors provided by nature. With so much hate and ill will in the World it is important to see that God still shows us mercy and shows us beauty even when we cant see or deserve it. I started taking pictures of my mornings when my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. It taught me to find beauty amongst the storm and remember miracles happen.
I battle with my own issues of PTSD and ADHD. As a combat wounded veteran these topics are very close to my heart. In a team of 20 of us deployed in 2003, 7 have lost their battle with demons. I was hit with mortar in this deployment and had lost feeling in my hands for a number of years.
In 2019 I earned a gold medal at the air force wounded warrior team trials in wheelchair rugby. After that I had surgery to get feeling back in my hands. Up to this point in my life i had two post grad degrees and was teaching Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for the Naval Post Grad School.
I had never picked up a paint brush or even had an interest in art. When I regained feeling in my hands I knew how to paint somehow. It had to be with purpose far greater than I knew so I picked up another post grad degree in psychology/mental health from Troy University. For my thesis I created a art based mental health program to treat ADHD and PTSD. One day it would be amazing to see the program help out children learn to use ADHD as a superpower instead of a disability.
On the flip side PTSD is a major concern in society today. Finding mindfulness in ways such as art, martial arts and performing arts is part of the mission statement of our non profit for adaptive sports and performing arts. So this shoe means so much and hopefully can be a way to help many.
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