64: My Journey of Impossible Transformation with Amy Downs

In this episode I spoke with Amy Downs. Amy Downs is a miracle story. At 28 years of age, she was a self-described lazy, college dropout who had recently put on 100 extra pounds. On April 19, 1995, she was working as a credit card loan officer at the Federal Employees Credit Union located in the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City when she found herself buried alive, upside down in the basement of a nine-story building. With 168 people killed and more than half of her colleagues dying from the deadliest act of domestic violence in American history, Downs was one of the last people to be pulled out of the rubble alive. She shares her story in her new book, ​Hope Is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation. Quotes from Hope is a Verb by Amy Downs On Hope  “Hope is a verb. It’s not a wish or a destination. It’s not the distant star in the night sky. Hope is the jet fuel that propels you to the moon. Hope’s true meaning and power is ​you future. You, and only you, can create a better company. You, and only you, can lose your weight. You, and only you, can run a marathon, fix your marriage, retire early, get a degree, or start a family. Hope is the force that drives you to change. Hope is the phoenix fire that burns away the past and gives birth to something new. You, and only you, can ignite hope in your life.”  Resources: Facebook: Amy Downs Instagram: amyon2wheels Website: amydowns.org