#75 From the Street to the Ivy League – Boaz Power TV

____ boazpower.com ____(April 28, 2003) At the age of 15 she found herself homeless. When no one believed in her, she found the strength to believe in herself. By the age of 19, she was attending an Ivy League school. Three years later she helped create a Lifetime Television movie about her life. Id like to introduce Liz Murray. Just when you may think that your challenges are a little too much, you may want to think about Liz. As she was growing up in New York City, her parents were drug addicts who seemed to be more concerned about their next score than they were in proving regular meals for their children. Liz attended school on an irregular basis. Yet she showed promise by getting very good grades on some tests. When the teacher questioned her performance, she explained that a neighbor found an encyclopaedia in a trash can. Liz had been reading those books. The family lived in a filthy environment with very little money. Add to that the fact that Lizs mother was a legally blind schizophrenic, who had AIDS, didnt help. Her father, although quite bright, also had AIDS. Her mother died when Liz was 15 and thus she ended up living on the streets alone. Meals were whatever she could find in dumpsters. Subway cars became places to sleep. It took a lot of street smarts for her to survive. She not only survived, she thrived. Throughout life we all get dealt certain cards we may not like. There are only two choices we either play them or we fold them. Liz Murray, uneducated …