Return of Super MEro Sunday: The Strawberry Lady
You do not have to look far to find Super MEro's in your circle. You know, those people that continually go above and beyond for their friends, family, and members of their community. Those people that show up with a positive attitude with a huge side of love and kindness for themselves and others.
And what is a Super MEro you ask? A Super MEro is anyone that is kind, loving and strives to show up as their best self in all they do. Make no mistake to be a Super MEro you do not have to earn a Nobel Prize or score the winning goal in the championship game. All that is required is showing up as your best self with courage, kindness, and a smile on your face and in your heart.
The woman featured in this week's Super MEro Sunday knows firsthand what it is to overcome adversity and use the power of kindness to go above and beyond for those around her. In her hometown of Las Vegas, she is known as the Strawberry Lady. She spends hours making chocolate covered strawberries and donates them to her local fire station, library, police station and other community organizations. Her daily intention is to continually make others smile and laugh.
Debbie Weed, yes you read that correctly, is also known within her circle of friends and family, as Doobie It is no joke that her birthday is none other than 4-20! Although she has a fun name, her life has been less than fun.
She woke up in the hospital after leaving her local Las Vegas nightclub where she performed her nightly comedy routine. Now left with constant pain and seizures after her car was hit by an uninsured driver and wrapped around a telephone pole, she knows the healing power of doing for others. Although during her recovery no one showed up for her. She returned home from the hospital and found her husband left her, the state removed her foster children, and her only daughter walked away. .
The power of one is alive and well as far as Debbie is concerned. Can’t you just see the smiles on the faces of the first responders at her local fire and police station as she arrives with trays of chocolate covered strawberries? She has taken her lifetime as a caterer and brings smiles and love to all around her.
At this point in her life, she is left reinventing what it is to be Debbie. Her transformation to her best self has allowed her to open her heart and life to herself and others. Has it been easy? NO. But as we know how important it is to choose courage over comfort. For those of you in Las Vegas, reach out to the amazing Strawberry Lady for your next event!
Cheers to Debbie The Strawberry Lady! You are a real Super MEro and thank you for making the world a better place!~Shirene