<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Positive celebrating life story post 1: left-handed pianist Nicholas&nbsp;McCarthy]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>in the midst of all the recent focus on murder and rape and negativity that has been jamming up the media and our minds and social networks, i figured it was time to seek out some inspirational life-giving stories of positivity and hope &#8211; what a gem to begin with:</p>
<p><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/positive-celebrating-life-story-post-1-left-handed-pianist-nicholas-mccarthy/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy/" rel="attachment wp-att-3763"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3763" data-permalink="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/positive-celebrating-life-story-post-1-left-handed-pianist-nicholas-mccarthy/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy/" data-orig-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg" data-orig-size="460,345" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Nicholas McCarthy" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg?w=460" src="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg?w=460&#038;h=345" alt="Nicholas McCarthy" width="460" height="345" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3763" srcset="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg 460w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/an7534392nicholas-mccarthy.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" /></a></p>
<p>Just 23 years old, Nicholas McCarthy also appeared at the 2012 Paralympics <em>&#8216;although McCarthy’s moment of fame came as a musical performer when he played in the closing ceremony with the British Paraorchestra.&#8217;</em> </p>
<p>This young British pianist, born without his right hand, has been making an international name for himself as a exceptionally talented and hard-working one-handed pianist.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-02-18-and-in-the-good-news-corner-a-hero-of-a-special-kind">Read this story here and be ready to be deeply moved by someone who embraces life to the full against all odds and is wowing people the world over.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=G77mcAAhfyc#!">Watch the video clip with your eyes closed and you won&#8217;t believe the dude is playing with one hand only, it is in-sane! </a></p>
<p>What stories have you found that celebrate life and are worth sharing and being inspired by together?</p>
<p><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/positive-celebrating-life-story-post-2-air-lifted-bottled-water-and-why-stop-at-one-heres-a-whole-site">[to move to the next story dealing with water supply and a whole site of good news for South Africa, click here&#8230;]</a></p>
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