Are You Here To Be A Healer? 177Curtis Sliwa
“Give of yourself to those who can least help themselves,
and empower them.”A bold spirit with a lust for life and amazing energy, Curtis Sliwa is a New
Yorker in the truest and best sense of the word. Born and raised in the
Canarsie section of Brooklyn, Curtis recognized early on the advantages
of growing up in a close-knit community.
Curtis spearheads countless public service programs, including
food and clothing distribution for the needy and anti-drug speakers
bureaus. In 1994, Curtis Sliwa founded Cyberangels, the largest online
safety and educational program in cyberspace. Sliwa has also authored
several books on self-defense and safety, making his vision of community
service and fighting crime a reality.
Known all over the world as the founder and leader of the
Guardian Angels, a non-profit, all volunteer, crime fighting organization
with 40 chapters throughout the United States and 7 countries overseas,
Curtis Sliwa’s scope is vast and intensive. His worldwide connections
keep him in touch with major breaking news stories across the globe
and a few steps ahead of most journalists. However, Sliwa’s passion for
“the city that never
sleeps” remains a constant fixation.
Featured frequently as a guest lecturer at colleges and
universities and making regular appearances on TV news programs,
Sliwa’s message is one of hope, combined with a healthy dose of common
sense.
Find out more about Curtis at his MySpace site:
http://www.myspace.com/curtissliwa
Who do you think you are?
As a youngster, I never perceived that I was here to develop self, to have
worldly possessions, or to dedicate myself to improving myself. I was
born into an old-style hard-core European Roman Catholic arena in which
I was weaned on the fact that poverty and lack of resource would bring
you closer God, and that we are all God’s children here to serve others,
those who can least help themselves.
I realized at a very young age that I was in good physical shape,
and had control of my mental faculties. I would always say, “But for the