Full Name: Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek
Nickname: Mattie
Date of Birth: July 17, 1990
Nickname: Mattie
Date of Birth: July 17, 1990
Heavenly Angel: June 22, 2004
Mattie passed away June 22, 2004, at the age of 13. His life may have been sort on this Earth but his message will endeavor for eternity. He was an old soul in a young vessel sent to this Earth to spread PEACE. I fell in love with him once I read his poetry. Then found out more and more about him - his age, his heros, his wishes, his aspirations, his love to live and play .... his strong message to look to ones self inner being and believe in yourself; believe in others; believe in good, god, love and peace.
Here are a few of his words that inspire me daily:
About Confidence
Try new things
Is important.
And, we must believe
In ourselves,
And have confidence
To achieve a goal.
If we don't believe
We can complete a task,
Doubt will take over,
And we may slowly
Back away from the task,
Until we have altogether
Quit working towards the goal.
So, every day
We must have confidence
In what we are doing.
When we believe in ourselves,
Our spirits become more open
To new things
That are good and healthy.
It also closes up more
To bad and unhealthy
Things in life.
Trying new things
Is important.
And, if we believe
In ourselves,
And have confidence,
We can achieve
So man exciting goals.
May 2000
Only One
Only one murder should have been done.
Only one bomb should have been blown.
Oh please, there should have been
Only on hurt to cry out to the Lord.
More than on murder,
More than one bomb,
More than one hurt,
Does not make it right,
Even if saying, "They stated the fight!"
Only one of these things was
More than enough.
Only one.
Only one.
But not only one
Can make peace in the world.
February 1998
On Being a Champion
A champion is a winner,
A hero ....
Someone who never gives up
Even when the going gets rough.
A champion is a member of
A winning team ....
Someone who overcomes challenges
Even when it requires creative solutions
A champion is an optimist
A hopeful spirit ....
Someone who plays the game,
Even when the game is called life ...
Especially when the is called life.
There can be a champion in each of us,
If we live as a winner,
If we live as a member of a team,
If we life with a hopeful spirit,
For life.
September 1999
Mattie is an inspiration to me; he started writing poetry at the age of three. He grew up with a rare form of muscular dystrophy - this disease took three of his siblings; his mom has this same disease but with all that which could destroy a human's soul ... has only given this young man -- love for life and a passion that was filled with fun and his wishes for peace for everyone.
I hope his message speaks to as it has to me -- even though Mattie was only here on Earth for a short time -- I know his message has been shared by many other important and known people of America - i.e Oprah, Jimmy Carter and Larry King -- people that carry Mattie's message to where it needs to be delivered. Mattie is an amazing soul.
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