Kelli Davis on Miracles Begin with One Inspired Action

What if miracles aren't rare moments reserved for a lucky few? What if they're happening around us every day, simply waiting for someone willing to listen... and act?

In this heartfelt conversation, Cat sits down with motivational speaker, author, podcast host, and Children's Miracle Network leader Kelli Davis to explore what it truly means to become a miracle in someone else's life. Drawing from more than 30 years of connecting children facing life-threatening illnesses with celebrities and advocates, Kelli shares inspiring stories that reveal how small acts of courage, compassion, and presence can create life-changing ripple effects.

Together, they explore the power of trusting your intuition, choosing service over fear, and finding purpose even through pain. Whether you're navigating uncertainty, searching for meaning, or simply looking for a reminder that hope is never far away, this episode will leave you seeing miracles through a new lens.

In this episode:

• Why miracles begin with inspired action
• Learning to trust your intuition
• The story behind Maverick's life-changing miracle
• Finding purpose through pain and service
• What celebrities have taught Kelli about kindness
• How every person can make a difference
• The mission behind Children's Miracle Network

Resources and mentions:

• Website: https://thekellidavisgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellidavis1/
• Podcast: Untold Miracles
• Children's Miracle Network: https://cmn.org/
• Maverick Meets Big Papi: https://www.mlb.com/giants/video/maverick-meets-big-papi-c687943883
• Isaiah’s Story: https://youtu.be/3m92H3RXQu0?si=Jr4-Q32CkloqhLcd

Remember, sometimes the smallest act of kindness becomes the miracle someone else has been waiting for.

Adventure on!

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SPEAKER_01 0:51

Hey guys, welcome back to the show. I am so stoked to have this miracle manifesting worker here before me today, the beautiful Kelly Davis from the Kelly Davis group. We have met in person in real time at a Kathy Heller event. So cool. I'm gonna give you a formal introduction in just a moment. But for those who don't know you, can you just tell us where in the world are you zooming in from? And also where'd you grow up?

SPEAKER_00 1:20

I'm so excited to be here. Thank you so much, Kat, for this opportunity. And I'm so excited to connect with your listeners. I am coming from Salt Lake City, Utah, and I happen to grow up in Afton, Wyoming, which is just a really short drive from Jackson Hole. Star Valley, it's a beautiful area. And so I feel like kindred spirits since we're so close to one another.

SPEAKER_01 1:41

Oh my gosh. But when you said that, we've been like chit-chatting before we started recording. I was like, that is so cool. It's such a small world. And today, the day of this recording is Juneteenth. So it's kind of interesting because it's very close to Freedom, Wyoming, which has another historical story for why it's called Freedom, which we might not get into right now. But Juneteenth, you know, 1865, June 19th, slavery was declared illegal. And what a sacred day to have our conversation and get started. So thank you, Kelly, for being here today. For those who don't know Kelly Davis, she is a motivational speaker, author, podcast host, and the vice president of Celebrity and Influencer Relations at Children's Miracle Network. For more than 30 years, she has helped connect some of the world's most recognizable celebrities with children's hospitals and the families they serve, creating meaningful moments that inspire hope, raise funds, and change lives. Girl, you are doing such powerful work. She is a passionate believer in the power of miracles. Kelly has dedicated her career to building relationships that make a difference. Through her work, speaking, writing, and podcasting, she encourages others to trust their inspiration, take action, and create positive change. Her guiding belief is simple miracles happen when you take action on your inspiration. Oh my gosh. I love that introduction. And I feel like something we were touching on before we started to record is a lot of people struggle with the action part. They might have the belief, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on how do you connect your belief in the miracle, in proof of concept, the ones you've witnessed, and taking the action. Like how do you put those two together?

SPEAKER_00 3:32

Oh, I love that question so much. For me, action, thankfully, has been very simple for most of my life. But for some of my friends and some of my family, there's some caution and there's some hesitation. And for me, I want to just go. I don't actually aim first, I just go and I take action, which isn't necessarily the best equation. But what I have found is life is always speaking to us. And we have the opportunity to tune in and listen. And when we are listening, we are being guided of what to do. And when we take that step of what the universe is saying to us, that's when the miracles happen. So I know it could be hard, but if you are listening to your life, it's always nudging you. It's always got that little whisper in your ear. It's just tuning into that and making sure, okay, I hear you. I'm gonna take that action. I'm gonna take that risk. I'm not gonna lean into fear. Fear is just false evidence appearing, real. I'm not gonna worry. Worry is just a prayer for what you don't want. It's a prayer for chaos, it's negative goal setting. It is paying a debt on something that you don't owe. Let go of those things and just take action. And so that's why I've seen most of the miracles in my life, is because I have seen something, I have felt something, and I've had the courage to just go for it. Whether it's for the miracle kids that we help, whether it's for my personal life, whether it's for my friends, whether it's for my family. Just a fun example. I just felt inspired to send my sister $250. It was the exact amount that she was short for her budget that month. The exact amount. So it's little things like that. Life is speaking to you. Like, are you paying attention? Are you honoring your calling? Because it's there, but just sometimes we just aren't listening. And so you gotta listen. And when you're listening, that really helps you take the action. Yeah. But if you're not tuned in, it's gonna be really hard. But if you wouldn't mind, I do have a story to share, but just that kind of puts that all together.

SPEAKER_01 5:37

Please love it. And also just want to echo what you just said was so powerful, right? And tuning in, and which frequency are you tuning into? Like that deep listening. Okay, let's hear the story. Let's go.

SPEAKER_00 5:51

Okay, so this is one of the miracles, the biggest miracles that I've ever witnessed in my life. But I have to say, in my day job at Children's Miracle Network, the last 30 years, I've witnessed miracle after miracle. I have seen doctors tell kids they're not gonna see, they're not gonna walk, they're not gonna live, and they defy the odds of what science and doctors say is possible all of the time. They do. And I've been on the benefiting end of so many miracles in my life. But I'm gonna tell you about a miracle, the little boy named Maverick. Now, this is special because a lot of your listeners are from Wyoming. Maverick is from Wyoming. He's from Cheyenne, Wyoming. When I met him, he was six years old. He'd had 40 surgeries, including five open heart surgeries. Maverick was born June 11th, I was born June 11th. He loves the Boston Red Sox. I love the Boston Red Sox. His hero is Big Poppy, and I love Big Poppy as well. Well, one time, this is about 10 years ago, we were in Washington, D.C. We had gone to meet with the president, and we were at a hotel at the Marriott, and we met and we learned that we had this connection of Wyoming, same birthday, the Red Sox. And I fell in love with this kid because in my life I've had a lot of suffering. I've had a lot of physical pain. And I don't want people to suffer. And my life's mission is just to really help people suffer less. So I connected with Maverick because I could see the pain that he was in. Well, one day when he wasn't feeling well, I happened to be on Instagram. And I saw my buddy Kevin Millar, who played first baseman for the Boston Red Sox when they broke the curse in an Instagram photo with his hero, Big Poppy, and his kids. And so I reached out to Kevin. I felt inspired to reach out to Kevin and say, Kev, can you get a video for Maverick? He's not doing well. The next thing I know, two hours later, I have a video from Big Poppy, otherwise known as David Ortiz, and Kevin Millar saying, Maverick, we love you. Keep the faith, stay positive, and I'm gonna hit a home run for you tonight. So I send this video to Maverick. He's freaking out. He's six years old. His hero knows who he is and has sent a video to him. A couple hours later, it's a beautiful night at Finn Wink Park. Big Poppy steps up to bat the first time, he strikes out. He steps up to bat the second time, he strikes out. He steps up to bat the third time, he strikes out. He steps up to bat the fourth time against a pitcher he's never had a hit off of in his entire career. And he hits a two-run, game-winning home run for Maverick. And the next thing I know, I have a video from Maverick in his cute little secure voice that says, Big Poppy, you never let me down. And I'm gonna try my hardest to get to Finway Park to meet you. And within two weeks, I was on a private plane with my little man from Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he got to go meet his hero, throw out the first pitch. And when they got to embrace in the batting cages, and Big Poppy walked in, and Maverick's like, Big Poppy, he came in with the home run ball they had hit for him because the fan wanted Maverick to have it. And what's really crazy, too, about this is that Big Poppy acknowledged help from a higher power because home runs in Major League Baseball just aren't easy to hit. And the day 24 hours before the home run happened, Maverick's mom posted on Facebook, My family needs a miracle. Now, was that miracle about me? No, that was about me feeling inspired. I took action and then God, universe, whatever could do his work. Because as I mentioned before, life is always speaking to us. Yeah. And every day we have the opportunity at the grocery store, at the gas station, walking on the street to be a miracle in someone's life. And I don't care if it's a high five, a quick hello, just actually trying to get to know a stranger. Like those things matter so much. You have no idea what amount of physical pain someone might be in at that moment. They might be going through a tragic loss of their child, a divorce, a breakup. That's what we get to do every day. I can't believe that we have the opportunity every day to change someone's life like that. But we do. And so that is just one example of the mini celebrity connections that I've been able to do. And that one I wrote a book about. It's on Amazon. It's called The Miracle of Maverick. And you know what's really fun is Major League Baseball was on the plane with us. So if you Google Big Poppy and Maverick, you can go watch a nine-minute short and you can see the whole piece. And it was one of the best days of my life. I actually just talked to Maverick two days ago. He was six. He just turned 17. And because we have the same birthday, I've reached out to him and he's doing amazing today. He had back surgery at Denver Children's. He has such a positive attitude. But what was interesting to me as we were talking is all he wanted to know is about me. How is your back? How are you doing? How are you feeling? Like that's the gift that we get. We get to show up for others every day. And I think so much of the time we are suffering because we're so focused on ourselves. But if we can just start taking actions for others, that's really when the miracles happen. And when we do those actions for others, the miracles and the feeling, it's kind of selfish, but it makes you so much happier. But at the same time, it's just creating this ripple of if of miracles that is just unbelievable to watch. I could just tell you hundreds of stories like that, but they're real. Miracles are real. And if you don't mind, I just want to share one more story that is like such evidence to me that God was very aware or higher power universe, however you it feels appropriate to you. Like he knew this little boy in Cheyenne, Wyoming, right? He cared about this little boy in Cheyenne, Wyoming. One thing about me is I have body dysmorphic disorder. And it's a mental disorder where my mind is fixated on my physical imperfections and flaws, and this perceived ugliness makes me want to isolate and not get out of bed, not get dressed, not get seen. And it's really hard. I did a speech this week in an addiction treatment center and I almost canceled because I didn't want to be seen, but I wanted to be heard because I love inspiring people, but I don't want to be seen. So it's quite a problem, but I keep showing up for myself and I keep having my own back because at the end of the day, it's not about me. It's about how can I help and serve others. But I mentioned that because when I first met Isaiah, I was so inspired by him because of my BDD. He was born without an air passage and a jaw and didn't have oxygen for 15 minutes. And doctors said he would be a vegetable. But his mom chose to believe differently. Doctors said, do not keep this child alive. And she made the decision to keep him. And I met him first when he was 16 years old. And Isaiah could have a jaw if he wanted to. He could have surgery, but he loves himself the way God made him. So that was one of the ways I first connected with him, is because he was helping me, right, with my mental disorder and the way I viewed myself. But Isaiah loves rap music. And one night I texted him, I'm like, Isaiah, he's never spoken a word. He's mute. He's never tasted food. He's never been underwater. I said, I bet you've got so much inside of you. You ought to just start writing and getting it down. So he sent me a picture of a blank piece of paper and a pen. And he says, I'm gonna get started. A couple hours later, he sends me lyrics from what's inside of him. And so we at Children's Miracle Network found a rapper to become his physical voice. And his name is Trap House. And we brought them together. We created a seven-minute documentary that got over a hundred million views. And Isaiah, for the first time in his life, had a voice, had a voice, and when he was able to write his song Oxygen to Fly. And you can go listen to this song wherever you can listen to music. And what's crazy is Isaiah could be down. He could be sad. He could really be sad about his situation, but all he does is he's focused on others. He's going back to the hospital, he's helping the homeless. He's just an incredible person. And I'm just so inspired by him because his attitude for life is incredible. And a miracle that just happened recently with him, he loves Drake. And he reached out to me to see if I could help him meet Drake. I don't have a relationship with Drake, but I did reach out to his team and they're like, we'll get you tickets to the show, but he's not going to meet him. So we get him tickets. And where do you think Drake walks out? Exactly where Isaiah is in the stadium, and they meet, and he texted me after and he said, I can die now. I've done everything on my bucket list. It's complete. And so, anyway, I just say that because he shouldn't have met Drake. There's no way there's like 40,000 people in this stadium. There's no way he should have met Drake, but it happened and it was a miracle. And so I just think it's so cool that all of us have the power every day to be a miracle for each other because that is the only reason why we're here. And I know I have not let you ask any questions, and I'm talking a lot, and I apologize, but I really just want your listeners to know that hey, whatever you're going through in your life, whatever it is, it's gonna be okay. It's having your own back, it's listening to life, it's not believing your thoughts that are not true and letting those thoughts hijack you from what you really want to do, and it's going for it. And when I was younger, I had an experience that just really helped me know that anything is possible. I had always wanted to work in the NFL since I was a little girl. And I went to college and I asked the Denver Broncos twice if I could get an internship with them, and they told me no. And so one time when I was in Denver interviewing with different colleges to be an assistant sports information director, I saw a Denver Broncos mouse pad in the hotel on a coffee table. And I'm like, what do I have to lose? I'm gonna call up the Broncos and I'm just gonna see if I can go meet with them. And I got the yellow pages because this was 30 years ago. And I took a taxi over to the venue and I called them. I'm like, I just want to know what I need to do to work for this football club. They said we don't have a time. I said, I need five minutes of your time. I get there, I walk up to the office, and he's like, What can I do for you? And I said, I want to work here. And he walked out of the room and he brought in my boss. And I got my dream job working for the Denver Broncos. So I'm just telling your listeners, if you have a dream and you have a passion, there's no reason why you can't make it happen. There's just no reason why. And so I hope that you are feeling inspired to know that you can do anything. You can do anything. The universe has your back, the universe is your best friend, the universe is cheering for you. I know there's hard times and all the things that come up, but it's just believing. It's really believing.

SPEAKER_01 16:59

So good. I could listen to you all day. Like just keep ministering to me. Remember, listener, she has a podcast, so you can keep listening to her all day. Thank you so much, Kelly. I was crying through the story of Maverick, and I remember hearing that story before, but I think we'll have to make sure we put it in the show notes, the video. And the same with the second story you just shared. You know, what it had me thinking about at one point you talked about a higher power, and you're also talking about these celebrities. And it sounds like there are different levels of celebrities. There's Drake, right? And then there's, I think you said Traphouse. So what I'm curious about, and I also want to make sure we don't leave our listeners in the dust if they've never heard of Children's Miracle Network, but to understand exactly what it is and who these children you're serving are. But the question I have, and maybe you can kind of tie this into your answer, is we have a lot of people who get into hero worship of celebrities and maybe even treat celebrities as a higher power, right? And like when we get into the miracle piece, right, there are these miracle stories where I mean 40,000 people and there you meet, whoa. And also, what is it to touch something bigger than us, you know, regardless of your spiritual beliefs, but that's like truly in this miracle space. And then what's that paradox you see of maybe people doing that with celebrities? Because you're working with a lot of celebrities. And at the end of the day, a celebrity is a human. They are not God, right? But they also have this incredible, there's a reason they're a celebrity because they have touched so many lives. So I'd love you to hear you touch on that paradox and also just to make sure we don't leave anyone in the dust, better understand more of what exactly Children's Miracle Network does and who you serve.

SPEAKER_00 18:47

Those are really great questions. Thank you. I will say when I was at the Denver Broncos, I got a phone call from Children's Miracle Network 30 years ago. And they said, we want to fly you out for a job interview. I'm like, I've never heard of this company. I'm at my dream job. Why would I leave my dream job to go work for a nonprofit in Salt Lake City, Utah? And making that decision was the best decision of my entire life. It is a nonprofit organization that raises funds for 170 children's hospitals in the United States and Canada. We treat 12 million kids every year. We've raised $10 billion since we started in 1983. We were co-founded by John Schneider from Dukes of Hazard and Marie Osmond. And what really separates us from any other charity out there is that 100% of the money that we raise stays in the local community that it's raised and all of it is unrestricted. So if a hospital says, oh, we're going to use this for research, equipment, uncompensated care, advancement services, child life, they know what's best. They know what's best for their community and they get it to side. And I think that's how we raised $373 million last year, is because people want their money to help the people around them. Like they know that the money they give is going to matter. And so that one dollar is turned into $10 billion. It's really just one dollar at a time. So that's crazy too, if you look at the miracles of that, but it's not abstract. Those 12 million kids, each of them have a story. I have my own story. My nephew was born and had infantile spasms at seven months old, got diagnosed with tuberosclerosis. He has tumors all throughout his body, his heart, his eyes, his kidneys, his lungs, his brain. He just turned 30. He doesn't have any language, he's not potty trained, but he's such a blessing and gift to our family and had life-saving brake surgery at primary children's hospital. It's personal to me. It really matters. So that's what Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is. But the question in regards to the paradox, because I face this paradox all the time. I'm like, this is such a dumb job. Celebrities and influencers, like they're just us. They're people, and some of them are really good, and some of them are really bad. A lot of them use their platform to make the world a better place. A lot of them spew hate and all the different things. But I will say, really a fun story. One of the celebrities that I work with, his name is Charlie Rocket. And I reached out to him because Isaiah, who I was just telling you about, his family had been hit by a drunk driver and they did not have a vehicle for over a year for their family to get around, reached out to Charlie. And Christmas a couple of years ago, he showed up with the van and put it in their front yard. So these celebrities are doing so many amazing good things. Just I'll brag on Amy Polar. She loves helping people. And I did a visit with her, San Diego Children's Hospital, and she bought the hospital dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. And then we did a live Zoom call with all of the hospital staff on Christmas Eve and the hospital staff on Christmas Day because she wanted to thank them and give back. I did a hospital visit with Amy Adams. You might know her from, oh, I'm trying to think of the movie that everyone would know her from. Anyway, we do a visit. She asked everyone of the kids what they want. One wanted a yellow blender. What do you think that kid got after the visit? A yellow blender. I love the hearts of these celebrities. And Kristen Bell is another example. Anna from Frozen. This girl does so much because she's just a good person and she just wants to help. And she doesn't really want to have to have fame, but she does have fame. And with that fame, she makes sure that she's doing good. I could tell you a lot of stories of those that have huge names. They're not who they appear to be, all the things, right? It's a big dichotomy of what you see and what really is. And so I don't understand that. I don't understand why people just aren't who they say they are and they're be their authentic selves, because that's really where we get to thrive in life as we're authentic selves. But yeah, it's so interesting to me. But yeah, they're just people. But what I love is that the ones I work with, which I worked about 600 to 700 celebrities, they care. They want to make the world better. They want to make a difference. Fun story with Isaiah, he loves Jafar for. The Michael Jackson movie that just came out, he loved it. So I sent a video to Jafar from Isaiah, and within two days, I had a video back from Jafar Jackson for Isaiah. Like, he didn't have to do that. I'm sure a lot of people have reached out to him about it. These celebrities, they're taking action from their inspiration. Clearly felt inspired to send Isaiah a video back. I'm like, and last week, um, I have a little girl that's not doing well. I don't know if you know Meg Moroni, she's a country singer. I reached out to her team to see if this little girl could meet her when she was at her concert in Atlanta last week, and they said no, she doesn't do meet and greets. But what do you think happened? She met her. We made it happen. Meg said yes, she doesn't do meet and greets, but she made it happen for this little girl. Just because they have a platform, we have a platform. Every one of us have a platform. We're living our life as a platform. What are we doing with the platform that we have? It doesn't have to be 10,000 people, it doesn't have to be 100 million people. Like it's all about the one individual. That one individual is where it's at. I'm blessed that I get to meet these kiddos and know their stories and see what I can do to be a miracle in their life. Because, as mentioned, I've had a lot of physical pain and struggles. And if I could do anything to help someone suffer less, it's kind of cool. Like it's really cool that we get that opportunity.

SPEAKER_01 24:11

Totally. I was just thinking like, hats off to you. The miracle is you, Kelly, first of all. Like the miracle is you. And also the miracle is each and every one of us in these connections and these moments when we find ourselves, like find our true selves, find ourselves in our moment. And I think something I hear about the stories you just shared of working with all these celebrities, which is like so amazing, is you're coming through the door of a really genuine miracle ask. And I think I'd love to hear if you ever had a weird stardom moment. And I was thinking of one of my own. So my dad looks a lot like Harrison Ford.

SPEAKER_00 24:51

He's obviously Ford.

SPEAKER_01 24:52

But like my whole life, I mean to the point where like I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and people would like take photos. That's kind of a groovy place where you might see Harrison Ford. They're like taking pictures in the booth, and we'd finally be like, listen, he's not Harrison Ford. You can stop taking pictures of us, you know what I mean? And sometimes you would get seated sooner and so on. Anyway, well, Harrison Ford lives in Jackson Hole, right? And so one day I was coming out of a restaurant and there he was, like walking across the parking lot. And I was just like, whoa, no way, you know? And so I went up to him and I was like, You look just like my dad. Like, my dad looks like you. And this poor guy is looking at me like, okay, like, you know. And I remember walking away from that moment, being like, this has been a thing that's been a part of me my whole life. But this poor celebrity is like, wow, okay, you came up and told me I have a dopelganger. Like, anything else you wanted to say? Do you want to do an autograph or something? Like, good to meet you, tip of the hat, you know? And I remember I had such, I don't know if the word is stardom, but like just sort of like, whoa, like it's actually Harrison Ford in the parking lot. And does he actually look like my dad? Like, he kind of does, but he's clearly Harrison Ford, and that's clearly my dad. So I'm just curious if you've ever had a moment where you're really you're speaking to one of your stars, and you might have had an off moment kind of like I did, or through podcasting for me, I have these moments all the time. Like you're one of my heroes who I get to talk to and hear from like the deepest part of ourselves what lights you up? What have you seen? What do you know? What breaks your heart, right? And what keeps you going, especially in those hardest moments from the suffering is a lot of what I hear. And so just thank you for sharing what you've been through and even just being here with us because you're so gorgeous, not just on the outside, and you are truly beautiful. And if you're not watching this on video, she's wearing this beautiful pink, she got the matching pink nails, long brown hair, like you're just a vision. And also knowing what you went through just to show up on camera, because we all have days, whether we've got BDD or not, we have those days where we need to be remembered and remind ourselves we have a reason to show up. And then we also have those moments where it might be an off day. So I'm just curious if you have a stardom moment. And I also just again want to say hats off to you, Kelly, because you're incredible.

SPEAKER_00 27:48

Oh, well, thank you so much. I feel the same about you, and really it is an honor to be on the podcast. I love what you're teaching people, I know what you're showing people through your actions. Like you literally have built your dreams, and your dreams aren't about you, your dreams are about who you can help. And that's what's really cool. And the way you're doing it is so unique, and it's just it's amazing to see what you've done. And so thank you so much for being a really bright light of inspiration in this world. And yeah, your spirit is infectious too. So I feel it and I love that. I actually on my podcast, I interview celebrities about the miracles in their lives. I got to interview Kendra Scott. And Kendra Scott is just one of those people who she became a billionaire. She had no money, she was divorced, she was selling jewelry door to door, but she had like a couple hundred dollars left and she made that couple hundred dollars into a billion-dollar business. But for her, it's all about who can you serve. And if you look at her foundation and everything that she's doing, but when I was talking to her, I felt like she was hugging me through the camera, and that's what I feel about you, so that's why I bring that up. But yeah, I've had so many really unbelievable experiences with celebrities, some awkward moments. I got to meet President Obama in the White House, and that was really cool to be able to shake his hand. So many actors, actresses. One of my favorites of all time is Chris Pratt. I reached out to Chris when I read that he saved his costume from Guardians of the Galaxy. And if the movie happened to do well, he wanted to go visit kids in the hospital. So I scheduled the visit and we had all the kiddos in the child life room watching the movie. And at the very end of the movie, he comes out in a superhero outfit, and the kids are freaking out. He takes all the photos, but then there's kids that are too sick to be in the room. And so he had two hours, but we stayed three hours for him to go visit. All of those kiddos who couldn't say hi to them. One girl was in isolation and he put his hand up to her hand and they had a moment of presence. And that presence is everything. That's one of the greatest gifts that we can ever give anyone. And then there was one little boy who passed over 20 kidney stones a day. He was in constant pain. His sheets were Legos everywhere. He loves Legos, and Chris Pratt was the voice in the Lego movie. So they went and just sat and quoted lines from the Lego movie. And Chris was present with this kiddo, and it was pretty miraculous to watch that. Those kind of stories I have hundreds of because there's just so many good people in the world. Chris Pratt, Chris Evans, Chris Pines, and Deia, you name it. There's just so many good people, and I love it because I'm like they are taking action from their inspiration. Because they get hit by millions of charities. There's two million registered charities in the US. I have one of two million. So they can't say yes to everybody, but I love it when I get these yeses because I get no's all the time. I get for every yes, I get about 20 no's. It's just a numbers game. And I love it because every no leads to a yes, and it makes me so happy when I get a no because I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm so much closer to getting my yes. And so it's just kind of crazy to watch it as far as like fangirling up over someone. I want to meet Oprah. She's someone that really inspires me. I haven't had that opportunity yet. She's just taught me so much. But a lot of people, I don't know, it's just like we're all celebrities. We're all celebrities. We're all just out here trying life is hard. It really is. And we're just all trying to show up and do our best. For me, I think the reason why I want to help people so much is when I was younger, I had a lot of physical pain. I had back surgery when I was 17, took both a bone off my hip, wired and fused it in the cracks. And I just had back surgery recently, and I've just had a lot of physical pain in my life, and I'm so grateful for that physical pain. I am so grateful. Everything that's ever been hard or bad in my life has been so perfect for me. And it's really fun to see how and why. But I'm like, I just think pain is a gift. Like it is such a gift. And it's like, really, what pain are you willing to sustain to get what you want? But there's no way I would have the empathy and compassion I do for these sick kiddos if I hadn't had it in my own family and if I hadn't had my own physical pain because I hate seeing a sick kid. I hate it. And I will do everything in my power to help a sick kid have something amazing happen in their life or help them suffer less. And I really want to do it for all those around me. But anyway, it's just so cool with life that we just get this opportunity to just be here, right? Like such a miracle that we have fresh water, that we have a heart that beats for us, that the sun rises, that in all of it, life is just this crazy little miracle that we get to be a part of. And when you look at it for what it is, life is pretty awesome. And it doesn't mean life isn't hard. I had a really hard day yesterday. I had an interaction with someone that I work with and a dear friend, and it was a misunderstanding, and I was in tears last night. And I'm like, so sad. But today I'm like, okay, I can apologize, I can do all the things we can repair, we can forgive, all of it. So I'm not saying life is easy, but it is beautiful, totally and beautiful.

SPEAKER_01 33:05

So good. Oh my gosh. Okay. I'm gonna put all of this into the show notes. But in case somebody's like walking their dog and they want to find you, can you tell us your website, social media handles? How do people follow along?

SPEAKER_00 33:17

Yes. Well, I do have to do a shameless plug for CMN. If you want to help a kid at your local children's hospital at cmn.org, and you can go donate a dollar. It doesn't matter. Five dollars is all creates miracles. My website is the kelly davisgroup.com and it's K-E-L I. And then you can find me on Instagram. It's Kelly Davis One, and I just post a lot of content, inspiring content. That's what I'm about. I'm gonna post something that hopefully will make you feel better and brighter.

SPEAKER_01 33:47

Awesome. And what's the name of your podcast?

SPEAKER_00 33:50

It's Untold Miracles, and you can listen to it wherever you can listen to podcasts. But one of my favorite guests was Robin Roberts from Good Morning America, Mark Cuban. Very inspiring conversation. It's crazy how he became a billionaire, but I love how he is using his money to help other people. If you're not familiar with what he's doing with pharmaceutical and trying to make it more affordable for people right now, like he just wants to make the world a better place. Adam Mine is one of my favorite people. He was hit by a cement truck when he was 11 years old and had 25 surgeries at our children's hospital in Omaha. Doctors said he wouldn't walk. But after two years, he's a very famous actor. But what I love is we're doing hospital visits with him, and he can be an inspiration for these kiddos who don't have any hope. Hey, he was there. He gets it, he was in their shoes. So, anyway, it's just lots of fun stories with celebrities about the miracles in their life.

SPEAKER_01 34:40

Wow. Oh my gosh. All the miracles that you have just told us today, like they will be percolating in my heart, in my soul, in my work for eternity. So thank you for sharing that. And to all our listeners, definitely go follow along, reach out, and maybe there's a child you're meant to go help. It might be the person right in front of you today at the coffee shop, right? Each one of us can turn and share in the miracle of this thing called life right now. That's like my biggest takeaway from this time with you, Kelly. And I'm just so, so moved. So thank you so much for joining us today.

SPEAKER_00 35:24

Well, I feel truly honored to be connected to your audience, to you, and I'm just so excited for your next book that you have coming out. And I'm so excited for people that get to use your programs, that get to be a part of your world and what you're doing because it's pretty miraculous. We didn't get to talk about horses, all the things, but my horse growing up was lucky. Lucky, my best friend.

SPEAKER_01 35:50

Oh my gosh. Yeah, we'll have to go deep on lucky another time. And I will share a little bit more about my book and about the podcast that dropped today when we go stream live and like make a little lead magnet. But since you mentioned it and for video, shameless plug, wings of purpose technically comes out a week from Friday. Oh my god. But I have the first five copies here. We're doing our book launch at the Ward Hotel, where it's all the authors, which you probably know. Historical.

SPEAKER_00 36:17

Yeah, super fun. I have a little book. Your little books are hard to write. So I'm looking at your big book on the wall, and I'm like, there's a lot of love right there.

SPEAKER_01 36:29

Oh girl, I'm so touched. This one is just one chapter, and my chapter is on page 111 if you're into manifesting and all those things.

SPEAKER_00 36:36

So I am I am so into yes.

SPEAKER_01 36:39

My last book, The Adventure Paradox, it was definitely a labor of love and birthing a book baby. And I get messages all the time that it's changed people's lives and helped them move through to their next great calling. So that's what makes it all worth it. You know what I mean? Is realizing that the work you've done is really helping another in this moment. So all right, love you, dear. I hope we get to rendezvous and do something together one of these days here in the Jackson Hole area or somewhere on the planet. And listeners, if you loved this, please be sure to share it with a friend. Subscribe and follow along. We have more good stuff coming. Thank you so much. Until we meet again. Adventure on me today, everyone.