This is the last of a seven part interview about self-advocate Tim Harris and Ashten Mizell's friendship. In this episode Ashten wanted to share just how important Tim's friendship was to her as a vulnerable freshman in high school. Their extraordinary friendship is now twenty years old. Tim Harris is famous for being the first person with Down syndrome to own a restaurant. Ashten Mizell does not have a disability.
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This is the last of a seven part interview about self-advocate Tim Harris and Ashten Mizell's friendship. In this episode Ashten wanted to share just how important Tim's friendship was to her as a vulnerable freshman in high school. Their extraordinary friendship is now twenty years old. Tim Harris is famous for being the first person with Down syndrome to own a restaurant. Ashten Mizell does not have a disability.
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Hello, My name is Greta Harrison. Welcome to Born Fabulous Podcast Episode seven of Season two The theme of this season is Changing the world one friendship at a time. You will hear interviews with best friends. One person happens to have a disability, and the other does not. This episode is the seventh and last part of my interview with Tim Harris and his best friend, Ash. In my Cell. Tim is famous for owning Tombs Place, a restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and hugs. Tim is now a successful keynote speaker. He is 34 loves to travel and values his numerous friendships in a unique way. Tim has down syndrome. Ash in My Cell is 33. She's a proud wife and mother of three young Children. You will also hear that she's a very good friend. This episode features Ashton's honest and raw feelings from the start of their her friendship with Tim. Now please enjoy the short clip of Love is a potion. The lyrics are by Melissa Regio, who was the focus of episodes one through four in Season one. The music and voice are by Rachel Fuller.
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Okay, I just wanted to add one final thing one final thought that I think people could look at Tim and eyes friendship and think that I helped Tim in all of these ways. Or I helped him get Tau, um, kind of where he happened to go and different things that happened in his life. And But I just want people to know that our friendship truly is mutually beneficial. Tim has helped me, Um, the same or more that I've may have helped him. Um, I think that when I met him, I was this really insecure little freshman girl. And, um, you know, I was so worried about what people thought about me and the clothes I was wearing. And if I was cool enough and if I fit in and I remember when I met Tim, he made me feel like all of that went away. You know, Tim didn't care what I looked like. He didn't care what my hairstyle, woz or what clothes I wore or if I was cool enough. Tim truly looked at my heart, and, um, all of that just disappear. It Tim doesn't see people for the clothes they're wearing, or, um, you know what? They may look like truly and so being a high school girl, I can tell you that completely changed my entire life. And because when you're in high school, people can be mean and it's hard and all you want to do is fit in. But when I had Tim by my side, I instantly felt I felt like I said it. And so my confidence, um, I can truly tell you came from 10 during those hard teenage high school years, and Tim provided that for me. And so I feel like Tim has changed my life in that way by giving me that that confidence and that insecurity. And then they had always disappeared when I was with Tim. And that still is true today. You know, Tim doesn't care what I wear, what I look like, and that's what I think is so magical. And that's what I want. People did truly here. Um, when I say that you never know who's gonna come into your life, you never know who God may bring into your life, and they may look different than you. And in our humanness, we tend to see people for what they look like or what their clothes look like. Or maybe wear their hair is like. But I would have heard you look at them like Tim looks it. You'll see them for their heart. And you never know what that person might be able to do for you and in you and in your life. And so I just encourage you be elected. Look at people who, like Tim, looks that people look at people for their heart. And, um and you may it may just completely change your entire life because I know for Tim he provided that, um, confidence and that assurance that maybe I didn't have, and I feel like we were mutually beneficial in that area. He provided the acceptance for me, and I may have provided that acceptance for him, but it was truly, um, magical. So that's all I want to Dad. Thank you. E know Ashton, that is really powerful. And I think it's just No, it's so important. And I was driving home thinking I don't think I don't know if I said that or not, but I just remember, you know, being this high school girl was so hard, you know, and and people are so judgmental and so mean. But I'm not kidding when I tell you like I got in the car puts him and it was just all that disappeared. And any time I was working with him and you know, you live in this world is a high school kid, and Tim just provides this like safe place. I don't know how to explain it, but I just remember thinking, and that's how it is always when I'm with him. Like all those things, all the worries in the world kind of disappear. And I just wish more people could look at at the world like truly like Tim does. Like Matt said, like Look at Tim. Like Tim Lex, Matt does. And I know I share that like a little bit like I feel like Tim lives the world with, like, these love glasses on and like, I wish I had like heart glasses. But that's truly how I view tip is like looking. Maybe I'll find some. I should get some and like take a picture of Tim where remember something cause truly that is how he looks at the world is like through these heart glasses like look at the world through love and I wish that's how more people view the world. So maybe I'll have to get him to take a picture with look awesome, because truly that is, that's Tim. And that's how I feel like our our world would be so much better people. You the world like Kim does Tim for president. I love it. I love it, I love it. And I don't think you realize how powerful. What you just said is because you're right, school is hard and it's getting harder. You know, you have to worry about the bullying and the violence and all the things going on. So So what you said is so powerful. Just thank you for sharing that. Yeah, I had to. I was driving home and I'm like, I didn't communicate that the way I wanted to because, like, you know, with Matt and I, especially during High School Ministry, and bring around these kids, it's like way scene like suicide rates and anxiety are just like through the roof is so sad and the world that we live in. And so I just wish Yeah, I I would felt so lucky like I had that safety net of thio in my life. Like I wish everything could have that, you know, And, um but I think we could if we all just treated each other with more love in the way that tin does. So anyway, I love it. But I thank you. So thank you so much. You, The friendship that you guys share is truly, truly unique and special and a gift to you all. But it's also a gift to the world. Which is why our theme is making the world better. One friendship at a time. Right? Right, right, right. Okay. Thank you so fast. And I'm gonna give you credit. You Thank you
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for listening to Born Fabulous podcast. Seventh episode of Season two. I hope you enjoyed it and want to hear more. If you would like to see this episode, it's available on YouTube and on born fabulous podcast dot com The friendship between Tim and Ashton is a joy to see as well as here. In Episode eight, You will meet Born This Way stars Sean McElwee and Sean Cuevas. Sean McElwee has down syndrome. Sean Cuevas does not have a disability. Both Shawn's air. Funny, cool and sweet. Their friendship was featured on TV, and you will hear much more to see some photos and videos of Tim and Ashton or to sign up for our email list, please go to www dot born fabulous podcast dot com. Police. Like a song Facebook, Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube channel. We're also on contrast. I'd be honored if you would leave a review on apple podcasts. Now please enjoy this clip of love. It's a potion. Well, the lyrics are by Melissa Regio, who was the focus of episodes one through four in Season one. The music and voice are by Rachel Fuller.
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