Life Without Arms / George Dennehy

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Life Without Arms is a short documentary about George Dennehy. The story outlines George's journey from depression and anxiety to a life of joy and hope. As a single father, speaker and musician, George is passionate about bringing hope and inspiration to those who are struggling in their own lives. He is working on a new music project that he believes will do just that. Your contributions and support of this project will help bring George's message of healing and victory to the world.
My name is George Dennehy. I'm 23 years old, I live right here in Richmond, VA with my 3 year old son. His name is Landon. I was born in Romania. I was born without arms. Straight from birth, I was given up to an orphanage and I was in this orphanage for about 3 years. And in this orphanage, I was cast away and left alone because of my difference, because of my disability. I was kind of looked down upon. It wasn't a very good situation at all.
I was adopted at the age of 3 by my family now. Growing up without arms and with this disability, going through middle school and high school, I faced a lot of struggles. My life would kind of turn out to be one big struggle and one big fear of doubt and never feeling like I'm good enough, always thinking that I could be better, should be better and wondering if I am here for any kind of purpose. Just living without hope for so long.
See, I was bullied a lot in school and I was picked on, and beaten down on and made fun of so much for not having arms, and being different from everybody else. It brought me to a really point in my life where I felt very alone and I felt really depressed and angry, and just sad all the time. Always wishing that I was born just like everybody else. I hated being different, I hated who I was. I didn't want to look myself in the mirror because I was just so ashamed of who I was.
I remember I would get made fun of in middle school for eating because I eat with my feet. Kids would make fun of me at lunch. Eventually, it got to me so much that I just stopped eating lunch all together at school because I was just so ashamed of the way I eat.
I lived in this dark shadow of hopelessness for a couple years. It took me a while to begin to change my thought process and begin to change my perception of life and my own life. Eventually, I just made the choice.
And it really is a choice. It really is a choice of saying, "You know what, there are things in life that you just can't control." There's things that happen, you're born a certain way. The only choice that we do have is how we're going to respond to those things that happen to us, or the things that we're born with.
That's the choice that we have. Whether we decide that we're going to make the best of our situation, or we're going to groan and complain. That's on us.
And for me, eventually I got to the point where I decided I just gotta move forward no matter what happens, no matter what I go through. Despite being born without arms, I have passions. I have things that I want to accomplish, dreams that I want to reach. Things that I love to do, one of those things including music.
It was music that was my crutch during this time. I really began to just immerse myself in songwriting, immerse myself in playing guitar, playing piano, because that's the place I could go where I felt like I mattered. It's the place I could go where I really felt like I belonged somewhere doing something.
And that's what doing music means to me. It's a place of hope, it's a place of refuge. It's a place for me to get my message across that you can do anything that you set your mind to. That the only real thing that can get in our way is ourselves.
Releasing this new music and these new songs that I'm so excited to come out with, my hope and my mission is that it just reaches people and inspires people to maybe take a step in their own mind. Maybe they're going through something that's been holding them back for so long and if my music, these songs can help them take the next step in their own pursuit of their own dreams, then...mission accomplished.

[@austinroymusic]

You are the freaking man bro!! Such an inspiration!

[@ThatArmlessGuy]

Thank you Austin!

[@torib1429]

So inspirational!! Keep doing you 😊

[@ThatArmlessGuy]

Thank you Tori! I'm so glad you were inspired!

[@alfredsnyder4]

My Favorite Quote From Him Is From His TED Talk "When I Was Your Age I Didn't Eat My Vegetables" I Think That Was Funny.

[@sabrina1985]

Hi Michael, you shouldnt shame you for who you are. And i get youre anger and depression for the strugles you had. And i can only day to you you are perfect the way you are. And maybe Some things arent easy for you but hey ive got all my limbs, and my eyes and my hearing and i am strugle too. Be who you are you are a good, Hansom man and father and thats the most important thing. Love sabrina

[@Garden..of..eden7]

He just came to my school, so inspirational! I was crying because I have muscular dystrophy and I feel alone, but he made me feel loved

[@meditationrelaxingmusic1035]

God bless you ! you are a blessing for me!

[@ismewhat1234]

You are amazing great personality amazing skills beautiful family. sorry you got bullied in school that is the worst ever. Wish I went to school with you we could have been great friends.God bless you. amazing video bro 👼🙏😇

[@mt_29a]

Just found your channel after seeing your adoption video on Facebook and I’ve got to say I love your content!

[@ThatArmlessGuy]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot. I appreciate the support.

[@debitolar3143]

Very Inspiring, Thank you ❤

[@Angie121279]

You are Awesome! The only choice we have is how we respond.

[@georgerose1315]

WOW! do i dare complain again?!