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About Me

I think I've made some pretty amazing changes to my life over the years. And... I am not saying I was on a downward spiral or anything like that. I was just Moving Forward. I asked the most beautiful person I have ever met to be my wife. And she said YES. Believe it or not. Ya know, some of you knew me when I was quiet, shy, and not very outgoing. That is the "old" Nick. I am currently marketing a book I wrote about the one experience I will never be able to escape. The one moment I once thought had taken away all the possibility and all my ability. I had a bad attitude. That's all it was. That experience has given me more than I can possibly begin to describe and I can't see my life without it. It has taught me that, "Life is and always will be about Personal Relationships." Everyday we have the opportunity to influence others for the greater good of the world. My purpose is to share my experience with anyone and everyone willing to receive it. This is just the beginning! My purpose is to inspire others through a message of hope and that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE if you BELIEVE.

My Interests

Faith. Family. Friends. Creating Possibilities. Fitness. Landmark Education. Music.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone! I love meeting people. I want to meet other adversity thrivers!!! I want to engage in meaningful relationships and conversations. I want to share my life with others.Also...Check out MAYDAY (Embassy). If you like alternative rock, you'll love these guys. They are unbelievable, and their sound and lyrics truly are amazing.

Music:

MAYDAY (Embassy), Jonny Lang, U2, 3 Doors Down, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, Jeanette Thulin, Jonathan Thulin, No Doubt, Aerosmith, Garth Brooks, James Blunt, Jimmy Eat World

Movies:

The Replacements, Superman, Pay it Forward, The Notebook, Zoolander, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Signs, Serendipity, Remember the Titans, Meet Joe Black, The Green Mile, Jerry Maguire, Pulp Fiction, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Napoleon Dynamite, Coach Carter, Finding Forrester, The Birdcage, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Tin Cup, Man Without a Face, I am sam, Dumb and Dumber, Boys n' the Hood, Regarding Henry, Good Will Hunting, Rain Man, HookRocky Balboa - When Life Hits You

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Television:

Seinfeld, Scrubs, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, CSI, Cold Case, Without a Trace

Books:

23: Time to Choose (Dennen23.com), Help Yourself (Dave Pelzer), The Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren), Quiet Strength (Tony Dungy), In an Instant (Bob Woodruff), When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Harold Kushner), The Power of Attitude (Mac Anderson), I am the Central Park Jogger (Trisha Meili), Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all small stuff (Richard Carlson), The Five People You Meet in Heaven/Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom), Miles To Go Before I Sleep ((Jackie Pflug), Beethoven Factor (Paul Pearsall), Living Your Chosen Eulogy (Kian Dwyer), The Power of Now (Eckhart Toll), Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments (Kent Keith), The Lord is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-Third Psalm (Harold Kushner), Swim With the Shark Without Being Eaten Alive (Harvey Mackay), Self Matters (Dr. Phil), Meditations on Brain Injury (Mike Strand), No Excuses (Kyle Maynard), 1984/Animal Farm (George Orwell), The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)

Heroes:

My parents, Dr. Anita Kozan, Superman, St. Luke's ICU, Sister Kenny, Dave Pelzer, Kyle Maynard, Nick Vujicic, Jacqui Saburido, Trisha Meili, Aron Ralston, Joey Carlson, Mike Strand, Dustin Carter

My Blog

Sundays Easter Message...Nicks speech

Greetings! Yesterday went great. And for one of my first speaking events, I thought it went great. It should be on my website sometime soon, but I think you can go to www.Meadowonlin...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:33:00 PST

Final Church Speech

After that clip aired on WCCO news on October 23 of last year, Pastor John emailed me with his idea of doing a series on the number 23. I thought that was pretty awesome, wanting me to come on E...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:27:00 PST

Faith message...Meadow Spring Community Church, March 23rd

..TR> 23 Story& Intro Thanks to John and Dave and Meadow Springs for giving me the chance to share my experience with all of you here. It is such an awesome feeling to be up ...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:20:00 PST

Brain Injury Conference

..> ..> Below is a rough copy of my presentation I will give on April 17th in St. Cloud at the brain injury conference at the civic center. If you have any ideas or suggestions, ...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:13:00 PST

Faith & Prayers

..> "Real Faith" When real faith is stretched it doesn't break When real faith is pressed it doesn't fail When real faith is distressed it doesn't panic When real fa...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:37:00 PST

Revised Edition...

..> 2 Corinthians ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is tempo...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:56:00 PST

Inspirational, great lessons

This is off of Elaine-Ms. Cyprah's page, and it is truly inspiring. Her profile is great. Check her out! 12 LESSONS IN LIFE To LAUGH is to risk appearing a fool; To WEEP is to risk...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:38:00 PST

The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

..> So I just finished reading The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle, and before I write anything remotely close to my own feelings, I thought it would be best to quote some of Tolle's more meani...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:12:00 PST

Focus on Faith, Thisweek Newspaper article

Focus on Faith: Finding God helps lead author down altruistic path Posted: 4/27/07 by Derrick WilliamsThisweek Newspapers College can offer one slippery slope after another. Just ask Nick Dennen. "...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:29:00 PST

When Life Hits...

Rocky Balboa's message to his son in the movie. It is a great message. Rocky says, "And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a b...
Posted by Nicholas P. on Mon, 14 May 2007 09:21:00 PST