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Inspiring Yourself
If you’re reading this, you are a survivor. Yay, you!
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In Spite Of, Not Because Of
I have heard a lot of amazing stories of survival over the years.
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We Will Survive
A longtime reader and friend made a very simple and yet extremely profound point the other day. She said, “We are all descended from survivors.” Wow. Yet another epiphany of the obvious! Think about it. Every single direct branch of your family tree consists of someone who survived long enough to pass on his or…
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Just One Step Ahead
I don’t think I’d be very good at chess, even if I found someone with the patience to teach me how to play. I find it very hard to strategize. Thinking 3 steps ahead seems to confound me. If I were on Survivor, I’d be the first one voted off the island. Having said that,…
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Post Surgery, You’re Still You
Back in 2013, I wrote a blog entry entitled, “Where are YOU Located?” In it I talked about how I basically think of myself as residing somewhere behind my eyes, and that my body is kind of the vehicle I ride around in. I still think that way the vast majority of the time. But…
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It’s Not the Situation, but How You Cope With It.
A friend recently posted this on Facebook: I had never really thought of this! But it’s true. A potato definitely copes with boiling water differently than an egg does. This is the case with many things: The sun will melt ice but harden clay. If you drop a turtle into a pond it will swim…
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Sister, the One-Legged Pelican
Every drawbridge seems to have a mascot. You’ll just have to take my word for it. On this particular bridge, our mascot is a Brown Pelican that I’ve named Sister. She sleeps on our fender system every night, and she’s definitely not a morning person. Long after other pelicans are up and harassing the fishermen…