Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale I have always wanted to be healthy. I have always wanted to respond to hard times in a positive way. I have always wanted to grow spiritually. But I decided…
Read MoreI’m getting questions about how I’m handling my news/illness emotionally—as though grief ought to be tidily boxed to one side or apparent always. Neither. Some think I oughtn’t make my way to each moment, glad or if I am glad I must no be accepting what I’ve been told: likely no way out of an…
Read MoreThe difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. If you should ask me what my flaws are, I can rattle off twenty or thirty with little thought involved. However, if you should ask my what my strengths are, it would be with great difficulty that I…
Read MoreDon’t be afraid to give yourself everything you’ve ever wanted. It is very easy for me to set aside my own wants and needs in the face of what I consider to be the “greater good.” If others’ chores aren’t completed, I do them – even if I have other things I need to…
Read MoreBeing a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one’s own governing philosophy. Tom Clancy, “The Hunt for Red October” When I saw this quote, I thought, “Bingo!” This is one of my truths in my life. Before program, I bemoaned my life and my place in it. If…
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