Tag: pain
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It’s An All-World Problem
Crises are part of life. No one anywhere is immune from suffering. Calamity isn’t limited to groups based on gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or borders, nor is it relegated to one part of the world. These are all-world problems, issues that will influence our lives no matter where or how we live. Situations whose…
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Play On!
Soccer has been a family passion since my kids were first introduced to the beautiful game years ago. All of them played; each found a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in the team effort. My job was to cheer my kids with all the affirmation and hefty decibel level I could muster. The enjoyment continues…
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Stop And Smell The Hope
One of novelist Rita Mae Brown’s characters in her 1983 novel, “Sudden Death”, made the statement, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Repeated actions, with no change, typically bring the same results. Adults get this. Children, however, are different. There is a beautiful naivete in the very…
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When Do I Need To Say ‘Enough’?
In life, I’m not a quick learner. I miss the obvious, don’t listen to the wisdom of those around me, and often find I’m unobservant with what needs to be seen. Lessons that need to be learned take more time with this method. And contribute much more frustration. I threw my back out sometime last…
Tip of My Iceberg 