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Do you have an inspiring or favorite quote to share?

Posted by Zebra @californiazebra, Jun 21, 2023

I'll start with three quotes from the very inspiring Helen Keller as noted in "Your Year of Healing" book by Amit Sood, MD:

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched -- they must be felt with the heart."

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

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Lagrange 5 | @lagrange5 | Jun 28, 2023
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“The only thing stronger than fear, is hope.”
Today is my 4th Rebirth Day with my bone marrow transplant. ☺️

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You are a Happy Badger.

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Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | Jun 28, 2023
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Anne,

Even though it's easier said than done, try embracing your body for the good it has given you, instead of fighting it. Try meditating on all those benefits that your physical body has provided to you. You may very well surprise yourself.

We know from personal experience that pain, physical limitations, and disabilities can be stressful. We may not be able to eliminate those things, but we can learn to manage them. That means accepting what we can't change and maximizing the rest. For example, you have a sense of humor, and laughter helps.

All of which brings me to another favorite quote:

Gravity doesn't care.

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Very helpful. I'm fifty years into a tiring disability, but I look at myself in the mirror and say hi to my body...that bore a child who is a marvelous woman, that is able to love, stretch, dance, cuddle...entertain a grand baby who thinks my saggy underarms are warm and reassuring. Love your quote which reminds me of the bumper sticker--Gravity: it's a good idea and it's the law!

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Debbie | @dbeshears1 | Jun 29, 2023
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“The only thing stronger than fear, is hope.”
Today is my 4th Rebirth Day with my bone marrow transplant. ☺️

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Happy rebirth day!

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Jun 29, 2023
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@mir123

Very helpful. I'm fifty years into a tiring disability, but I look at myself in the mirror and say hi to my body...that bore a child who is a marvelous woman, that is able to love, stretch, dance, cuddle...entertain a grand baby who thinks my saggy underarms are warm and reassuring. Love your quote which reminds me of the bumper sticker--Gravity: it's a good idea and it's the law!

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"No matter how old some people get, they never seem to lose their attractiveness. They merely move it from their faces to their hearts."

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Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | Jun 29, 2023
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@californiazebra

"No matter how old some people get, they never seem to lose their attractiveness. They merely move it from their faces to their hearts."

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What a lovely thought!

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annewoodmayo | @annewoodmayo | Jun 30, 2023
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@lagrange5

Anne,

Even though it's easier said than done, try embracing your body for the good it has given you, instead of fighting it. Try meditating on all those benefits that your physical body has provided to you. You may very well surprise yourself.

We know from personal experience that pain, physical limitations, and disabilities can be stressful. We may not be able to eliminate those things, but we can learn to manage them. That means accepting what we can't change and maximizing the rest. For example, you have a sense of humor, and laughter helps.

All of which brings me to another favorite quote:

Gravity doesn't care.

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Lagrange,
Thanks for the advice. I'll try to work on this "re-framing."
🙂

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Sheila | @lilmissrn | Jun 30, 2023

1."Beauty doesn't have a weight limit" And for Nurses-(which I am) 2." They may forget your name, but will never forget what you did for them".

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captboat | @captboat | Jun 30, 2023
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What a lovely attitude to share!

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“When you find the courage to look up HE will give you the strength to carry on.”
James W. Jackson ‘43

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Jul 1, 2023

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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paktoledo | @paktoledo | Jul 1, 2023
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"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I would rather Burn out, than to rust out! My own
Also, Life is what you make it. From a friend!

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