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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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“Some days it’s just not worth gnawing through the straps.”
Emo Phillips
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6 Reactions@dbeshears1 Thank you for this timeless reminder.”Take a look at yourself and then make a change.” My loving wife of 54 years sometime tease me about looking back at my successes. I ‘m a blessed man and had some good successes. But I have had some colossal failures too. One of my thoughts is “Don’t rehearse the hurts”. Life is to short and sweet!
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8 Reactions...that's me: unhappy!
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2 ReactionsThe Train of Life
At birth we board the train and meet our parents We believe they will always travel by our side; however, at some station our parents will step down from the train.
Throughout our life, other people will board the train and some will be significant (e.g., our siblings, friends, children and even the love of our life). Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will vacate their seats unnoticed. This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos and goodbyes.
Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.
The mystery to everyone is that we do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive and offer the best of who we are.
It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty, we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life without us.
I wish you a joyful journey for the remaining years on your train of life. Reap success, give lots of love and be happy. Be grateful and make the best of your journey. Thank you for being one of the passengers on my train. --Author Unknown
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3 ReactionsCarry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
Princess Diana
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11 ReactionsGiving is its own reward.
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5 Reactions"Like a kidney stone, this too shall pass."
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9 ReactionsYou can't judge a book by it's cover
and my old Nan's version: You can't tell a sausage by its skin !
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5 ReactionsThere is one thing I keep in mind and have said a couple times, that I'm not old, I've just been here longer. Clearly to someone younger of course.
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6 Reactions"You can put up with anything** for 5 minutes."
(or 10, or 15 minutes- whatever works for you in that moment.)
My therapist helped me develop this phrase to use:
when I am stuck and can't get motivated to do anything/
when my head is in a whirl and I can't decide what to do next/
when I am afraid to tackle a problem/task (e.g., opening medical bills).
I have had a lot of irrational anxiety post-Covid. This phrase has helped me cope.
* * I do NOT use this to deal with chronic pain. It works ok with short-term pain, like an injection or blood draw.
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