Tag: Perspective
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How to Accept the Cards You are Dealt
Why are we dealt different cards in life? How do you accept the cards you are dealt? What can we do if we don’t like the cards we are dealt? How many times have you asked yourself this question: “Why them and not me?” I am not an expert card player so I do not…
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A Lesson On Living from Stuart Scott
I am not going to lie. My first reaction to Stuart Scott’s passing was “he didn’t deserve to die.” I didn’t venture far enough to blame God, but I was initially baffled. But he fought so hard with such fortitude and faith. If anyone deserved to beat cancer, didn’t he? I thought about his ESPN…
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Life is a Picture-Perfect Puzzle
“Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it’s not. It’s all about getting rid of the darkness you’ve accumulated.” – Carolyn Crane I posted this quote a few weeks ago, but I had to revisit it because it presents such a different perspective on happiness as we know it. Let me begin by…
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What I Learned About Myself From My Response to Weather
As I sat at my computer, with strong winds and rain determined to burst through my window, I thought about all the people that were likely very angry that it was rainy and cold in Boston in April after such a beautiful summer-like spring day. Little did they know Mother Nature was to serve up two inches of…
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Racism in Fifty Words
Dreaming. Walking. Running. Falling. Running. Dreaming. Then, I feel the bump as racism steps into me, the blood dripping as racism clips my heel but never my wings. Back on track, I learned that I must run both looking to the left and the right and always over my shoulder. *** Racism is still real. These are the silent words…
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