Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome." -Fannie Flagg "Hey, you're really taking it like a champ. I'm impressed." My stepdad's words stayed with me as he walked out of the room after the NCAA championship game Monday night, my face not in …
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With My Heart: The Lesson(s) of 2015
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. How you deal with it is what makes the difference." - Virginia Satir "Meg, it's perfectly normal to feel a little out of sorts. You've been overseas for a month on your own. I can't imagine being gone that long!" I …
Thankful
Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it's beautiful. But most of the time, it's both. -Lana Lang My legs, back, and glute muscles were numb, frozen mostly by the anesthetic shot given prior to the steroid injections. I still had no idea if those steroid injections would finally bring relief to the sciatic …
The Chasm
There are moments that mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts -- before this, and after this." - Fallen Aftermath. It seemed a fitting song to define the months following my father's death, and how appropriate that the band responsible for …
Lessons for Living: Keeping My Dad with Me Part II
Keep the earth below my feet For all my sweat, my blood runs weak Let me learn from where I have been Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn." - Mumford & Sons, Below My Feet Am I forgetting him? With nearly two years gone since my dad's death, I found myself asking this …
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