It's Not in the Fall; It's in the Gettin' Up!

Sometimes I complain about the challenges of my life - I wish I had a better job, I wish I had more money, I want that, I wish this was better, why couldn't it just be easier? Then, I always meet someone whose tragedies make my hardships seem so diminutive.?

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Have you ever met someone who has been through enough emotional, physical, mental, and psychological anguish to last three lifetimes?? And somehow, they put it all in perspective and move forward with a positive sense of purpose and direction.?

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Such warriors deserve all the joy that comes their way.? I don’t know how they survived whatever it was they survived--- life-threatening accidents, catastrophic disabilities, divorce, abuse, unexpected death.? I’m not even sure they could all share just how they overcame.

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But they did overcome.? And that in itself, is more than enough inspiration.? If only I lived each day with a similar resolve, a determined focus, and a willing heart.? Then, maybe I will discover that happiness is really just right around the corner, waiting for me to simply make that turn.

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“If success is getting up one more time than I fall, then I’m not worried about the fall.? I just wanna get up.”

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