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Author Archives: joanneeddy
Finding the Infinite – A Lesson on Seeing God Blindly
“Questioning Life and Destiny and Truth, I sought the dark and labyrinthine Sphinx, Who spake to me this strange and wondrous thing: “Concealment only lies in blinded eyes, And God alone can see the Form of God.” I sought to … Continue reading
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Tagged Answers about life, Blindness and sight, destiny, Finding God, Finding the infinite, God, Hamlet, Hera, Oedipus, Paul on the road to Damascus, Questioning life and death, Running from destiny, Searching for God, Seeing God, Seeing with blind eyes, the Sphinx, There is no Spoon
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Dancing with a Limp, A Lesson on Grief and Healing – For Linda
“Your broken heart…doesn’t seal back up….but…you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.” Anne Lamott “The darker the night, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Cancer, cancer risks for hysterectomy, Dancing with a Limp, Good grief, grief, grief and healing, Jennifer Levitz, laparoscoptic hysterectomy, Leimylosarcoma, leukemia, Light the Night, Light the Night walk for cancer, Linda Interlichia, loss, lymphoma, Morcellator, risks of using morcellation, Running from grief, sarcoma, Searching for God in grief, surgery for fibroids, The deeper the grief the closer is God, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Deadly Medicine Series
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The Silly Old Ant – A Lesson on Gratitude and Hope
Next time you’re found, with your chin on the ground There a lot to be learned, so look around Just what makes a silly old ant Think he’ll move a rubber tree plant Anyone knows an ant, can’t Move a rubber tree … Continue reading
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Tagged A Lesson on Gratitude and Hope, an attitude of gratitude, Coping, coping with pain, coping with trauma, Dr. Robert Emmons, Gratitude, Greater Good Science Center, health and attitude, health benefits of gratitude, health benefits of positive attitude, High Hopes, hope, questions to ask when bad thinks occur, Sinatra
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Just Visiting – Lessons from Monopoly
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe,to learn, to grow, to LOVE… and then we return home.” – Aborigine philosophy Do you like Monopoly? It was one of … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled – A Lesson on What Makes a Difference
Two roads diverged in the wood, and I – I took the road less traveled by and that made all the difference. Artistic video of Frost’s Poem by QuestionVerum2010 Beautifully read, stunning pictures Two roads diverged in a yellow … Continue reading
Finding the Door – A Lesson on Exploring the Opportunity in a Crisis
“Bad things do happen. How I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from … Continue reading
Life is What You Make It – A Lesson From Groundhog Day
“Your present circumstances do not determine where you go. They merely determine where you start.” Nido Qubein “You must take personal responsibility. You can’t change circumstances, the season, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have … Continue reading
Character Beyond Success – A Lesson from Caroline
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through the experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller “Bad things happen; how I respond to them defines my character and … Continue reading
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Tagged "only through trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened", Achievement, Character, character is more than success, Grit, Helen Keller, On turning suffering into success, St. Baldrick's Foundation, Succeeding through character, Wake County Spotlight Award
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Character – On Having What It Takes to Succeed
“Hardwork spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Sam Ewing Woody Allen apparently coined the quotation, “90% of success is showing up.” Although BrainyQuote … Continue reading
Candles in the Window
“From earliest times to the present, home has always been more than a simple shelter from the elements. Home also represents family and loved ones as well as a place where its members are always welcome. What could be more … Continue reading
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