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Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself. – Saint Francis de Sales I have had many great teachers who have tried to teach me the virtue of patience. Two of the best instructors and taskmasters have been bipolar disorder and cerebellitis. I believe wholeheartedly with St. Francis; the lessons must begin…
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross I have met, have known, and have loved some of these “most beautiful people.” They have made me laugh; they have made me cry;…
Courage is knowing what not to fear. – Plato Sometimes, for me, the pursuit of this knowledge seems eternal. When I was a young child, Fear liked to play with me. He made strange noises at night and pretended to be a monster hiding under my bed; he disguised himself as my mother when she…
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. – Baruch Spinoza Hope and Fear were childhood friends; they followed me everywhere…they still do! Hope was the one who encouraged me to try new things, to let go of the past when it was holding me back, and to persevere in…