Frankly, my height or lack thereof never bothered me much. Although there is no doubt that it has contributed to a certain mental toughness. I've made the most of the head start one gains from being underestimated.
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Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
At the turn from our bedroom into the hallway, there is an old full-length mirror in a wooden frame. I can't help but catch a glimpse of myself as I pass. Turning fully toward the glass, I consider what I see. This reflected version of myself, wet, sh
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Listening to people espouse beliefs different from mine is informative, not threatening, because the only thing that can alter my worldview is a new and undeniable truth.
Do the right thing, and then do the next right thing, and that will lead you to the next right thing after that.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
Sure, it may be one step forward and two steps back, but after a time with Parkinson's, I've learned that what is important is making that step count.
You suffer the blow, but you capitalize on the opportunity left in its wake.
Optimism is a cure for many things.
The only unavailable choice was whether or not to have Parkinson's. Everything else was up to me.
Every failure I have considered my own, but every success has been shared.
The purpose that you wish to find in life, like a cure you seek, is not going to fall from the sky. I believe purpose is something for which one is responsible; it's not just divinely assigned.