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Along for the Ride
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away...(unkown) • Go With The Flow • Thyroid Support Group
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Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
of my herniated L4/5 disc ... and nearly 6 months of slight depression, frustration, anger and oh yeah twice weekly physical therapy. As a nurse, I lifted an overweight patient (she was about to slide off the bed). I felt a 'pop' and there was my herniated disc. I had right leg muscle weaknesses, sciatica and muscle spasms all over my back. I wasn't even allowed to swim Not even thinking of running ... Why this post? I worked through all these internal mental issues of how someone else's obesity changed my life. Yes, I am better and back to running, but the back will never be the same. I can feel it and need to be aware of the changes every day. It might get real bad again down the road ... But this is not a pity-party for Gabriele. Kudos to all of you who stay physically active! To those who want to lose those 10-100 pounds and work hard for it! To those who encourage others to to the same! I will celebrate having overcome this very hard time in my life with a nice 7 mile run and the fact that I myself have lost 10 pounds since then. Let's fight America's epidemic obesity and increasing inactivity by being role models ourselves!
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson