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Making Me Great Again

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  • Towards “RETURN TO WORK” goal : there have been two moments of REVELATION in my recent journey with GBM (**) in 2023. Oddly, the first was not January 5 : My first brain seizure day, nor January 11 : the brain surgery.No, the first was while SCHEDULING the radiation + chemotherapy treatments on 2/10/23… I

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  • FaceBook Post from Feb 28, 2023 @ 7a Pacfic As month 2 with GBM (my brain cancer) winds down, it is evident my body has recovered from the corticosteroid I was taking… yesterday (including last night) I was asleep about 65% of the day! it’s bittersweet, though, since the 5-hour nights also came with anti-inflammatory

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  • The turtle and the elephant

    Alternate title : how time goes by The turtle   here i m So close to the earth , feeling old and slow Far off in vision I can 4c it, my impending end Melancholy? No, only resigned  The vision is a dark spot. The dark spot slowly growing and becoming familar, becoming destiny. The

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  • Laying it down

    My birthday is SEP 08. So why would it be that my Mother calls me the morning of SEP 09 so she could “be the first to one to wish my Happy Birthday on my REAL birthday?”. She’s kind of a loon, but I suppose after 5 strokes that’s can be expected. What I did

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  • Thoughts return

    fear The inescapable truth flashes through my body and I realize I am with fear. Am I worthy? Am I adequate? Is all that I see or seem but a dream within a dream?  What is it about my mind, body, or soul that regenerates these illusory states?  Where has my ego fled which protects

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  • Near pain

    I am leaning against the rail at a bus stop, about a yard in from the curb, when the razor-edge of a bus mirror passes within inches of my face. My head jerks up to see the rest of the bus still bearing down on me  ! I start to feel my stool loosen as

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  • My favorite shade of blue

    Table for one So long here waiting for you Guess you Must’ve had something better;to do Wrapped up in my favorite shade of blue ————————————————————– Woke up this morning In a state of grace I’m leavn the streets of Chicago Headn to LA Woke up this morningj My hand to God Was in bed with

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  • Practice is putting love into the music and performance is sending that love to the listener. https://ssljscdn.airbrake.io/0.3/airbrake.min.js

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  • Colin Powell quote

    Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

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  • John Maxwell quote

    A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. John C. Maxwell Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johncmaxw391398.html#mm4FflBExvRFL1u7.99

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  • Every little post …

    If it serves to sparkle my communications, my written communication skills has some measure of merit. This one? Not so sure! Written early August 2015 – as I was diligently attempting to run up to 100 days of blog posting

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  • Aging with Grace

    acceptance Gratitude Joy and Fun Are these qualities at odds with discipline , focus, and steadfastness?

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