Chris Rock said, “I have had horrible cars, because I never had money, so I’d always end up broken down on the highway. When I stood there trying to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But when I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help […]
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Before my injury, I used to run alongside a creek, located deep inside a gulch. These runs changed my life because, one day, nature awakened me beyond the influence of any mortal soul I have ever encountered. On this particular day, as I was running, I was observing the characteristics of water and it’s […]
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“Friends show their true colors in times of need; and not in times of happiness.” -Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann When my injury first I became surrounded by strangers, relatives, and came out of the woodworks offering unlimited support saying, “If there is anything I can do for you, please, let me know.” Talk is […]
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When you think you know everything, your mind tends to close off, you are no longer open to new ideas, and you begin to boast about everything that you do know and do less examining about what you don’t. Additionally, when you think that you know everything, you tend to lack empathy for others, and […]
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Ronald Alder said, Looking out looking in, “Empathy involves feeling and experiencing another person’s situation, almost as they do. This ability is so important that some researches have labeled empathy the most important aspect of communication competence.” I think the failure, or refusal, to cooperate with people who have different attitudes, values, beliefs, and physiological […]
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“As the bullet went in one side of my brain and out the other, chances of recovery full function was minimal. In life we have two choices, go up hill or go downhill. We can take the easy way out and spiral down or we can work hard, charge up hill, and overcome barriers that […]
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When you think you know everything, your mind tends to close off, you are no longer open to new ideas, and you begin to boast about everything that you do know and do less examining about what you don’t. Additionally, when you think that you know everything you tend to lack empathy for others and […]
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