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Old 08-21-2014, 06:43 PM #11
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So sorry to hear about your ankle. I hope you rest and recover, and take it easy.
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I've been through so many "life lessons" it's unreal, if one more person tells me "Well, these things are sent to us a lesson" I'll scream, I'm all out of lessons, how about something good happening.

Just broke my ankle on Monday night falling down some steps while have a dizzy spell, not depressed about it though or upset, I'll deal with it and survive

I can see how someone would like the poem and that's absolutely fine but I just don't agree with what's being said, that's just me though, I can know I don't agree with it but don't ask me to explain as I can't out it in to words!!

If it helps someone though that's great.
Broken ankle? Poor you. I hope it heals quickly.
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There is a concept in business and many other arenas. One does not need to recognize the bad to be able to recognize and appreciate the good. They study the good. The simplest example is the Secret Service agents who work with counterfeit currency do not study the counterfeit examples. The study the legit examples. They know what the good stuff looks and feels like so the bad stuff is obvious.

We don't need to experience sorrow to recognize joy. For those of us who struggle with a flat affect, we may struggle to experience joy but often the last thing we need is to experience deep sorrow. We often live on the edge of sorrow most of the time.
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I see my post raised quite a ruckus. I'll share what it meant to me--in hopes you see the good intent not think it/i was saying we gotta suffer to be good people

What it meant to me is that i have never NEEDED kindness from my friends, family, healthcare providers and strangers quite so much as i've needed it since my accident. When life was good, unexpected kindness was te icing on the cake. When dwelling in despair, gestures of love and kindness have been oxygen to me.
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To me, just seeing the "You must wake up with sorrow" thread heading is stressful. I try to avoid such things. My daily life has enough struggles without having to be reminded. I should not even be commenting as it brings this thread to the top again.

Many of my days are lived an hour at a time.
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my apologies...i see now why so many people were upset by this poem--and the subject line--that brought me comfort.
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.

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"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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