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Gary Spangler's avatar

I’m honored to have a ringside seat with this community to have witnessed your “transformative wisdom” and how you fended off the invasion by wielding trust and thankfulness. Creator and magician?

While you exhibited some of Churchill’s advice (When you find yourself walking through hell, keep walking), the positive actions and thinking you exhibited were crucial. In sustaining all your creative endeavors as well as providing new avenues to explore.

While this may not be an “anniversary” many would celebrate, that you are doing just that should come as no surprise to this community. Happy Creating!

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3musesmerge's avatar

And I am honored to be seen and heard by a supportive community that supports and inspires me (us) to keep going and growing.

For a long time I puzzled over a quote from Bruce Lee: Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

After 2022, the quote holds a special meaning for me. To overcome your fears is so empowering and gratifying!

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw 🤔

Thought of this when I saw the Haycock quote... which seems very reasonable, and basically how I have gotten along through my life. 😊 But I also gave up any pretense at progress, preferring pleasantness instead. I think Elwood P. Dowd would approve.

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3musesmerge's avatar

Before I discovered my curiosity, creativity, and confidence... I was of a mind to adapt and and give up. Now I focus on the "do what you can to deal with it" using a different set of tools. 🛠

Primarily my work is all on myself... and anything that ripples beyond is a joyful side effect.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

>>anything that ripples beyond is a joyful side effect.

💚💚💚

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