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“Pain is an exacting teacher, if you welcome it as one.” -Typist, a.k.a, Gail Boenning

And if you don’t “welcome it” your life might be more like this... 😉

https://youtu.be/-4EDhdAHrOg

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

Sorry you have a sniffle battle on top of the things you want, and feel motivated, to do. My maternal grandfather, Solomon Curtis Seigworth, would call having your affliction, “All sneezled up.” He liked rearranging letters or entire words to make sure others were listening. My theory. 🤷🏽

You asked, “WHAT KINDLES FIRES IN YOUR HEART?” Wildlife is always inspiring. This morning on my first Izzie walk I saw a male Hooded Merganser at the pond behind our home. With his harem. 3 females. Does that make him a big deal? Or the females indecisive? Everything can be this...

Losing fur? What does it feel like? A jab in my left arm produced six vials of blood. I guess calling that “fur” might be a stretch. My take on that is it’s an effort to make sense of some recent leg muscle problems. “You got to give a little, Take a little, And let your poor heart break a little. That’s the story of, That’s the glory of love.” Jimmy Durante (long ago, ‘round about the wondrous days of yore)

Calliope must have had my musical disposition this morning as well! “When we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek.” A sponge and a rock?🤔🤷🏽

Love?? Well, yes, love of life. Love of being as mobile as possible (Izzie votes yes!). Love for being proactive in my own physical well being.

All the best in ousting your sneezles!

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by 3musesmerge

T-shirt: “MOM AS MOM: ‘You eat what I make, young lady!’ MOM AS GRANDMA: ‘Would you like your sandwich cut into hearts or stars?’” 😁

Based on the photo, I would have thought you'd go with "Darlin' Clementine" for the music selection. The classic version by HH, of course: https://youtu.be/CHmVnr2ez_U

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