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Four leading indicators we observe in people who are trying hard

iTunes Screen shot Building 429 — Thrivers won’t be shaken.

Four leading indicators we observe in people who are trying hard:

they make more mistakes than safety seekers
they often delay fun activities because there’s work to be done
they always find joy in smaller things because that’s all their time permits
you have noticed for a long time they make fewer and fewer excuses

When told by people demonstrating great life balance, thriving is a completely different vibe than the one told by those seeking it.

Literally everything we have been told about joy is not the way it actually works.

Only a thriver knows this.

We are all born to thrive.

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Will it destroy us or define us?

Coat rack in Northern Conference Center — The chill of late Fall until the warmth of late Spring is an arduous wait (book publishing feels like that)

Are we willing to put up with arduous?

Arduous.

Will it destroy us or define us?

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When we focus on the hassles in our life, this one thing plummets out of control

Store front named Lofty Ambitions in Hamilton, ON — What kills our lofty ambitions?

When we focus on the hassles in our life, our self awareness plummets. And our attitude is poisoned. By midlife, we should see this coming each morning.

And each morning, as a person of wisdom and experience, we should prepare to battle the temptations to live with this toxicity. And not do it.

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Two questions no one asks but we should be prepared to answer anyway

Plato and Socrates statues — Plato and Socrates (wisdom seekers)

Two questions no one asks but we should be prepared to answer anyway.

Who are you and what do you want?

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Guest Blogger Lorie Sheffer: Life isn’t fair

Head MRI of Stroke in middle aged male — Life can change in an instant (photo: Lorie Sheffer)

February 11^th, 1996. That was the day the congenital arteriovenous malformation of the left basal ganglia ruptured. In terms we can all understand, that was the day of the massive stroke.

I kept the MRI photos that were taken a few weeks after. When I first saw them I had to excuse myself to go throw up in the bathroom. I was told that the clear area of film is the clot left from the bleed. The neurosurgeon told me it was the size of a jumbo grade egg.

Eighteen years later, I showed some friends the film. “Life isn’t fair”, one of them commented. Eighteen years of regular physical therapy. Eighteen years of struggling to use his right hand; of people asking why he’s limping; of word finding problems.

“Life isn’t fair.”

I didn’t realize my friend was referring to my husband and me. I thought he was talking about those who didn’t get the chance to work on their recovery. I thought he was talking about those who didn’t survive the assault to their brain. I guess I was too busy being grateful.

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