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The Heroes of Today
The recent news of the dramatic rescue of 15 hostages from the Colombian Farc to include the highly political figure of Ingrid Betancourt and 3 Americans has touched the minds and souls of every Colombian as well as many others that witnessed the news. As a native born Colombian I was drawn to the story of the day and felt compelled to hear every bit of news about this amazing feat. (more…)
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Can You See The Signs?
I was talking to my friend who is a pharmaceutical rep on Sunday and I told her I had let go of the pain pills after two weeks from the surgery. She said that was a good sign that my ankle is healing. If I were to have some infection or the pain wouldn’t subside, then it would be a symptom of something else going on that would need to be looked at.How many times do we have warning signs of something being amiss in our lives and we simply don’t pay attention or get distracted because we don’t want to face our real pain. If you face the pain(face the reality), the pain might subside and eventually you will take a step in the right direction.
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It’s a Good Time to Crawl
I am going on week 4. I am feeling stronger and more energetic every day. I’ve had the energy to go on my pilates machine for an hour. Yesterday I told a friend that now I am used to the apparatus on my ankle. Its like boyfriends. At first, they feel foreign, but then you get used to them, even if they are good for you or not. We somehow adapt to circumstances. Of course, if they are unpleasant circumstances, there is eventual breakdown or a possibility for repair, like my ankle. (more…) -
Gambling Addictions
You are standing at the slot machine engrossed in the activity of what you are seeing in the screen before you, hoping that all those icons line up so that you hit it big. Your mind is in a total altered space there is nothing else entering, no thoughts to disrupt this process, no problems to deal with, the stress seems to melt away, its just you and the machine engrossed in this interaction that has your 100% attention. (more…)
