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"Relationships are cool and stuff - but have you tried garlic bread?”
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hug, margaret! the wisdom isn’t about me. the wisdom is for all of us. these little quotes are super useful and wise :).

some of them funny, some of them deep. i even read some of them to my elderly LOs, who enjoy them too.

my favorite so far:

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“The secret is…to stop caring what people think of you, and start caring about what you think. Make your opinion of you more important than anyone else’s.”
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Dear dear BOJ, you never told us about your month of problems, but from the sound of your ‘wisdom’ it was dreadful. I hope that the wisdom you learned is now in your heart and your head, and will protect you against whatever comes in future. Love, Margaret
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"Learn from your past…then pack your stuff and get out of there.”

“It is not OK to stay somewhere you’re not happy, valued or appreciated.”
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"Giving someone toxic a second chance is like reheating McDonald’s.”
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"Somebody is mad at you right now because you picked peace over drama and distance over disrespect.”
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Barb, haha I like that one. Here's another I've heard: �You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.�� - Martin Luther
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"You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather."
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My kids have an expression; "I won't let him have any more real estate in my brain".
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“Stay positive. Work hard. And make it happen."

"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
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All the best, Luta. I'm glad you finally have some time to look after yourself. I understand about POA duties being all consuming. Hopefully they will be reduced soon. Wishing you surgery soon and a good outcome and rest.
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“Sometimes I just don’t like people…They make me wanna say bad words.”

😍 “Love yourself as much as you want to be loved.”

“I have selective hearing. I’m sorry, you were not selected.”

“Don’t wait until you’re on your deathbed to tell people how you feel. You might be too weak to raise your middle finger.”

“Believe in what you want so much that it has no choice but to materialize.”
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“I didn’t know you had the authority to judge me. Is God hiring?”
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“The secret is…to stop caring what people think of you, and start caring about what you think. Make your opinion of you more important than anyone else’s.”

“The human body has 7 trillion nerves. And some people manage to get on every single one of mine.”
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“This is how you love yourself:

Instead of begging for the pain to go away, you choose to hear what your pain is begging of you.”
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I'm up for a left THA initial appt next week and surgery asap; too long delayed. (Who would have thought that the holiday season is the most popular time for this surgery?) I needed to do this over 2 yrs ago when my dad died and have not had time to see to my own needs, now barely able to walk with the cane.

My life has been so utterly consumed by all the POA, medical POA issues with Mom is MC, stuff with the estate, now G&C with an estate inventory due in a few weeks, sold 2 properties long distance, etc, etc, that what is left is given fully to my 2 grandkids and adult daughter who live with me - my joy is found in the Gkids. hard to be the axis that my family and parents' lives revolve on.

Did I mention the pain and inability to sleep? The stress?

I'll be happy to land in a hospital bed for a night or two and be knocked out to sleep and rest. And I look forward to recovering and regaining my mobility and lost lower limb strength.

I know that growing older is not for the faint of heart, but seriously?
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ouch bunleofjoy, that one hits a little too close to home🤔
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“I QUIT! Your greatest fear should not be fear of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
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Happy Thanksgiving and blessings to all the wise and caring participants on this forum! A few years ago I had a dna test (because my father's side was mostly a mystery -- except family "folklore" that his descendents came off the Mayflower). Turns out, they apparently did come off the Mayflower as I am genetically 20% Native American, as well as European (mostly Italian). The American Thanksgiving story is about survival, tolerance, compassion and shared community... and if we only knew the "hidden" facts about who we are and where we all come from, we'd understand that we are far more connected and related than we ever could imagine. I'm thankful for this forum and everything it has taught me.
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“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.”

“That moment, when you think you don’t have time to take care of yourself, is the exact moment you have to take care of yourself.”
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“If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow. Imagine what speaking kindly to yourself can do.”
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“I do a thing called ‘what I want.’”
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“If it costs you your peace of mind, you’ve overpaid.”

“This looks like a ‘no, thanks’ to me.”

“A wise woman once said, “no” and lived happily ever after.”
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“Stop shrinking to fit places you’ve outgrown.”
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get well soon gershun! :)
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You can still live a young and vital life after these falls. 💖
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I hear ya Send! This has been a learning experience.
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Hey Gershun,
Amazon boot: $29 - $49, then up from there.

It happens. The best way not to fall again is:
Discover the real reason.
Slow way down, no, slow way way down.
The automatic things we could usually do without thinking about how (like tying our shoes), later require thought and attention.

There was nothing there when I tripped and fell, breaking my fibula tip. (broken ankle).
A week later, my collarbone hurt-it was a broken collarbone.

I was in too much of a rush that time.
Slowed way way down after the second fall, with the second broken ankle
2013 ad 2015 if I recall correctly.

It really hurts! Not ever worth going through that again.
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Willie, I hear ya. Mind you I've only had five days to try and hack it with them but I find using them tiring. A walk to the dr.s office that should only have taken 5 min. tops' took twice as long if not longer yesterday.

I never appreciated how good I had it.

Note to self: Self, don't fall again.
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I was young and spry back when I broke my ankle, I can't imagine having to use those d...ed crutches today.
But that was back in my child care days and SIL was starting back to work after mat leave so I had to figure out how to care for a baby (only 6 months mat leave then) and a two year old as well as managing sister's household, all with limited ability to carry things. I threw stuff a lot 🤣.
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