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First things first, Happy Birthday to Mumsi. Secondly, beautifully written as always. I also like to think that we all struggle with "how we believe we’d react to a situation from the outside looking ... in contrast to how we act when things hit close to home". For me, I try to look for small incremental growths like a person trying to quit an addiction who begins to indulge less and less in that activity. With this, I can forgive others as well because we all switch positions behind or in front of the proverbial gun of action and reaction. Also, I have gotten better by knowing that only my reaction (or response according to Victor Frankl) is within my control, everything else is a roll of the dice. Cheers, bro.
Well stated, I strongly believe that if we all can see the "BIG" effects of our little efforts, no matter how little they might appear, then we would certainly appreciate our growth and what it means to be prepared.
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First things first, Happy Birthday to Mumsi. Secondly, beautifully written as always. I also like to think that we all struggle with "how we believe we’d react to a situation from the outside looking ... in contrast to how we act when things hit close to home". For me, I try to look for small incremental growths like a person trying to quit an addiction who begins to indulge less and less in that activity. With this, I can forgive others as well because we all switch positions behind or in front of the proverbial gun of action and reaction. Also, I have gotten better by knowing that only my reaction (or response according to Victor Frankl) is within my control, everything else is a roll of the dice. Cheers, bro.
Well stated, I strongly believe that if we all can see the "BIG" effects of our little efforts, no matter how little they might appear, then we would certainly appreciate our growth and what it means to be prepared.