We're back

If it's not one thing, it's another. We've had our ample share of germs flying and oozing around here this week. Nice image, huh? I couldn't resist sharing. It was a secondary cost to our very, very fine vaation. And considering how much we enjoyed it, it seems like a small price to pay. Of course, that may also be because I went to the Dr's today and got some antibiotics for the kidlets. I wasn't feeling up to week 2 of sickness.

It just occurs to me now that I am indeed doing less talking in general these days. This could be because we haven't been around too many people. I will be tested no doubt when I finally speak to another adult living person in RL. Perhaps, that will happen next week :)

In another direction, I've been thinking about one of my favorite topics lately: Resiliency. Why one fishy makes it and the other doesn't. That sort of thing. We all know people who have made it against tough odds. They came from nothing and built an empire. Or they lost everything and yet filled the world with such grace that everything else fell away. Those are the people who make us proud, envious and even shamed somestimes. I love those stories. Extreme Chicken soup stuff.

I've read various books and studies on the subject, but I'm hoping for a bit more. If you or someone you know has an incredible story to tell, please send them my way. I'm convinced that these stories can make a huge difference for someone else. I'm a blabber mouth by nature. But there's only so much I can say about wonder drugs from the pediatrician or even alligators for that matter. It's when I get to hear and share the real joys and miracles of life that things get fun around here.

So toss around that life story of yours that you've been mulling over. Pass on your best buddies or coworkers name, with their permission of course. Share some of the lessons you've already learned, because neither I, nor the readers here, or the audiences I meet will have time to make all the mistakes to be made on their own dime. Get connected and help change the world! ( blabbermouth and an optimist...hopeless :)

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