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“Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.” – Euripides, playwright

Do they still perk up to haunt you? Life’s countless regrets. The fashion trend you fell victim to. Unexplainable hairstyles. Person you dated. Speaking your mind! Quitting your job. Spending the extra money. Smoking this or drinking that. Saying goodbye. Saying I love you. How about -that it’s taken forever to figure out what you really want to be when you grow up! Pardon me, but aren’t you bored yet with the reruns, folks? Unless you’ve got the power to turn back time, there’s no changing it. And maybe some of those choices were really lifesavers! Plus, the weight of grief…along with that weepy pout, ain’t making you any younger, smarter, or delightful to be around. So dry your eyes and be glad you survived those not-so-fabulous experiences. You might even come to laugh about ‘em!

“Each man has an aptitude born with him. Do your work.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher

So you can’t flip an omelet, carry a tune, nor hit a 3-pointer. Geometry just isn’t your bag, then there’s that speaking in public thing. There are things in life that challenge our inborn operating systems right off the bat. Even with upgrades and downloads, we get flustered and frustrate ourselves with half-hearted attempts to fix what we label a flaw in the hardware itself. Truth is, we’re all perfect. Each of our rare blends of God-given gifts is as unique as our fingerprints. But it’s up to us to discover how to launch our software. So delve in and develop the capabilities that bring you joy and satisfaction. Capitalize on your built in programs and the egg-flipping becomes a thing of the past.

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