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More things I've learned.............


dstraugh

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26 How to laugh at myself in the face of adversity (especially when I get stuck getting dressed or undressed)

27 Patience with myself as well as others is a necessity of life

28 To "tone down" my Type A personality

29 I cannot change the world or those close to me

29 How to prepare cake batter and place it in baking dish WITHOUT wearing it as well

30 To look at life after stroke rather than what was before

31 The past cannot be changed; I am not Samantha from Bewitched

32 To kinda like the new me

33 How to help around the house without creating more of a mess for my daughter to clean up

34 Accidents can and will happen and Bounty paper towels ARE the "quicker picker-upper"

35 I was never graceful before stroke so why should I expect to be afterwards

36 To enjoy the small pleasures in life

37 Multi-tasking is no longer a part of my vocabulary

38 To enjoy country music more than I did oldies

39 Ghosts do exist - I have one in my home (the previous owner)

40 Total patience and acceptance is tough to maintain when you have extended family living with you

41 Communication with a teenager is vital

42 I'm a Survivor for a reason not as a punishment

43 How to turn pages of a book while not losing my place

44 Paperback books are too difficult for me to handle comfortably

45 To make the most of each day

46 To be thankful for each day that I've been given

47 It is difficult at best to "pardon" the ignorance and selfishness of others especially when one of the "others" gave birth to you

48 Not every day is going to be an "A plus" day and that's ok

49 Change is hard but not insurmountable.

50 This list is harder to compile than the first one was

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Great list Donna. Got me to thinking, which is not a bad thing. :D

 

Take care and have a great week!

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more great things donna dear. yes i agree about the books. i prefer hardback to paperback ones also. good news on the cake batter issue,too. more in the pan makes a better cake,lol. keep up the great things you are accomplishing post stroke. i can learn from you on so many of them.

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Donna:

 

your list is making me think good exercise for my brain, and loved your #42. during my down days I wil remember you & that line.

 

 

wonderful list.

 

Asha

 

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donna - 42 and 48 really spoke to me! i don't think i could do this type of list but i sure am glad you are..kathy

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