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Sunday, March 13

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Quote of the Day:  “If you’re already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance”.  Gill Atkinson This might be my favorite quote so far, perhaps it just came on a day I needed it.  My adventurous friend, Sue Oldroyd, has been my push to run marathons, travel to many parts of the world […]

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Saturday, March 12

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Quote of the Day:  “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”.  Albert Einstein My sister, Lynne, gave me the book Waking the Warrior Goddess. I started on it this morning, and in just reading a few chapters, have found it to be such a source of interest, resource and thought provocation.  The author, Christine Horner, M.D., […]

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Friday, March 11

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Quote of the Day:  “Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness”.  James Thurber I have such a great job @ Skyline because I get to rub shoulders with such amazing youth who always surprise me w/ what they have to give.  Of course, there are some students […]

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Thursday, March 10

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Quote of the Day:  Champions in any field have made a habit of doing what others find boring or uncomfortable. Author Unknown I’m really goal oriented and this illness has made me reflect on and consider the goals I made in January when life was carefree (?) and I thought I had control over my […]

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Wednesday, March 9

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Quote of the day:  The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do.”   Walter Bagehot Chemo class today.  Joe was a good sport to attend w/ me and I don’t even blame him for falling asleep during the video.  Did someone paint a target on my back?  Because, I’m […]

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Tuesday, March 8

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It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.”  Claude M. Bristol I ‘m amazed at how much I want to say in my blog.  I was thinking that I would run out of topics or subjects to discuss but I wake up each morning just filled w/ ideas […]

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Monday, March 7

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Quote of the Day:  “Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.”  Benjamin Franklin Got to walk today w/ Sue B., Sue O., Denise and Kent (for a few minutes).  These are hard-core runners.  I am holding them back but they will walk because that’s the kind of people they […]

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Sunday, March 6

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Quote of the Day:  “I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and the chew it.    William DeMille A friend at church today asked me how I was doing.  She wanted to know the “real” story.  She said that she had heard from someone else about the cancer […]

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Saturday, March 5

By on March 6, 2011 in Joanie's blog

Quote of the Day:  “You can come out of the furnace of trouble two ways; if you let it consume you, you come out a cinder; but there is a kind of metal which refuses to be consumed, and comes out a star.”  Jean Church This quote is the encouragement I need.  I was at […]

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Friday, March 4

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Quote of the Day:  The truly important things in life- love , beauty, and one’s own uniqueness- are constantly being overlooked.      Pablo Casals I have been thinking a lot about running lately especially as the weather is getting warmer and I’m seeing more people outside running along the road.  Melissa Faber talked to […]

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