I agree that life is a journey not a destination. It is also important to remember that it is not unusual for people to have health issues. There are only so many people in the world and a lot of various health issues. IT HAPPENS! What were the true overall chances that none of the many health crises that happen to people every day would pass us by? Obviously, I am speaking as a person with a health issue as well. At first, I thought, why me? After a few months it helped me to think of it as why not me? Did I believe I had a Get Out Of Jail Free Card? I hope this helps you somewhat and does not offend you. I would not dream of being offensive. I am just trying to share the realization that helped me more than twenty years ago.
I love Susan Elizabeth Phillips books and was lucky enough to attend one of her book signings in the past. I took all my SEP books (up until the date of that signing) and she autographed them all! So Fun!
Your post was really thought provoking. I was actually born in 1966, barely, on December 30. But I still feel like the whole year belongs to me because I always use it in my DOB. It is interesting to learn what was going on then. Like when I was small and I would ask my mom to tell me stories from when I was young.
This does sound like a really interesting book! I double majored in English and Spanish in college and I took a linguistics course too. I will definitely have this book on my To Be Read List. Oh, I also hung out with a group of girls who were getting their Ph.D's (sic) in Psychology.
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