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WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING, YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF
I KNOW NOW MORE THAN EVER THAT MY HEALTH IS MY WEALTH
I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM SIX TIMES THIS SUMMER IN EXTREME PAIN
AND ENDED UP IN A NURSING HOME FOR TWO WEEKS OF REHAB IN A WHEELCHAIR THE SAME
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF
I QUIT MY JOB AND ALL THE STRESS AND I KNOW MY HEALTH IS MY WEALTH
NOW I MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO JUST GET BY
SOMETIMES IS MAKES ME SIGH
I AM FOREVER HUMBLED AND I REMEMBER MY DAYS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND USING A WALKER AND DEALING WITH SEVERE JOINT PAIN
NEVER DO I WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT THE SAME
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF
FOR FORTY YEARS I WORKED IN MY LIFE AND NOW I KNOW MY HEALTH IS MY WEALTH
I WILL CONTINUE MY MISSION TO BE AT MY BEST
I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING OR ANYBODY GIVE ME STRESS OR MAKE ME FEEL LESS
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THE PAIN
NEVER DO I WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT THE SAME


4 DECEMBER, 2014


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WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUFFERING YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF