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My/Our Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q4E2_uKeVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1znRO5-qg https://vimeo.com/149422271  and https://headbraininjury.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/makorori-beach-and-our-story/ Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do…best!” “I refuse (absolutely) to be limited and defined by what I can’t do, but what I can do…my very best.” – … Continue reading

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“You’re not disabled (limited) by your disabilities, you are able (enabled) by your abilities.”

“You’re not disabled (limited) by your disabilities, you are able (enabled) by your abilities.” ― inspiring words from Oscar Pistorius (the “Blade Runner”) in 2011 well before his fall from grace *(and slightly adapted by me!) now called by some … Continue reading

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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he (or she) has overcome”

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he (or she) has overcome”  – Booker T. Washington from http://www.hopeworks.org.nz/   PPS “Pebbles in the road can  turn … Continue reading

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“There is always a light at the end of each tunnel, but it is only visible and obtainable to those who wish to see it.”

 from http://www.craigsquotes.wordpress.com “There is always a light at the end of each tunnel, but it is only visible and obtainable to those who wish to see it.” “With a view from above, your world becomes vast, dreams become infinite.” from http://www.toinspire.com/Stories/Quotations%20and%20Reflections%20-%20Michelle%20C.%20Ustaszeski.html … Continue reading

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“Here was a light behind the despair, beyond the darkness. At first a flicker of an ember, just a tiny pin-prick of dawning possibilities…”

“Here was a light behind the despair, beyond the darkness. At first a flicker of an ember, just a tiny pin-prick of dawning possibilities…” from http://journalistandwriter.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/here-was-a-light-behind-the-despair-beyond-the-darkness-at-first-a-flicker-of-an-ember-just-a-tiny-pin-prick-of-dawning-possibilities/ and https://itsalwaysdarkestbeforethedawn.wordpress.com/

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“It always seems impossible, until it gets done.”

“It always seems impossible, until it gets done.” – Nelson Mandela from http://www.mandelamadiba.wordpress.com

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“Just because a brain has been damaged, does NOT necessarily have to affect the human mind…and so the quality and height of our thoughts!”

Originally posted on Sharing some Information and Thoughts on Head and Brain Injury:
“Just because a brain has been damaged, does NOT necessarily have to affect the human mind…and so the quality and height of our thoughts!” “Just because a…

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“It is not so important to succeed as to persist.”

“It is not so important to succeed as to persist.”

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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Keep fighting Schumi (Michael Schumacher) Our thoughts and prayers are with you, as well as ALL people in deep comas around the globe…and especially … Continue reading

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“In order to write about life first you must live it.”

“In order to write about life first you must live it.” – Ernest Hemingway from http://www.hemingwaythoughts.wordpress.com

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