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Archive for April, 2009

Silver Lining

There were stages of our lives where we thought the only light at the end of a tunnel was an oncoming train and we would often wonder, How are we going to get through this?, but we do and generally we find it all works out in the end.

We try and focus on the positives that come out of every situation. In essence, we always look for the silver lining in every cloud. We don’t deny the existence of the obstacles that are right in front of us, we just focus our minds on what is the good that will come from this opportunity.

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Swimming in the deep end

Cartoon man swimming but having difficulty, with arms raisedSwimming in the deep end could easily be interpreted as a metaphor for something other than swimming … however, in this case its not! ;-)

Have you been able to get your child in or near water? Does it terrify you that they would drown due to their inability to right themselves if they were in trouble?

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