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		<title>Creatively Courageously Embracing Health</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not an easy thing for me to confess, so please be kind. I realized that I am afraid of getting better.  Not because I am afraid of being well; I want nothing more than to be well.  I am afraid of getting better because I am afraid that I won&#8217;t.  In other words [...]


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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I wheelchair danced. But that's not where this story starts. Once upon a time, I was afraid of dancing.  In fact, for most of my life I was afraid of dancing.  I never was super coordinated and I certainly lacked natural rhythm.  I w Share Related posts:A New Look Sometimes things come crashing down [...]


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