The value of anything becomes apparent when it is taken away from you. Nothing profound here about one of life’s central truths. It is an ongoing challenge not to take life’s gifts for granted. I have never known hunger or lived without shelter. I have never been unemployed or suffered a serious illness. I pay my bills. I have 5 children who enjoy excellent health and are forging pathways toward their dreams. I love the people I work with. I have found new love in the 6 th decade of life. And, I have ice cream every day of my life. It would be shameful to have been bestowed so much and then to complain about some of life’s trivialities. But, I am human. The Mother of All Gifts Consider the following list of events. Has any of them ever dampened your mood, made you angry or resulted in an outburst of coarse language? You find yourself in a traffic jam which delays your arrival to a meeting by 20 minutes. Your lengthy and detailed e-mail to a client suddenl
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