“We learn hope in the valleys and humility on the mountain-tops”

“We learn hope in the valleys and humility on the mountain-tops” “One must first of all endure” = Ernest Hemingway http://www.hemingwaythoughts.wordpress.com http://www.craigsquotes.wordpress.com

“We learn hope in the valleys and humility on the mountain-tops” — BooKs by cRaig loCk

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Let me be there: Olivia Newton-John

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  • not bridges (thank goodness)!

Well my family and friends say I’m “safest” just writing and sharing
Enjoy

Best wishes from the First City to see the light

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PPS

Don’t worry about the world ending today…

it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand

Share, support, uplift, encourage and help spread hope, love and light

“Adversity is a gift”

INSPIRE

Adversity is a gift

that teaches us: the power of resilience

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Sharing, supporting, informing, enlightening, entertaining (??), impacting, encouraging, empowering, enriching, challenging, igniting, uplifting (and perhaps even) inspiring

(enough there for now, c)

We learn far more from failure than success.”

“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials…and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams.”

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Brain injury and the power of music

Sharing some Information and Thoughts on Head and Brain Injury

https://www.npr.org/2007/11/13/16110162/oliver-sacks-observes-the-mind-through-music

and

During an interview about his bookMusicophilia, neurologist oliver sacks talked about the subcortex. “The most primitive parts of the brain, which are a sort of implicit memory

During an interview about his book Musicophelia, neurologist Oliver Sacks talked about the sub-cortex. “The most primitive parts of the brain, which are a sort of treasure of implicit memory, where there’s poetry or music or simply how to walk and talk and behave.#” He wrote about patients all but lost to dementia or severe brain injury, who would return to themselves when playing the piano or singing with perfect pitch and expression. The band still playing on deck as the ship goes down.

Great and powerful metaphor
see
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/diana-wichtel-on-the-power-of-music-to-make-us-feel-again/VCFI74HN4XQBAHUU6ULBXEZD6M/

# extremely difficult for me

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“Information and Inspiration Distributer, Incorrigible Encourager…

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Only the good die young: Billy Joel

as “led/inspired” by my post the other day thinking of Ronnie Peterson

(died Sept 1978 after succuming to his injuries at Monza Italy)

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not bridges (thank goodness)

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Enjoy

PPS

I can’t do much about all the suffering in the world, but all I can do is perhaps add a little touch of creativity, hope, ‘beauty and magic’, that I hope may uplift and encourage others…even if it’s just ONE person.”

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