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Thought for the Day--February 16, 2011: Song of Yourself

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The Webmaster, March 2010, Skopje, Macedonia Photo by Eric Brown. He's my son, so I don't need his permission. If he gives me any guff, I'll cut him out of my will. :=O _______________________________________ Don't allow your fat to stop you from living life to the fullest. What are you waiting for? Embrace who you are now because tomorrow may not come. Yes, a cliche, but very true. Last year, I was about 35 pounds heavier than I am now (see above photo), but I'm not about to diss that person just because she was obese, for she had a lot going for her: She was on a Fulbright, one of the most prestigious awards a professor or college instructor can receive, teaching Creative Writing and American Literature at the University of Skopje, in Macedonia. She simply decided that her fat was NOT going to be a stumbling block to her Fulbright year. She was probably in the fittest shape ever, for she walked everywhere, including the two-mile walk to (and back from) her univer

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