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hlthe2b

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3. Find examples of those who have survived the worst imaginable yet gone on to surmount & thrive

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 05:59 PM

Sep 2019

This story from this morning certainly runs along those lines:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212454862

Find one every day for your friend to read. We learn from the survival of others and need not follow the example of those who "give up."

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I am not often at a loss for words, but I have run out of explanations and justifications with which [View all] Atticus Sep 2019 OP

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Terrific line by Belushi empedocles Sep 2019 #7

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I'd forgotten that scene Upthevibe Nov 2019 #20

Persuade me, too. nocoincidences Sep 2019 #2

Ditto. I'm thinking that Putin is the de facto President. dchill Sep 2019 #4

The Russians finally won the Cold War, all without firing a single bullet. Golden Raisin Sep 2019 #9

Find examples of those who have survived the worst imaginable yet gone on to surmount & thrive hlthe2b Sep 2019 #3

Hand out the Kool-Aid... Moostache Sep 2019 #5

He's generating a tremendous amount Harker Sep 2019 #6

Mud and blossom are one Donkees Oct 2019 #15

Why does Karl Rove Harker Oct 2019 #16

:) Donkees Oct 2019 #17

I was unrealistically expecting a KO punch from Mueller, too. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #8

take that person out to knock doors. mopinko Sep 2019 #10

Tell your friend to speak to a Jewish friend or two. Or a Tabbi. secondwind Sep 2019 #11

we need new leadership Skittles Sep 2019 #12

Jill Lepore has your words. Give your friend this little book, with the reminder that America is ancianita Nov 2019 #18

That's the exact mindset that got us in this mess and it's no coincidence. mahina Nov 2019 #19