Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
He arrived in Japan and he was full of emotion. Never having traveled, a history that was starting to haunt him, new sites and sounds…at times it was overwhelming.
Anyone who has driven on highway 99 from Delano to Bakersfield once, let alone every day of your life, knows that landing in a place like Tokyo was going to be quite a shock. Between Delano and Bakersfield, even the rattle snakes and prairie dogs don’t want to be there. It is barren, it is dry, it is hot and the word “beautiful” does not exist in the local vocabulary.
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
We walk the line between life and death each day. Watching Kari fight, it was clear for me how precious and fleeting our time on Earth really is. I feel things more intensely. Through this experience, I’ve noticed that I am spending more and more time doing what I love and less and less time worrying and judging myself. Here are some gems of wisdom this experience has afforded me.
Copyright (c) 2008 Elizabeth Davis
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Illness as a Teacher: How the Realization of Your Mortality Can Transform Your Life
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