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Personal Essays
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Acceptance is a deceptive word. It suggests compliance, a consenting to my condition and to who I have become. This form of acceptance is often seen as weakness, submission. We say I accept my punishment. Or I accept your decision. But such assent, while passive in essence, does provide the stable, rocklike foundation for coping with a condition that will not go away. It is a powerful passivity, the Zen of Illness, that allows for endurance.
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The stories of people who came before us seeking slabs of truth forges an integral part of our personal survival plan.
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― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
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