Celebrate your personal heroes!

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The recent celebration of Labor Day and the 10th anniversary of 9/11 are good times to think about heroes — those people who have exhibited unusual courage in the face of challenge and hardship. We have national heroes, of course, but we should have personal heroes too, and I challenge you to celebrate the hero [...]

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My personal heroes: The Courage to Age Gracefully

Jim & Betty Herbert

Jim and Betty Herbert   This piece was originally published in The Gratitude Book Project: In Celebration of Personal Heroes, a special, free e-book in commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001. If you have trouble downloading it, email me at eliz…@heartspoken.com and I’ll send it to you.   My mother and father, ages 87 and 93, are [...]

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Connection Lessons from Sept. 11

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“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.” Washington Irving * * * * * * * No one who was older than a few years will forget where they were [...]

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