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
[September, 2011] This piece was originally published in The Gratitude Book Project: In Celebration of Personal Heroes, a special Kindle e-book in commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001. My mother and father, ages 86 and 93 [in September, 2011], are my personal heroes for so many reasons, but I admire them especially at this time in […]