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Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me.

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People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!

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It's your life. . . why not fill it with as much joy as possible?

Empowering, Fill, Joy, Life, Women

I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman that got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.

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Because I am a one-legged, black, short, woman I had to spend every day of my life pushing against what society told me I should be. I had to sell my value every day of my life. Confidence is what enables us to push back on reality. Once you get good at that, you can use it to live your joy.

Black, Enables, Joy, Reality

You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.

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People are going through tough times. I want to say to them, "Live your joy. " I know I can tell them that because I went through a lot of hard times. I had a choice of either succumbing to the hard times or figuring it out.

Choices, Hard Times, Live, People, Succumbing, Tough
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