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Be Mindful
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it.”—Thich Nhat Hanh
I WAS AT THE base of the Durango Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado on December 31, 2009, when I got the call. It was my husband, who told me that our son, Alex, had fallen while snowboarding. He asked me to meet them at the Urgent Care Center. An X-ray revealed that Alex had broken his upper arm. Back in Phoenix, the doctor put a heavy cast on with the hopes that it would pull the bones back into place.
A week later Alex had a follow-up doctor’s appointment. Another X-ray showed the cast wasn’t realigning the bones, so Alex ...
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