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On Remaining Flexible

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On Remaining Flexible

I can’t touch my toes. Heck, I can’t even get close. Knees, sure I can get to those. But below the ankles, not even on a good day. Oh look, we’re only 4 short sentences in, and Dave’s already lost it. I would counter that it is difficult to lose something when you didn’t have it to begin with. When I brought up flexibility, I was speaking metaphorically – not anatomically. What happens when you don’t get what you want? In life? In profession? In travel? In photography? It’s frustrating, I’ll be the first to admit. But it is NOT the end of the world. It’s an opportunity. The Japanese use the same word for crisis and opportunity. I have become more familiar with this phrase lately. I have accepted it, and...

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