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Lessons From Catching A Cold—And Other Tips On How To Be Kind To Yourself While Being Sick

By Kathy Gottberg
Filed under: Meaningful, Rightsized, Thankful

I caught a cold this weekend.  Yeah, I know it’s not a popular thing to do—or especially to admit.  After all, how many times have you heard someone say, “I NEVER get sick!”   Which is odd, when you distinctly recall just a short while (week, month, season) ago they were moaning about feeling awful.   Besides, now that most people have a Facebook Timeline we have proof of their past experiences!  But being sick and trying to heal while not fighting the process got me thinking.  That’s when I decided it might be SMART to come up with a few lessons all of us could remember when we have a cold. [Read more…]

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Kathy Gottberg is an author with seven published books and hundreds of articles covering dozens of topics in the last 35 years. Along with her books, her passion today is SMART Living 365 where she explores ideas and experiences that help to create a meaningful, sustainable, compassionate and rewarding life for herself and others. Beyond that, she lives with Thom, her best friend and soul mate in Tucson, AZ.

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