tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post8123724082033450580..comments2024-02-16T23:48:54.987-06:00Comments on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser: May 17th, 2014 I Haven't Been The SameSean Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-86537722038589674282014-05-18T10:17:58.068-05:002014-05-18T10:17:58.068-05:00Self love is the most important thing, isn't i...Self love is the most important thing, isn't it? Powerful stuff, Sean!johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033212669785433659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-32035740701701916922014-05-18T05:51:51.080-05:002014-05-18T05:51:51.080-05:00I have a friend who was severely burned a few year...I have a friend who was severely burned a few years ago and I saw him a couple of years later at the gym working out in shorts and a tank top, just as he did when he was fit and looking great. I could not imagine how much courage it must have taken to expose those scars in front of everyone, but he seemed to not even be aware that others were staring. So I asked him before I left, where his courage came from and he laughed and said this to me, and I have never forgotten it. He said he viewed his body as important but saw it simply as his "earth suit." :) He said he took care of it because it was the covering for everything that really mattered... everything within him that made up who he was. His body might look different than it did, but it did not change who HE was, the man God created him to be. In fact, he said that what he had been through with the fire had deepened his compassion, showed him how much resilience he had inside, and how much he cherished life. That stayed with me Sean, and your post reminded me of this a couple of days ago. I love that you are doing so well, and encouraging so many others on here. And I love that you are feeling so happy. Shirley from TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com