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Looking back over chapter three of my manuscript I realized it is about 18 or 19 pages long.  "This is too long," I told myself.  I wondered about what to take out and tried to figure out where my attention drifted as I read each section. 

Well, my attention did drift in certain places, but where my attention drifted someone else might be interested and vice versa.  In the end I only edited a few things and it is still lengthy.  Too bad, so sad.  You will have to edit yourself by skimming through those places where your attention drifts.  Hopefully, not the entire chapter.  That would be too bad and so sad.

Chapter three is about the vision of how we see ourselves and the ongoing need to adjust to the story of our lives.  I have had to adjust to an unexpected illness and different kinds of uncertainties that all kinds of people face whether they have an illness or not.  Perhaps some of it will ring true for you.  And, perhaps you can find something that sparks a new idea to help you along your journey.

Carry On!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7jPs-wKTuOuUGZKY1M3d1VXV1k/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link for chapter 2 of my manuscript, "Carry On, Living with Uncertainty".  It is about faith.

Looking back over this chapter I realize that I have been feeling much better than when I wrote the first draft for this (however many years ago -- and many, many drafts later).  Nevertheless, reading this dropped me very near to a feeling of depression that I remember quite well and pulled me toward the edge of a steep drop off that looked familiar.  A place I continue work very hard to distance myself from. 

Feel free to leave a comment if you desire.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7jPs-wKTuOuMHM5NW54VG1saGs/edit?usp=sharing

This is the first chapter from "Carry On! Living with Uncertainty."  It is called "Illness" and I attempt to describe some of my feelings about what it is like to live with an illness that is chronic. 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7jPs-wKTuOuWjY3aGVXYVhCNXM/edit?usp=sharing