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Golden advice hiding at your great-great-grandparent’s grave

Posted by Steve Blaising8 Comments

Imagine your great-great-grandparent’s ghost giving advice at their grave.

Advice like . . .

  • cheating chaos
  • capturing happiness

Walking up to my great-great-grandad’s tombstone, I imagined the Civil War veteran whispering.

A time travel tour ensued in Austin’s oldest cemetery.

His tombstone nudged me to Google his name, Alpheus B. Nuckols, Austin, TX.

One search shows he . . .

  • was a confederate veteran from Virginia
  • moved to Texas in 1891 and opened a photography studio
  • bought a house on Eighth Street in 1898

How do you go from defeat as a Virginia confederate soldier in 1865 and grow a photography business in Texas a few years later?

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Blow Out of Your Hole Through These Escape Hatches

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Whatever hole or pit you’re in is not permanent.

Blow away your hole
Thor’s Well, Oregon USA/Tom Gainer/Unsplash

Unless you want to stay there.

And many folks do.

The deeper the hole, the more resistance there is.

But, anyone can climb out if they open three hatches.

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Debilitating pain: 3 proven methods find lasting relief

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The worst pain is the one you think you can’t survive.

Is physical pain worse than emotional pain?

Pain like an exploding mine
The onset of back pain is like a mine explosion

Both are horrible, and either one can lead to depression.

But, a recent elevator ride triggered some clues for faster recovery.

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