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booted off
middle-of-the-pack players,
nipped in the bud,
outsiders.
edged up
keeling over
gale-force
top-notch
tottered around
rats.
circadian rhythms,
trussed up
longer.
sloshing around
pounded along.
forgetful veins
no-frills
morning.
measure up.
shallow reefs
fanning out
stirr...
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awe-inspiring
pulled off
ash-spewing
lackluster
high-octane
The whole process of becoming an astronaut helped me understand that what really matters is not the value someone else assigns to a task but how I personally feel while performing it.
If I’d defined success very narrowly, limiting it to peak, high-visibility experiences, I would have felt very unsuccessful and unhappy during those years. Life is just a lot better if you feel you’re
having 10 wins a day rather than a win every 10 years or so.
bilge pump
all.
plaster cast
Each of us needs to imagine something that can take us beyond where we are now, in a direction that we want to go, and be part of making that happen. To be a deliberate part of change.
