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“The chance to love and be loved exists no matter where you are.”     -Oprah

It was a dismal, cold and rainy day. I called my friend in a neighboring state, and she told me it was bright and sunny there. That seemed hard to comprehend. I think it always seems that when it’s raining here, it must be that way everywhere. Obviously not true, but a convincing illusion.

It’s the same with mood. When mine is “overcast,” the notion of happiness is inconceivable. But, there’s an opportunity in conceiving it nonetheless. Tuning in to the idea that joy exists when we are melancholy is not just a lame illusion or Pollyanna thinking…but an absolute reality. As a pilot, I can say with authority that it’s possible to climb above a dismal day into a brightly lit sky. I don’t recommend denying our gloom, but I do suggest simultaneously envisioning the brightness that exists above it. Listen to the discussion of this above.

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