"'The CHILDREN' are our-FUTURE."

... 
-- 'Tis ESSENTIAL/PARAMOUNT to MAINTAIN-OPTIMISM in "the FACE-of ... 'DIFFICULTY'".
Ergo, when I CONTINUE-to "BATTLE"--SSSEEMINGLY "hope-LESS-ly"--my "T.B.I." & my "DEADENED"-nerves, I internally-SING: 

"I Will Survive"
(by Gloria Gaynor)

"At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
You'd be back to bother me

Go on now go walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive (hey-hey)

It took all the strength I had
Not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend
The pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
And you see me
Somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
Still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
And just expect me to be free
And now I'm saving all my loving
For someone who's loving me

Go on now go walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive
[x2]"

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... 

(MINE, entitled 

'I WILL WALK-On':)

"Well, ... I USED-to be SMART.

... I was 'JEEN-yus-LIKE'.

I'd 'ACE' ALL my TESTS & QUIZZES,

As I LAUGHED 'in my PSYCHE'.

... But, THEN, I got-EJECTED from my CAR,

And I suffered a 'T.B.I.'

... I always SIGH,

As my leg-nerves 'say', 'NIGH'.

... But, I try STILL,

'Cuz I've got 'DRIVE'.  

... 'Tis MY high 'DEE-ter-mih-NAY-SHEHN'
That ''KEEPS me GOIN'' DESPITE my LEGS.
I SHOULD've IGNORED that 'MUH-KAN-IHK'.
I SHOULD've done a SHOULDER-ROLL,
If I had known-of my MAIN-'LOST-SMARTS'
... Or my-virtue to be DROLL.

C'mon LEG-nerves!  GIMME a 'TWITCH'!
'Initiate MOVES'!
'PUMMEL' that 'gopher-PITCH'*!
WHAT must I DO to 'TRIH-GER' my STRONG LEG-NERVES?!    
Y'all THINK I will-SCOFF?
Y'all THINK I'll just 'WAIVE-it-OFF'?!
'NOT up in HERE!'
I WILL 'walk-ON'!     
Oh, as-LONG-as 'peeps' ENCOURAGE ME,
I KNOW I'll-'RETURN'.
... I've GOT the 'DRIVE' to 'BEAT' this 'PLIGHT'.
... I've GOT my WALKING 'in-SIGHT'.
And, I'll WALK-ON!
I WILL WALK-ON!  (Hey-HEY!)

'Twas HORRIBLE to-REALIZE
I'm in QUITE a 'BIND'!
... Doin' ALL I CAN to GAIN
... What was ONCE 'A Byoo-tih-fuhl MIND!
I've spent so-MANY sleep-LESS NIGHTS,
Just thinkin' 'bout what I did-WRONG!   
I USED-to FRET.
... But, NOW I work-HARD, until I SWEAT!
I 'wipe my BROW',
And try-AGAIN!
... I'm NOT a 'RETARDED-IN-VALID',
As I've been so-CALLED!  
... But, DETERMINED-to prove 'em WRONG,
I WILL continue-to be STRONG!
I'm CONSERVING MOST o' my ENERGY.
So, I WILL-be WALKING-LONG!

C'mon, NERVES!  I've GOTTA-WALK-ON!
I block-OUT the 'BAD',
'Cuz I MUST-think HAPPY-THOUGHTS!
... MANY of my 'PROBLEMS' are PSYCHOLOGIC.
Y'all THINK I'd ... FALTER?!
Y'all THINK I'd just ... SIT-down & QUIT?!
... 'Tis NOT MY-STYLE!
I WILL WALK-ON!
Oh, as-LONG-as 'peeps' ENCOURAGE ME,
I KNOW I'll-'RETURN'.
... I've GOT the 'DRIVE' to 'BEAT' this 'PLIGHT'.
... I've GOT my WALKING 'in-SIGHT'.
And, I'll WALK-ON!
I WILL WALK-ON!  

...

I WILL WALK-ON!"

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...

-- The KIDS in class FURTHER-inspired me ... to THIS-conclusion:

   I OFFICIALLY-RESIGN from ... "ADULT-hood".

All-DECISIONS will NOW be-MADE with ... the "EENIE-MEENIE-MINIE-MOE"-method.  All-ARGUMENTS will NOW be-SETTLED by ... "sticking-OUT my tongue".  

... I'll be at RECESS now.

... IF y'all have ANY-questions, ... ask MOMMY.

-- Start to notice WHENEVER your mind is in a “friendly” state toward others. Each time you notice the presence of this feeling of “loving-kindness,” start to cultivate it by spreading it to specific people and groups of people. Like a muscle, loving-kindness gets-"STRONGER" with "PRACTICE".

-- "Passion.  Intensity.  Determination."

(--NHL-prospect Kiefer Bellows)

... Since I ALSO feel THOSE-three words describe MY RECOVERY-process, I WONDER IF ... I'm BECOMING a CLOSET HOCKEY-fan".

(... I HOPE ... NOT!)

-- "'IMAGINATION' is 'EVERYTHING'.  ... It's the PREVIEW of LIFE's 'COMING-Attractions'."

(--Albert Einstein)

... You know that look that a golden lab has when chasing a tennis ball, ... THAT's how I WANT MY-face to LOOK when I "WALK" at 'NeuroFit 360'.

P.S. Y'ALL are AMAZING!  ... NEVER-forget THAT!

KEY

* = "Gopher-ball" --> baseball-term for "pipe-fastball", ... EASY-to hit for a HOME RUN

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