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For the love of sports
I remember taking gymnastics as a very young girl. During one session we were to bend over backward and flip over a big foam block. I was scared, and told the instructor I couldn’t do it. He had me look up on the wall and read a sign that said, “Not I can’t . . . I can!”
I wanted to believe him, but just couldn’t, and I refused to try the flip. Too many physical and mental barriers stood in the way.
That was where my aversion to sports began. Sure, there were a few attempts along the way—one season of basketball, and another of lacrosse—but I soon persuaded myself I didn’t have any natural ability for sports, and gave up. I decided I was simply not athletic and should stick to what I felt comfortable with—art and dance—and from that point on, I didn’t give sports another thought.
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September 5, 2011 issue
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Letters
Fred Khyadi, Oliver Hirsh, Margee Lyon, Amy Nichols
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A decade of healing progress
Jeff Ward-Bailey, Staff Editor
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US diplomacy ramps up focus on religion
Lauren Markoe
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American Bible Society celebrates the KJV
Alex Kocman
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Poll confirms Muslim Americans’ positive view of US
Henry J. Reske
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Be a part of this new day
By John Tyler
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A New Yorker’s prayers: Then and now
By Felice Meyer
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Holding guard and healing post 9/11
By Rosalie E. Dunbar, Senior Editor
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Soul of a dancer
By Jeremy Ruth Howes
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Peace is a power
By Jess Faunt
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Angels by our children’s side
By Lindsey Taylor
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Sunday School students learn from each other
By Katharine Bullock
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For the love of sports
By Carrie Corrigan
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A walk down ‘Harmony Lane’
By Shelly Richardson
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Writers who bring ‘delight to heaven’
Kim Shippey, Senior Editor
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Remove the fear factor on the Gulf Coast
Patricia Hardee
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Get a grasp on spiritual substance
Kathleen Collins
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Vision condition healed
John Moorhead
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Pain in abdomen healed
Suzanne Williams Reed
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A quick healing
Jack Train
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To heal a wounded world
The Editors