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Endure and Enduring

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You are here: Home » Endure and Enduring Nico (front) and Christopher (the distance) flying their kites off the coast of Cuba. (July 24, 2018.) July 25, 2018 Endure and enduring. Words that look the same, but these verbs can work for you or against you. Endure: suffer patiently. Or, endure, remain in existence, last, live, go on...survive. Life’s little problems go hand-in-hand with our daily routines.  I have written about my woes and sadness, good times, and fun stories, which I have encountered over the past 6 years from my daily dose of reality.  But when I read the story about the woman who lost her husband, 3 kids, and 6 family members, I can’t help but feel guilty for having sadness.  Oh my, how will she ever endure what she is enduring? Deep inside, I know I’m grateful that her situation wasn’t mine.  Who would wish such horror on anyone?  When I was younger, my 2 friends, who were brothers, died within...