2 Chapter Success Leaves Clues
“Whatever is impressed is expressed.” —Aristotle
About a year and a half ago I was working out at the gym. Being in my mid 30’s, little aches and pains started that I chose to ignore. I was doing a shoulder press behind my back, and I felt something pop in my shoulder. It hurt terribly. As in the past, I fig- ured it would just go away. But this was different, it just got worse and worse—to the point I could not lift my arm up to wash my hair. I could only sleep on one side, making for many sleepless nights. Finally I realized the injury was more serious. I went to an orthopedic surgeon, got an MRI on my shoul- der and they found that I had torn my rotator cuff. The doctor scheduled the operation to repair it. I just figured I didn’t have an option and took his word as the only course of treatment. I surely could not leave it the way it was since I still experienced a ton of
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