“At least my other foot is fine!” All of us are guilty of at-leasting on ourselves. And all but the most skillful (superhuman) of us are guilty of at-leasting on others. I keep at-leasting on myself for the plantar fasciitis I have in my foot, because, you know, “At least I don’t have it in both feet!” and “At least I don’t have Ebola in both feet!” and “At least my whole family doesn’t have Ebola in both feet!” Because, doesn’t this cheer us up when we point out how lucky we really are? You know, that whole First World Problem thing? Aren’t we helping? Being good positivity purveyors? Gratitude attituders? Resilience revelers? And anyway, what else would we do when someone shares their…
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