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Hello , friend , and welcome

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to the audio video version

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. But if you're like me , it's easier

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to listen or to watch than to

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read yet another thing

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in your inbox , so I'm glad

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you're here on this version . Today

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I wanted to share a story about

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this frog who dreamed

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of becoming a prince . You

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know the story I'm talking about . He'd

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imagine that kiss , the

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transformation , the people

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he'd reign over when he had legs

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, and the glory he'd enjoy

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. He'd imagine going from

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the mud to the castle . One

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day a princess finally laid one on him and

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, bingo , he got his wish

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. In this swirl of sparkling

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dust he transformed into this

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regal human housed in the

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royal palace . But

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there was a problem . That

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frog ended up hating his new

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life . The palace air was

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dry compared to his cool

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pond , the royal robes

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were itchy , the crown

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was cumbersome , it hurt his neck

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and the job was boring

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. Worse yet , the

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princess was kind of a pill All

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day long . That poor frog just longed to

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be back , playing and romping

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and just relishing his mud puddle

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. This

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twist on the ending to that would

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be happily ever after . Fairy tale

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was the gist of a really amusing

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poem I read once in school and

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I think it was back in high school and

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I've searched high and low for it to try

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to find who wrote it and can

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I find that original poem . But I can't

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find it . But I thought it was such an interesting

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perspective to take

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. That other approach to a

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would be fairy tale about how great the

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grass is on the other side . I

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know you probably believe that

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, or know to be true , that the grass is

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always greener , but doesn't the frog

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story really vividly bring it

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to life ? Okay

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, today I'm reminded about the gloriousness

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of my own muddy pond . I

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hope you're loving yours as well . What

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is your favorite thing about your

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current circumstance ? If

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you'd be willing to reply and share , I'd love to hear

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from you . I'm at Lisa at AdviceColumncom

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and mostly I just

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wanted to take a moment to remind us to

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appreciate what we've got . So

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ribbit , ribbit . If

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you know anyone who might like this newsletter , let

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them know about it . And thanks for sharing

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the journey with me . Bye .