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I spent so much of my life shut down from the abuse of my childhood. I didn't have friends and I didn't have connections with people.

Bonnie St. John

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Bonnie St. John
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 7
Athlete
Ski Racer
Detroit
Michigan
Spent
Childhood
Friends
Didn
Much
Life
Shut
People
Abuse
Connections

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We don't always get everything. And sometimes we worry too much about our circumstances. We think oh I'll be happy when I get my job back, or I'll be happy when I get a man back, but it's really about allowing God to give us joy now.
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When I am around someone who is a joy stealer, I say to myself, I only have to deal with you for an hour. That person has to deal with thinking that way every moment of their lives.
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People are going through tough times. I want to say to them, Live your joy. I know I can tell them that because I went through a lot of hard times. I had a choice of either succumbing to the hard times or figuring it out.
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You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.
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Friends are people who are in your life because you feel good around them and you like them. Friends are the people you choose to be with.
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People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster!
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I was always interested in how to be more joyful. This goes all the way back to elemenatary school. I looked at what was going on around me and I wanted something better. Because my mother had so many ups and downs, I watned to know how to be up more often.
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I was sexually abused by my step father for years and years, and that caused scars you can't see. And we know many people have the kind of scars you can't see.
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I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman that got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.
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I spent a good portion of my life being unable to honor my feelings. When I started the process of having real friendships it was a huge change. I still struggle with it because it is not familiar ground.
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My definition of confidence is how you feel about yourself, and not letting the external world define you.
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