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TLC Blog – Before Steve

Writer's picture: Neal HagbergNeal Hagberg

Before Steve,


I did not know that an ego could be tamed with three words: serenity, courage, wisdom


I did not know that fear could be conquered with a smiley-faced racket


I did not know that winning could mean losing 0-6 0-6


Or losing could mean winning 6-0 6-0


I did not know that simply saying a name could be the key to unlocking someone’s soul


I did not know that “thank you” was as important as “I love you”


I did not know that having a vision meant not everyone would like you


I did not know that silence might be the best advice a person could give


Before Steve, I did not know that driving a ten-year-old car and living in the same modest house for forty years could make you rich in what matters


I did not know that Rol-Dri-ing a court – properly – could make one old guy so happy


I did not know that “I could” if I thought I could


I did not know that grief could press you down into your mattress for hours


And only love could make you get back up again


And I did not know that lifting one person up could make everyone around you fly


Including yourself


Before Steve, I did not know that the face of life and the face of death are the same:


A smile

and

a high five

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