Finding freedom in Captivity

The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven. -- John Milton

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Inspiration of the Day:
John McCarthy's life changed dramatically on April 17th 1986. The 29-year-old British journalist was ambushed in Beirut and imprisoned in a tiny cell, and it would be 5 years before he stood in daylight again. His companion in captivity was Irishman Brian Keenan. A recent film, "Blind Flight," powerfully dramatizes the story of their shared incarceration, and how they endured through the horrors of their experience, emerging as heroes ennobled by a rare dignity, wisdom and compassion. In Keenan's words, at the heart of their shared ordeal there lay an implicit paradox: that "in the most inhuman of circumstances men grow and deepen in humanity." An inspiring interview with John McCarthy follows.
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Be The Change:
Experiment with a circumstance that you might normally interpret to be distinctly unpleasant and see how your state of mind influences that experience.


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