Episode 129 focuses on the concept of asking "What CAN I do?" when facing limitations or difficulties. It uses the speaker's personal experience of recovery from a hysterectomy as an example. During recovery, the speaker felt depressed about what she couldn't do, but then remembered John Wooden's quote, "Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." This prompted her to focus on the things she could still do, even within her limitations, such as resting, connecting with her kids, and accepting help. The episode encourages listeners to apply this principle when facing their own barriers and to ask themselves, "What can I do?" and then act on it.
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