Cognitive Power

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CONTINUING TO OPEN MINDS AND OPEN DOORS
As I said yesterday,we have a wealth of courageous women who exemplify the open mind that opens the door to victory.Take the case of Sarah Emma Edmonds, born in 1841, who wanted to defend her country when the Civil War broke out, but the law would not allow women to serve in the military. She didn't let that stop her. She cut her hair to a close cropped length, disguised herself as a man, and volunteered. She was rejected.
She didn't let that stop her. She went back again, and again, and finally, on her fourth try, she was accepted. She trained and worked in the medical unit, but she wanted to make even more of a difference and when she found out that a military intelligence agent was needed to go behind enemy lines, she wanted to do that. She had no experience, but...she didn't let that stop her.
She did her homework by studying military weapons, tactics, geography, and any other areas that would prepare her for the work and when she was interviewed, the officer in charge was so impressed that she got the job.
She was given a dangerous mission, but she didn't let that stop her. She disguised herself so carefully that the military doctor with whom she worked didn't recognize her and she went on to complete eleven successful missions, supplying valuable military intelligence to the Union Army.

So if you feel unmotivated or discouraged, just remember the example of AN AMERICAN HERO , SARAH EMMA EDMONDS, WHO (EVEN IN GREAT DANGER, AGAINST THE ODDS) KEPT HER MIND OPEN, DID HER HOMEWORK, AND DIDN'T LET ANYTHING STOP HER.

Dale J. Anderson, M.D