Marathon runners get handed cups of water along the route. Life's a marathon too, and sometimes you have to hand that cup to yourself.

In Daily Dose 29, Dawn shares a rough sick day that ended with her wrapped in a blanket, swinging herself calm like a comforted child, and what she learned about being there for herself when no one else is. Fifteen years of building this skill went into her book, her own cup of water for anyone who's had a hard life and is still having one.

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