Happiness Is A Skill by Brooke Siem

Happiness Is A Skill by Brooke Siem

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70. Transforming Tragedy—Bud Jeffries

70. Transforming Tragedy—Bud Jeffries

Part I, Strengthening the Body

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Jan 26, 2022
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70. Transforming Tragedy—Bud Jeffries
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“At six years old, I woke up a fat kid. I got picked on and bullied until I was about fourteen, because at fourteen, I suddenly became the strongest fat kid in the world.” -Bud Jeffries

A friend of mine died last week, forty-eight year old Bud Jeffries. Pulmonary embolism while he was working out in his Florida backyard.

If this conjures an image of a ba…

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