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DIANA NYAD
a wild & precious life
“Whatever your Other Shore is,
whatever you must do,
whatever inspires you,
you will find a way to get there.”
- Diana Nyad
It was ten years ago, September 2, 2013, that I at long last stumbled up onto Smathers Beach in Key West, on the fifth try over thirty-five years, after swimming across that epic ocean between Cuba and Florida.
This is my reflection on the Cuba Swim
ten years later. . .
Ten Years Later
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NYAD
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Speaker
![Athlete](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c24123216c672f7f8875c1/0b4649bd-25e3-43c5-8d1b-a52dd454d15a/DianaOnward.jpg)
Athlete
![Author & Essayist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c24123216c672f7f8875c1/42ac9e39-f61b-4999-a625-a089558999cb/Screen+Shot+2021-06-01+at+2.10.20+PM.png)
Author & Essayist
![Inspiration](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c24123216c672f7f8875c1/d3cd0689-cb34-42b8-8050-d9bb85046a76/DianaShore.jpg)
Inspiration
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Co-Founder of EverWalk
![Advocate & Activist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c24123216c672f7f8875c1/1700223549682-7L19O6TKHTN19DSECXQE/dianaobama.jpg)
Advocate & Activist
FIND A WAY
Life-affirming. . .A story about refusing to accept, or be defined by, defeat.
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“All of us suffer difficulties in our lives. And if you say to yourself 'find a way,' you'll make it through.”
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