Category Archives: discouragement

Finding Beauty in the Rain

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Scott Linscott

Some people are the “glass half empty” type. Others are “glass half full.”  Me? I try to be happy that I have a glass at all. Even an empty glass has potential. It’s easy to focus on the negatives in … Continue reading →

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Life: have you tried turning it off and on?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Scott Linscott

Reboot. It’s the first word used by technology nerds in answer to a multitude of questions: “Why is my phone doing …?” “Why is my TV not …?” “Why is my computer so …?” “Why is my toaster …?” Have … Continue reading →

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May I sit next to you, forever? These seats are spectacular!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Scott Linscott

Seats. Good seats are expensive. Cheaper seats don’t provide as good an experience. Some seats are soft and comfortable and others are rock hard and a pain to sit on. Some seats are narrow and constricting and others are roomy enough for … Continue reading →

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Where do you find peace? Where do you soak it in?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Scott Linscott

Think of a favorite place; a place where you feel peace saturate your soul. Do you have such a place? I have friends who will think of the vast view at the top of a mountain trail while others will … Continue reading →

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The bullies in your life are wrong

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Scott Linscott

So, yeah, I’m writing a book. It’s a book about me. My journey. My story. It started out being a blend of my blog and reflections on the past two years. It was going to be about liver disease, transplants … Continue reading →

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Rust, bust, turn to dust and break up in the end?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Scott Linscott

Just over a year ago we moved into our new little Westbrook house. It was a bittersweet time. It was bitter because we could no longer afford the house we built in 2000, but sweet in that our new home … Continue reading →

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Words fall like snow

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Scott Linscott

Snow falling lightly. Pajama’s all day. A long chat with mom. Coffee pot decreasing. Dancing orange flames in the stove. Warm. Comfortable. Content. Silly text messages with my wife. Moments with my God. New life for a transplant friend, Smiling … Continue reading →

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You are so pushy! Thank you.

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Scott Linscott

Do you remember back almost about a year ago? One of the first fundraisers to help with my transplant was a rubber bracelet that said “P U S H.” It was an acronym for “pray until something happens” or some … Continue reading →

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When death ruins your day…

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Scott Linscott

When do you feel most inadequate? I mean, what situations leave you stumbling for words or standing silently with absolutely no idea what to do? For me, it happens during one of life’s largest privileges. During the painful privilege of a … Continue reading →

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Am I out of the woods?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Scott Linscott

I love vanilla soft serve ice cream. My wife hates it. Since most soft serve places don’t offer hard ice cream we usually end up at shops with pretty teenage scooper girls digging into ice cream buckets. While I prefer … Continue reading →

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You can’t spell “community” without u and i

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Scott Linscott

This liver transplant journey has been the most difficult period of my life but I see lots of good that has come out of it. For instance, I now am part of a pretty tight community. We all speak the … Continue reading →

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Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Scott Linscott

Saturday day was awesome. For the first time since I can remember I felt 98% normal. I felt like I was not one of the .000017% percent of Americans receiving a liver transplant this year. I felt like Pinochio after … Continue reading →

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It’s not just me

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Scott Linscott

I share the following from one of my readers who is writing his own story in the face of suffering… God bless you Scott. I totally agree with you. I went through a very debilitating illness myself two years ago. … Continue reading →

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Thoreau or Eastman? We’re writing our stories.

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Scott Linscott

“Hey kid! What’s your story?” I can hear my dad asking. It’s a bit of a strange question, isn’t it? I mean, if you’ve never heard it asked before, how might you answer? Is he asking what my favorite story … Continue reading →

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