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A Soft Voice In A Noisy World

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Messages of Gratitude

Messages of Gratitude

May 15, 2023 Karl Robb 2023, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

Messages of gratitude and thankfulness to friends and family are a wonderful way to begin the week #MotivationMonday

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Try Focusing On the Positive and Not the Negative!

February 27, 2023 Karl Robb 2023, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

Try Focusing On the Positive and Not the Negative! If you can’t stay positive try avoiding to pass on a disparaging word that might impact others. #MotivationMonday

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Push you boundaries! Don't take excessive risks! Expand your limits! Keep seeking for answers! #MotivationMonday

Affirmations for the Week Ahead

February 6, 2023 Karl Robb 2023, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Young Onset Parkinson's

Push you boundaries! Don’t take excessive risks! Expand your limits! Keep seeking for answers! #MotivationMonday

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New Opportunities for Growth In the New Year

New Opportunities for Growth In the New Year

December 26, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Holidays, Mind Body Spirit, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Self Care

New Opportunities for Growth In New Year #HappyNewYear | Karl Robb

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Give Thanks!

November 21, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Motivation Monday, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy One comment

Give thanks for today, yesterday, and for all those who helped make your days possible! Happy Thanksgiving! #MotivationMonday

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Halloween Dreams

October 31, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Self Care

Halloween can bring the child in all of us out, even, just for a night. Scary, comical, mysterious, or heroic, we can all aspire to a character for a night of variety. #HappyHalloween #MotivationMonday

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You are the Catalyst

September 5, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

Everyday is unique and special! You are the catalyst to determining the day! #MotivationMonday

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Look At Your Week As Art!

August 29, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease

Look At Your Week As Art! Think of this week as your own blank canvas to create your masterpiece. #MotivationMonday

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Navigating the Journey

August 15, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Gallery, Living Well, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Poem

Navigating the Journey – Weather the storm, through rain and gale, Set your course, set your sail… #MotivationMonday

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The Voices of Our Community series from ParkinsonsDisease.net

May 18, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Angela Robb, Carepartners, Education & Support, health union, Inspiring Stories, Interviews, Parkinson's Disease, ParkinsonsDisease.net, Support, Videos, YouTube 2 comments

Watch these videos to learn more about these amazing people and how they are living with Parkinson’s disease!

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Good Days and Great Days

March 21, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Living Well, Motivation Monday, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Young Onset Parkinson's

A good day means you accomplished a task. A great day means you improved someone’s life! #MotivationMonday

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Uncovering Potential Through Illness

March 7, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Motivation Monday, Nature Photography, Parkinson's Disease, Young Onset Parkinson's

Uncovering Potential Through Illness – Time is fleeting, Your life precious, and your potential, unlimited! #MotivationMonday

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Nourishing the Spirit

February 28, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Young Onset Parkinson's

In these volatile times, our daily spiritual diet is best nourished with gratitude, resilience, appreciation, empathy, and compassion. #MotivationMonday

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Decisions

January 24, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Self Care

One key to life is identifying what decisions truly impact you and which ones won’t. #MotivationMonday

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True Happiness

January 10, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday

True happiness comes from doing the hard work, savoring the present while preparing for the future, and knowing that we did our best. #MotivationMonday

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Conversation with Jon Braddock, Author, Welcome to the YOPD Club

January 4, 2022 Karl Robb 2022, Inspiring Stories, Interviews, Parkinson's Disease, Videos, Young Onset Parkinson's, YouTube

A conversation with author Jon Braddock. After his diagnosis with #YOPD, wrote a collection of 10 interviews to gain some perspective and to better understand from those who were living with young onset Parkinson’s.

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5 Actions That I Do Everyday to Stay Better with A Chronic Illness

December 22, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Living Well, Mind Body Spirit, Parkinson's Disease, Self Care, Tips, Wellness, Young Onset Parkinson's

Routine has advantages. Routine makes a practice. A practice leads to becoming comfortable with the routine and finding the benefits of the practice.

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Some Rules of the Rocky Road

December 13, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Young Onset Parkinson's

Some Rules of the Rocky Road #MotivationMonday

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Motivation

December 6, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease

Motivation, much like water, wind, and electricity can take you where you want to go. #MotivationMonday

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Conversation with John Dahlem

November 15, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Inspiring Stories, Interviews, Philosophy, Videos, Young Onset Parkinson's, YouTube

Enjoy our conversation with a truly motivational man, mountain climber, John Dahlem, who does not have Parkinson’s disease but has messages that resonate with us all.

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Let Kindness Prevail

November 15, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Wellness

Listen to your gut! Follow your heart! Train your brain! Let kindness prevail! #MotivationMonday

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Birthdays Are More Than Just Any Day!

September 9, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Mind Body Spirit, Parkinson's Disease

Birthdays Are More Than Just Any Day! Birthdays are to be celebrated and treasured! #ThanfulThursday #ThoughtfulThursday

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Making a choice!

August 30, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Living Well, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

Today’s Motivation Monday is on deciding to take charge of our lives. I am even asking you to make a decision. Had I chosen to believe that I was dealing with a chronic illness with no options, I would not be here thirty years later. I made a choice. #MotivationMonday

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Every Day is a Gift

August 23, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy, Young Onset Parkinson's

Every day is a gift. What we do with that gift is potential for self-improvement and a better world. #MotivationMonday

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To the Best of our Ability

August 9, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

Doing anything to the best of our ability is an achievement. #MotivationMonday

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Fruits of our Labor

August 2, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease, Philosophy

The fruits of our labor are rewarded far beyond monetary compensation. Good begets good. #MotivationMonday

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Fresh Perspectives & Thoughtful Conversations page

July 24, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Annoucements, Videos, YouTube

We’ve consolidated all our interviews (video & written) on one page to make it easy for you to view the catalog of the ones we’ve done so far.

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Doing What is Best For You

July 19, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Self Care, Wellness

When you are ill, it is not selfish to be focused on improving your health and healing. For you to be your best – do what is best for you, even if others do not understand. #MotivationMonday

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Keep Inspired!

July 12, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Motivation Monday, Parkinson's Disease

Keep inspired! Amazing events are happening all around us – all the time. See the morning sunrise. Watch the night sky. Observe! #MotivationMonday

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Vacations Can Do Wonders

June 28, 2021 Karl Robb 2021, Living Well, Mind Body Spirit, Motivation Monday

Even a brief vacation into nature can bring clarity, relaxation, and renewal! #MotivationMonday

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Karl Robb has had Parkinson’s disease (PD) for over thirty years. With symptoms since he was seventeen years old, Karl was diagnosed at the age of twenty-three. Now fifty-four, he is a Parkinson’s disease advocate, an entrepreneur, an inventor, an author of two books about living with Parkinson's Disease and Chronic Conditions. He is a Community Team Member to ParkinsonsDisease.net. He is also an advisor and consultant on Parkinson’s disease for various organizations and corporations.Karl is a board member of both the Parkinson Voice Project and Parkinson Social Network based in Virginia. In his free time, he is a photographer, constant writer, longtime magician, and a practicing Reiki Jin Kei Do master. Karl received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am not a medical professional and this information is my personal view.

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