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  Today's quiz concerns oceans, Hopefully it is not too hard and you should be able to get at least one right! As usual, the answers will be given in the comments section. Best of luck! ⦿ (1)  By general agreement, how many oceans are there on this planet? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 8 (2) In which ocean will you find the island of Tristan da Cunha? (3) By volume and map coverage, which is the biggest ocean on Earth? (4) Which ocean laps the shores of Antarctica? (5) In which ocean will you find the island of Spitsbergen? ( 6) Situated in the eastern Pacific Ocean what is the usual name for Isla de Pascua or Rapa Nui? (7) If you were sailing from Madagascar to Sri Lanka, across which ocean would you be travelling? (8) The Mariana Trench is in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the deepest point in all of this planet's oceans but approximately how deep is it at its deepest point? (a) 1 mile  (b) 3 miles  (c) 7 miles (d) 85.4 miles (9) Here's a pop ...

 As I deal with physical discomfort, I realize how blessed I am. To have a functioning mind is one of the biggest blessings. To be able to articulate my desire, my fears and anything else is so important for me. For all my complaints, I cry tears of joy. I cry tears of relief. I can put a voice to my pain.  I never understood that privilege. And if leaves me so grateful. I saw something that said:  ‘Healing is when you use your pain to help others.‘ I always knew it to be true, but I didn’t want to share the depths of my pain. That’s when sharing my pain would become the only way for me to heal. There are still parts of the pain I don’t know if I will ever be comfortable sharing.  The power of modern medicine is sometimes I forget I have a disability, until I need help with a seemingly mundane task. It’s the mundane tasks of life in which I need help. So much help. My pride takes a hit every time I need help. Maybe those are the hits I need to take. I wonder if He d...