Thanks For Being Here - 10-Year-Old Bruce on Accidental Growth

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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This week's Thanks For Being Here comes from listener Hilleary Wright who shares an essay written by her 10-year-old son Bruce titled, "Accidental Growth." Bruce's piece details a skiing accident that left him with a spiral-fractured tibia at age five, requiring a full leg cast for six weeks. But the real magic happens in Bruce's reflection on how challenges make us stronger - just like the burls that form on giant sequoias when they're stressed or injured. Bruce's "little-kid wisdom" feels perfect for all of us grinding through 2025's challenges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hi everyone. Welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many
0:35.5	essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday,
0:40.6	I'll read a submission from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah
0:46.0	toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech. We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into
0:52.5	our better selves and remember our highest values.
0:56.2	We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love.
1:00.6	Maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer,
1:03.4	someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both.
1:08.2	This is thanks for being here.
1:21.8	This week's thanks for being here comes to us via a listener named Hillary Wright,
1:24.5	but it's actually from a 10-year-old named Bruce.
1:25.8	Hi, Kelly.
1:30.0	I'm a huge fan and I listen to your podcast during my early morning walks on the hiking trails near my home in Maraga, California, just over the hill from Oakland.
1:33.9	I find the insights you uncover so helpful as I navigate parenting challenges, getting older
1:39.0	but wiser, and like you, coming to terms with loss.
1:42.1	Most recently, my mom to C COPD. I often share your podcast
1:46.5	because they move me or they're perfect for a friend sorting out a problem or in need of
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