She greatly wished to participate, but as a volunteer accepting an invitation from a nonprofit group there was no money available.

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McCain apologized for not accepting an invitation to the convention last year, which came at a time when his campaign was on shaky ground, and thanked the group for inviting him again before offering up praise for Obama.

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Rather, learning to achieve nothing is about being skillful when engaging the many provocative and complex circumstances that increasingly define our global workplace, discerning what is hidden, appreciating a gesture of affection, grasping the intention of a paradox, accepting an unexpected invitation, celebrating a mixed triumph, learning from an alarming emergency.

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