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A collection of informative, inspiring, humorous or thought-provoking material for your reading pleasure. Visit us often to peruse new additions.

Mommy Musings: 10 Things Your Newborn Will Teach You
Put aside your worries about all the things you are supposed to teach your new little baby. Here are 10 things your baby will teach you.

Many Gods. Conflicting Theories. Who is Right?
How can anyone tell you who God is? How can a church, a religion, or any teacher tell you who or what God is? They can not!. Have they seen him? Have they talked to her? Of course not! Not in the physical sense that so many seem to think that God is in. Our language is not rich enough to put into words the incredible unlimited nature of God.

Is Your Past Real?
How real is your past? How real is your present? And just as important, how real will your future be? Become aware! Joyfully take responsibility for your thoughts and your creations.

I Want to Be a Woman!
A story that captures the age-old customs in Africa of woman coming of age. Africans love there culture so much that they are ready to die for it.

How Attractive Are You?
What makes a person attractive? I'm sure when most people think of attractive, their first thoughts lean towards the physical aspects: a certain body type, a nice smile, sparkling eyes. But we have all met people who, while very pleasing to the eyes, had such an awful personality that we found them anything but attractive. This confirms that there is much more to attraction than meets the eye.

Have You Allowed Your Dream to Die?
We all have dreams, desires - What are we doing about nurturing them? keeping them alive?

 

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Big God . . . Big Dreams
Have you ever thought about just how big God’s dream for your life really is? Too many times, I think we, as Christians, don’t have a vision. I know that a lot has been said about Proverbs 29:18, which says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” And even some has been said on Habakkuk 2:2, where God speaks to Habakkuk and says, “Write the vision and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” But I think we need to clarify where the vision comes from.

Looking for Love
Is there one true love for everyone? Yes, says a majority of Americans. In a recent national survey about matters of the heart, 60 percent of those surveyed believe everyone has a soul mate.

Keep the Beauty of Valentine’s Day All Year Long
Tips for drying your flowers and making the love last long past the Valentine's Day holiday are offered in this article.

Seven Simple Ideas for a Romantic Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day serves as a yearly wake-up call to couples: “Don’t forget you are lovers.” Keep the spark alive in your relationship with these tips.

Valentine's Day Craft Fun

Throw a love-ly Valentine’s Day party
Valentine’s Day doesn’t just have to be celebrated for two. Have a romantic party and invite all your friends to enjoy this love-ly day.

Laughter for Valentine’s Day
Give your loved one an inexpensive gift for Valentine’s Day – laughter! Here are some funny quotes to get you started.

Super Bowl Party
Whether your favorite team is in it or not, make this a Super Bowl party to remember with tips from Holisticonline.com!

Have a Smashing Super Bowl Dinner Party
A Super Bowl party doesn't have to be a chips and beer-fest. Have a smashing dinner party with advice from a party expert.

Perceiving the Universal in All
Here is an excellent method of moving into prayer of meditation. It can also be used as a meditation in itself.

Truths Which Aid Forgiveness
Some truths which will help us forgive others are given. (Some of them are based on various spiritual beliefs or Christian concepts which might not be acceptable to you or the subject.)

Truths For Self-Forgiveness
These truths are there to help us get free from the guilt, shame and doubt of the past, not to give license to do whatever we like in the future.

Wisdom
Wisdom creates a bright presence in our minds, allowing us to perceive with clarity beyond the veils of illusion. When wisdom is accompanied by Faith they create together trust in our highest truths. We are then able to pass safely through the dark and difficult corners of life feeling inner security and inner peace.

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 6
A twelve-year-old is sent home by a teacher with a note stating that he was speaking loudly, using "filthy" language. What might be the parents' reaction?

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 5
The parent may lead into active listening with something like, "How do you feel what I have just said to you? Does it seem fair? Do you feel hurt? Would you like to talk about it?"

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 4
The child may not be allowing him or her to use his or her mental abilities to their full potential. The problem could have to do with conflicts within the family, conflicts with other children or with teachers at school, disappointments in love, lack of self-confidence, lack of proper nutrition, a disillusionment with society and the school system, as well as many other possibilities. In such a case, the most effective method of communication is active listening.

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 3
We learned that in the I-message we explain to the child what we are really feeling and the thoughts, beliefs, expectations, fears and attachments that create those feelings within us. 

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 2
There are two basic categories of how most people communicate: Those who suppress themselves and do not communicate; and those who suppress the others by raising their voices, blaming and criticizing the others, ordering them around in various ways.

More Effective Communication with Children - Part 1
The basis of communication is the golden rule, "do to others as you would like others to do to you". So we simply need to ask, "how we would like others to communicate with us?" Here are some thoughts.

Eclectic Paths To Integration Part 1: Centers of Power
The convoluted path that leads to the integration and illumination of the soul and personality is often a daunting, yet rewarding, undertaking, simultaneously riddled with pitfalls of despair and plateaus of bliss. To tread this path is one of the highest aspirations an individual can have, second only to the desire to help others on this path.

Eclectic Paths to Integration Part 2: Psychological Models - Freud
The Psychoanalytic schools of the twentieth century attempted to bring the psyche under the dominion of various maps and models, whereby the personality could be gauged, studied, and integrated. The psychological theories of Freud, Jung, Maslow, Assigoli, and Leary paved new roads in our understanding of the over all structure of the mind.

Eclectic Paths To Integration Part 3: Shaman/Shadow
The dualistic nature of our universe sets the stage for the many rifts that form in our own mind, as well as the neurosis that we experience in our modern culture. The Us-Them, Light-Dark, and Good-Bad dichotomies are constantly pulling us back into a dualist mindset. The meta-programmer, the wise man, and the shaman have all learned the mental techniques whereby the fusion of opposites is assimilated into a higher synthesis of wholeness.

Finding Love
Relationships are very important to us. They make us feel special. They make us feel whole - not just spousal relationships, any healthy relationships between two people. We value relationships with parents, siblings, children, friends, and lovers. We value them not only because they make us feel good, but because they can be difficult to maintain and easy to lose.

10 Simple Relationship Resolutions Tips
Happy couples know that persistence is one of the primary secrets to a successful relationship. Happy couples don’t give up. If their relationship isn’t working, they get resourceful; they try different ways, techniques and strategies until it begins to work. Here are 10 simple tips to help you keep your relationship resolutions this year.

12 Ways To Talk To Your Critical Voices
Negative or critical voices interfere with people feeling good about themselves, or feeling good at all. Sometimes those critical voices are so loud that’s all you can hear — and you miss out on your beauty, your growth, on the wonderful things you’re doing.

When Things Happen Without Reason
Sometimes things happen in life for apparently no reason at all. You think that there isn't any reason for something to happen until after the fact when that something has changed your life or pointed you into a new direction.

Hope Takes Flight: Free Air Transportation Gets Patients to Vital Treatment
For nearly a quarter-century, AirLifeLine has worked to ensure that people are not denied access to medical care simply because they cannot afford the cost of travel. Last year alone, AirLifeLine’s 1,500 volunteer pilots donated free flights for nearly 9,500 passengers across the United States.

Reflections After Christmas and Ideas for Empowerment for the New Year
Another Christmas come and gone. What a workout for the emotions! I’m the EQ Coach, but that doesn’t mean I know all there is to know about emotional management – it’s a lifelong proposition; and it doesn’t mean my emotions don’t give me a run for their money – remember, 2 of our 3 brains don’t take orders. I am reminded myself many times of the tenets of emotional intelligence during Christmas, and it was very helpful.

7 Benefits of Getting Your Mind & Body in the Same Place at the Same Time
Do you ever feel that your mind is about 5 miles ahead of the rest of your body? By the time you catch up you are standing there dazed and confused wondering what exactly you are suppose to do next. Then you remember the one other thing you were suppose to take care of at the last stop...now that you are on the other side of town...and you only have 20 minutes left. You know the feeling? Or maybe you are stuck in the past? STOP! Get back in the moment.

Check Up! Are You Really Ready To Take On a New Challenge?
Despite what we have conned ourselves into believing, the majority of our problems are optional. Most of our existing problems don’t just happen, aren’t randomly selective of us and tend to be reoccurring. The difference between a problem that selects us and a problem that we select to have is that the problems that select us can usually be classified under the heading of ‘an act of God’.

Achieving Happiness
Imagine someone holding a glass full of clean, fresh water and complaining about thirst. Likely you'd suggest they first take a sip from the glass in their hand. Happiness is similar. Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone knows how to recognize and stay with it; they're always looking for more. The search for happiness is lost when it becomes an insatiable pursuit for getting more.

Practice Peace
Most all of us desire peace in our lives. Many people, however, look for that peace outside of themselves, never realizing that peace comes from within, and if you can find it there, then the outside life will follow.

The Inner Critic: Learning to Accept Ourselves
Do you feel like you’re your worst critic? Do you find yourself criticizing your body, intelligence, clothes, ability to do your job, and just about anything about yourself? We all have that voice inside, the one that can take anything about ourselves or something that we did and make it into something terribly wrong or bad.

Getting Past the Arguments: An article about resolving conflict in relationships
One of the hardest things to handle in a relationship is conflict. While a good and fair fight can clear the air and help you to feel closer to your lover, many fights are just hurtful and destructive. Fights that never go anywhere, that are repeated year after year, or that leave you feeling awful about yourself are not going to help your relationship.

Ten Ways To Deal With Being Hurt
Change in your life is inevitable; sometimes it is easy, sometimes it is not. Some of it is gentle, and some of up is an upheaval that leaves you dazed and confused. If you have been hurt by someone or something, how you deal with it and react to it determines how long you will be in pain from it.

The Papal Message of H. H. Pope Shenouda III For The Feast Of Nativity January 2003

Christmas Greetings - 2002 by Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, Indian Orthodox Church

Meaning of Christmas By Dr. Jacob Mathew, Chief Editor, Holisticonline.com
It is the holiday season. In America, the malls are full of shoppers making last minute purchases for Christmas. Children anxiously wait for the arrival of Santa and the wagon-full of gifts. The parents chase the latest, hot toys for their children. No one has time to contemplate the real message of Christmas. The real message of Christmas is Love, the central theme of Jesus' teaching. All the major religions of the world preach the need for love. Modern medical data clearly shows that love and intimacy are the most important ingredients for a healthy, long-lasting life. Read the full article.

Christmas Message - 2002 By Rev. Fr. John K. K.
Angel answered Mary’s question with reverence for God favored her. She is full of grace and model for all Christians. Mary led a sinless life. Ironically, we accept Christ yet live in sin. Let us change!

Tips for a Healthy New Year
It's that time of year again -- a time when millions of Americans vow to make improvements in their lives by committing to New Year's resolutions. If you're still looking for suggestions, the nation's leading health experts are urging all Americans to adopt healthier lifestyles in 2003.

Bring the Family Together During the Holidays
The holidays are the time of year to remember family. Whether it's far away relatives, or the people you see everyday, set aside some time this season to do something with the ones you love. Here are some recipes and ideas to get the entire family around the table this season.

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
A Christmas classic. It is one of those literary works that transcends time and space.

Peace of God
A Christian Perspective. In those stressful times when we feel like we just need a break, could it be that we are really looking for peace? What about when we awake in the middle of the night and can't sleep, what are our thoughts then? Isn't the cry of our heart really to find peace? When we feel tired, too much to do in too little time; when we can't even find time to think, isn't it really peace we long for?

Give the Gift of Hope this Holiday Season
During the holidays, it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of decorating, shopping and socializing. While all this activity is part of what makes the season special, it is important to take time to reflect on the larger meaning of the holidays -- caring and sharing. What better time to teach kids about helping others?

The Heart of a Humble Parent
When you make a decision that negatively affects your life or the lives of others, be the first to admit it. Admit your mistake and resolve to handle any resulting consequences of your actions.

Focus On The Joy
It's the Holiday Season --A new year is just around the corner! You're already thinking about how you'd like next year to be a little different than the last, right? But instead of thinking of performance, and efficiency, and control, I'd like you to take this opportunity to think about how many things in your daily life do you do "just for the joy of it"?

Joy and Spirituality 
"A merry Heart does like good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones (Proverbs 17:22). Although this verse was written 3,000 years ago, it reflects knowledge discovered through fairly recent scientific investigations (known as psychoneuroimmunology-PNI). Namely, immune cells are produced in the bone marrow, depressed people have weakened immune systems, and humor is good for your health.

Our God Is Awesome
Amazing Story that illustrates that with God everything is possible.

Heaven and Hell: The Real Difference
A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell.

A Heavenly Vision By Valerie Garner
I would like to share a spiritual experience with you that not only was very personal to me, but I believe it has value to every person's life. This occurred in a devastating moment of my life.

Take Hold Of Every Moment
"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion". Those words changed my life.

He's My Dad
 A daughter lashes at the healthcare system and pleads them to treat patients as individuals and not as a case number.

A Child Can Make a Difference
Everyone has dreams. It's just a matter of whether or not they're ever acted upon. Most children have big dreams there's no way they could materialize on their own. This is where you come in.

Catch of a Lifetime
An 11-year old learns a valuable lesson while fishing: Ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

What Is Success
A semi-humorous story that may inspire you to redefine what is success.

The Ten Commandments for Christmas by Paul Ciniraj

Ten Ways To Feel Good About Your Life
Feeling good about your life involves just 2 parts. One is to learn to think about yourself in healthy ways. This is a learned skill, not something that a lucky few were born with. The second part involves "making things happen". Seeing yourself being successful - at anything! - builds the blocks of confidence. Full article.

Invest in Yourself
There are many other things we can invest in, things we draw on in life and business to succeed. Too many people think they can get away without making these investments and then when they really need them, they're not there. You need to be investing in all these areas to build up a reserve to draw on when you need it. Full article.

It's What You've Got That Counts
In order to experience the value of change in your life, you don't have to throw out everything you already have and start all over. That's not only intimidating, it's usually just not possible, and is much less practical. Here are some unique ways to use what you've got to help your life work FOR you instead of against you. Full article.

Good Mistakes
It's good to make mistakes. Mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. When you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? How can you innovate? The simple answer is, "You can't." Full article.

A Good Idea: Staying Focused on Your Goal
One of the great challenges in life is to stay focused and not to go madly off in all directions. It makes so much sense, doesn't it? How is it, then, that most people do not find it easy to stay on track with their goals? After all, they chose their goals, so they must be appealing! Full article.

Take Control of Your Time and Take Control of Your Life
If you're ever going to take control of your life and make it grand, you'll need to start by taking control of your time. Without question, effective time management is fundamental to succeeding in any area of life. In fact, it is often the main difference between life's achievers and those who, although always busy, never get anywhere. Full article.

Managing Time to Accomplish More
Time is inelastic. Despite what some of us persist in believing, it will NOT magically expand to accommodate all we have to do. So, in order to maximize the time we have available, we have to spend it wisely. Here's how to do that. Full article.

Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity
Want to be able to turn on your creativity like a tap? You can. Follow these simple tips for ultra-creativity. Full article.

Affirm-Actions ... Stop Lying To Your Soul And Make It Real!
Positive words alone cannot change a world - your world. But, words combined with action can materialize a future of which, at one time, you could only dream. Full article.

Book Review: The Poem of the Man-God By Maria Valtorta Reviewed
This book describes the visions from God as reported by Maria Valtorta. She got visions for three years in a row from 1943 to 1947. The visions start with the life of Virgin Mary's parents. It narrates the birth and life of Virgin Mary and Jesus and ends with the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the assumption of Virgin Mary, and the Acts of the Apostles. Full article.

Compassion and Forgiveness By Dr. J. Mathew, Chief Editor, Holisticonline.com
Recently, I read two stories that touched me greatly. They convinced me that, in spite of all the headline news about terrorism and evil in all parts of the world, there is some “good” left in ordinary people. I would like share these stories with you.

The Man Who Didn't Have Email
A great story with a moral. According to the author, the moral of the story is, "1- Internet is not the solution to your life. 2- If you don't have internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire." However, unfortunately, you may be closer to be an office boy in Microsoft than being a millionaire!

Story of the Jack O' Lantern
Every year, as Halloween approaches, the landscape is filled with carved pumpkins. For our friends who are not familiar with the history behind this carving of pumpkin, I would like to share it with you.

The Trouble Tree
Don't take your troubles home. Hand them over to God and let Him tackle it.

In The Valleys I Grow
Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the valleys I grow.

36 Christian Ways to Reduce Stress

The Big Rocks By Dr. Neil Chadwick
If you sweat the little stuff, then you'll fill your life with little things you worry about that don't really matter, and you'll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff.

Lunch with God
An inspirational story of how a little boy and an old lady learned a valuable lesson while looking for God. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring; all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Take no one for granted and embrace all equally with joy!

Warrior Women
These beautiful inspiring words are dedicated to all Breast Cancer Victims and Survivors.

Life by Design: Seven Steps to Becoming a Conscious Creator
Are you ready to create your life by design? Of course, you say, but just how do I do that? Aren't the circumstances of my life simply the ways things are? How do I influence what my life looks like? Aren't you someone who always says it is important to accept life exactly as it is? This, of course, is one of the divine paradoxes of the universe. Read the article.

Your Greatness Begins With The Tiniest of Waves
If you wait for "just the right moment" before you undertake any significant venture, you're likely going to be about where you are now -- still waiting. Why is that? Because as most anyone who has gone before you will tell you, there is rarely a "right time" to set out in search of one's destination. Read the article.

Please Listen By Dr. Neil Chadwick
How to listen and hear.

A Beautiful Flower In A Broken Pot
An inspirational, must read story. How a family learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude to God. Story.

I Am With You Still: Victim's Daughter Reads Poem To Dad 
Benjamin Keefe Clark of Brooklyn was a chef on the 96th floor of the trade center and was last seen helping a woman in a wheelchair on the 88th floor on September 11, 2001. At Ground Zero on September 11, 2002, 11-year-old Brittany Clark, daughter of Benjamin, read a tribute to her father. Story.

A Father's Tears
It has been one year since Edward Medwig's 46-year-old daughter, Deborah, died on United Airlines Flight 175, a victim of the terrorist attack. But the crying hasn't stopped. Ed wrote this note to his daughter. Read More.

What Goes Around Comes Around
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country. A story of unconditional love. Read Story.

Thank you, God, for sending me a professional!
A woman received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left work and stopped by the pharmacy for some medication for her daughter. When returning to her car, she found with dismay that she had locked her keys inside the car. Read Story.

Remembering September 11, 2002

Message on the 1st Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were deeply shocking and very sad. I regard such terrible destructive actions as acts of hatred, for violence is the result of destructive emotions. Events of this kind make clear that if we allow our human intelligence to be guided and controlled by negative emotions like hatred, the consequences are disastrous. Read the complete message.

One Moment In Time By Livvie Matthews
September 11, 2002 will mark the first anniversary of September 11, 2001. We all have memories that come rushing back to that eventful day and that exact moment, myself included. My daughter, Stacey, was in NYC that day. It was her first trip to NY, she had been there 5 days and was to board the airplane at 6:30 the evening of September 11 returning home to Charlotte, NC. It didn't happen that way. Full Story.

Positive Attitude
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator.

Why English Is So Hard To Learn; Even Crazy
English is a crazy language, and it's crazy because of the tormented word applications one must learn, such as:
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.

What if You're God By Michael D. Pollock
His words echo in my consciousness. Even now - nearly 20 years later. "You can learn something from every person you encounter in your life." These were the words spoken by my 9th grade Latin teacher. It's unclear why his words have stuck with me all these years.

The Amazing Power of Small Steps By Kathy Gates
It's the small things in life that can drive you loco on any given day, isn't it? But it's also the small things in life that seem to make it all worthwhile. A hug from a child, making a new friend, a beautiful sunset, getting something on sale, hearing from a far away loved one.

Find Your Remedy (Personal Development) by Julie Jordan Scott
Too often these days we are programmed to believe there is constantly a travesty a foot. We are a heartbeat away from disaster, a breath away from destruction and a step off of the course to devastation.

Mrs. Thompson and Teddy
An inspirational story of how a teacher learned that she could make a difference in her students. Teaching involves more than just teaching reading, writing and arithmetic.

Everything is Possible with God By Cicily Sunny
Miracles happen to individuals who have sanctified their hearts through repentance and forgiveness and have surrendered completely to the will of God. Wherever people assemble and pray in the name of God with unity and purity of heart, miracles happen.

Be Consistent To Be Successful! By Rhoberta Shaler, PhD
Many folks have a tendency to first notice the places they have failed or are not doing enough. They think about what they have not done rather than what they have accomplished. They see their personal cups half-empty, rather than half-full.

The Secret Weapons of Success by Sopan Greene M.A.
There are two things that will determine your success or failure in business. Actually, they will be the source of your rise or fall in life.

What You Think Upon Grows by Stephanie West Allen, JD
Our thoughts are very powerful; they are our mental magic wands. What we dwell upon becomes our reality. This simple fact is what makes our thoughts so powerful.

How To Find Your REAL Self Again by Kathy Gates
On the surface it seems an odd idea that you could actually be anything other than who you really are. But from the time we can talk, we're being programmed to "fit in". IHere are 5 ideas to help you rediscover the real you.

Book Review By Seena Mathew

A Letter to My Mom on Mothers Day By Seena Mathew

Open Letter from God
A refreshing and inspiring reading when the whole world seems to be fighting for religious supremacy - to determine whose religion is the right one. Is there any need for fighting or arguing among us to see who is powerful, whose belief is right etc.  Open Letter from God may help you to live a righteous life and put your priorities in the right place.

The Nature of Humankind is Good By Vineetha Joseph
Is the human nature good or evil? Philosophers argued this point for centuries. Here Ms. Joseph argues that basic human nature is good. This is the notes from a debate that she has won arguing this point.

Theology of Faith By Prof. John Powell
A moving story of how one person discovered God and much more.

Rare Planetary Line-Up Could Mean Calmness And Harmony According To Astrologers
Astrologers suggest that a rare cosmic phenomena will have far reaching effects on the people on the earth.

A Morning Wish By Walter Reid Hunt
The sun is just rising on the morning of another day. What can I wish that this day may bring me? A very inspiring, almost prayer-like reflection on our needs, wishes and priorities. Read the full article.

The Perfect Heart
What makes a heart perfect is not by its shape or its condition. It depends on how it is used. A flawless heart does not make it perfect. To be perfect, you should share your love and accept love from others.

It all depends on the way you look at things. By Sean Kuruvilla
If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude towards life, you've got everything! You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions, but if you are poor in spirit, you have nothing.

Eat Your Master? The Differences Between Dogs and Cats
Pet lovers, read this story before deciding whether to adopt a dog or cat.

Parable Of The Pencil
There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be. And the principles apply to our lives too.

From Failure to Gratitude By Dr. Neil Chadwick
A great inspirational story. Read it when you think life had been cruel to you and when you are  trying to dig out of difficulties faced in life. Even in the midst of great tribulation and hardship, there is much to be thankful for. 

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