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Courage
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It takes courage to keep moving forward when you don’t know exactly where you’re going, and when life’s twists and turns have left you more than a little unsure of yourself. It takes courage… And it takes a deep belief in oneself to not give up when it seems like the odds are stacked against you. The task may seem ominous, but we, humans, have the capacity to rise above, to forge ahead, to transcend. Not only can we do this, but we must! It is our very purpose - to take what life presents and to fashion from it something beautiful.
In these unusual days, it so important to remember that the impossible situation we may face is merely an opportunity that life is giving us, to find that part of ourselves where we are greater than the challenge, whatever it may be.
Happy Chanukah everyone!
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