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Let’s begin with some reflection on this past year and what we have learned, so we can more easily move into the future with greater enthusiasm. Ask and one shall receive! But what have we all been asking for? For happiness? For a return to a more normal existence? A return to a more joyful existence? The question matters less than the approach we must take to find the answer. This opportunity has come to us all—albeit not an easy one to swallow, but it is here. It is said that “God” only gives us what we can handle, presumably to make us stronger. We have all had our share of opportunities for growth this year. Perhaps our collective prayers have been answered. So now what? Let us all look at this upcoming year with the insight that this past year has blessed us with.
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Lessons and Blessings from an Abnormal Year
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by Berta Prevosti
appiness. How is it possible to conceive happiness and the return to “normalcy” while looking ahead to our children’s return to school this fall? In a year where we have been deprived of our social connections and the joy of a healthy 2020/21 school year, how can we look at our future relationships with optimism, as well as turning some into lifetime friendships?
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This is something many of us have received—whether or not it was something we were asking for. As we’ve had older children move back into our homes, younger children learning remotely and parents working from home, everyone has had a lot more time to get to know each other. We should look at this as a blessing to get to know and enjoy our family. Perhaps we truly “saw” our children for the first time in many years and realized we did not know who they were. Good, bad or indifferent, we were forced to coexist to-
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