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Farewell 2020!
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Farewell 2020!

I am grateful for 2020! This is not a joke, although for most of it those words sounded like a fictional statement.

How many things happened in one year? There were so many unexpected blows. It brought me to my knees, and it gave me hope. It showed me to drop expectations but to hold on to the faith that things always work on our favor. It taught me to release the “hows” while keeping an eye on the “whats.”

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The teacher who wanted me to fail

The teacher who wanted me to fail

The beauty of celebrating New Years Eve lies in the inevitable fact that we need to review our past and imagine what we want in our near future. We would probably benefit from reliving that practice in the following 364 days. However, since I forget to do it as often, I am going to seize the opportunity and put my cards on the table.

2018 was one of those years that take us from the hair and wipe the floor with us.

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