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Holly Rabalais's avatar

Thanks for reminding us to fight the threat against optimism--love that! At the end of each year I try to do something similar. Two things I’ll be adding to mine this year started as negative, but have ended on a positive note:

1. My brother’s cancer came back. I donated superstar stem cells that kicked that cancer’s ass.

2. My youngest child’s opioid addiction finally hit an all-time low, allowing me to step in and offer two choices: homelessness or rehab. He’ll celebrate his 21st birthday on Tuesday and 7 months of sobriety on Christmas Day. And that’s all I want for Christmas.

(You may have convinced me to try yoga again.)

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Lovely, just lovely. Fantastic post!

1. I started writing.

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