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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
As
we approach the end of 2019... I just want to say one thing, above all:
THANK YOU. Thank you all for your support, for your love, for your
kindness and generosity. Thank you to this life for showing me that
there is good in the world and, moving forward, for making me want to
slow down and be a greater part of that goodness. There was a television
show years ago, in which Oprah Winfrey spoke about
her relationship with the great Maya Angelou. And Oprah explained how,
in the darkest and most depressing moments of her life, she would call
Maya, her mentor, and the beautiful, brilliant writer would tell her
"Stop it. Stop that crying. Say 'Thank You' for what you are going
through. Because this too shall pass. That is faith." Faith in yourself,
faith in others, faith in God or Karma or the Universe, call it what
you will. Because it is true that even in the darkest moments of your
life, there is hope. Even when you think you can't go on, you can, and
you will. We are made of the same stuff as the stars, and we will
survive. I pray for all of us, and all of you, in the coming year of
2020 -- may you find love, and happiness, and success, and wellness in
all things. May God -- or whoever's in charge -- bless us, every one.
Merry Christmas. Raise a toast.
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