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Beautifully said. Thank you Viktoria<br>
Dani<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/2/21 12:48 PM, Viktoria Zaita via
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valign="top">Dear Ones, <br>
a friend of mine's 14 year old
autistic daughter wrote this
letter to 2020....<br>
I love to share it.<br>
V.<br>
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<div
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Neue',
Helvetica,
Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">As you know, it has been quite the year. I
just wanted to
thank you.</span></div>
<div
style="font-family:'Roboto',
'Helvetica
Neue',
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Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">The media has been giving you a hard time
which, in a
way, is
understandable
but at the
same time, it
wasn’t really
your fault.
Many negative
things have
happened this
year but with
every
downhill,
there’s an
uphill. With
every hit,
there’s a
recovery. Now,
we’ve been hit
quite a lot
but look where
we are now!
Some people
might say,
‘Look where we
are now? I am
severely
depressed!’
Which makes
total sense.</span></div>
<div
style="font-family:'Roboto',
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Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">But maybe I am one of the lucky ones. Even
though there
have been
times this
year that have
been
incredibly
hard, every
single
challenge,
every single
storm that has
come my way,
has never been
able to get
past me. All
of these
challenges
have made me
so much
stronger as a
person. I
found out who
I truly was
and came from
and I wouldn’t
have been able
to do that
without you.</span></div>
<div
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sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Whenever a teacher comes into my life and
teaches me a
lesson or two,
I always thank
them. I thank
them for
teaching me
what it means
to be human.
What it means
to be alive. I
thank them for
teaching me
how to push
through and
stand my
ground. I
thank them for
giving me
kindness and
hope. But you
2020, you have
made me the
teacher for
once. Now of
course I have
said some
pretty wise
words in my
day but this
year I am
different. My
words are
different.
They have this
fire deep
within them
yet a
welcomeness to
them.</span></div>
<div
style="font-family:'Roboto',
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Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">2020 you have changed my life around.
Probably for
the better.
The world has
this fire
about it
(quite
literally
because of
climate
change). The
world is loud.
The world is
demanding for
a better
future for
all. </span></div>
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<div
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sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Every year I think I am as wise as I can be.
As insightful
as the eye can
see. And of
course, I do
know I am in
fact, wiser,
stronger, and
more
insightful but
there’s a
difference. I
now know that
every year I
will be more <span
style="text-decoration:underline;">evolved</span>. More brave.</span></div>
<div
style="font-family:'Roboto',
'Helvetica
Neue',
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Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">2020 you have given me so many tools.</span></div>
<div
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">So I say,</span></div>
<div
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you 2020.</span></div>
<div
style="font-family:'Roboto',
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Neue',
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Arial,
sans-serif;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for building me up and giving me
the fire I
needed.</span></div>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sincerely, Freya.</span></div>
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