[Thespiritexpress] Letter to 2020

[Danleigh]

Beautifully said.  Thank you Viktoria
Dani

On 1/2/21 12:48 PM, Viktoria Zaita via Thespiritexpress wrote:
> Dear Ones,
>  a friend of mine's  14 year old autistic daughter wrote this letter 
> to 2020....
> I love to share it.
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>   Dear 2020…
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> *Dear 2020,*
> As you know, it has been quite the year. I just wanted to thank you.
> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
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> 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 evolved. More brave.
> 2020 you have given me so many tools.
> So I say,
> Thank you 2020.
> Thank you for building me up and giving me the fire I needed.
> Sincerely, Freya.
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