Thursday January
30, 2020
It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
Coretta Scott King
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Don't dwell on what is expected of you. Instead, ask yourself what you're passionate about and then figure out how to live it. The world needs more people passionately smashing expectations. May God bless you with a strong emotional core and the will to embrace it.
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A THREAD: THE HAPPY REFUGEE TALE
Something amazing just happened, and it didn’t make a single headline. It happened in a place you’ve probably never been, to a family you’ve never met And it's the best story you'll read. Hint: It involves sports, refugees, and what it means to be Canadian.
When refugees come to Canada, it's usually a happy time. Your plane touches down to a new life and new beginnings. When Yaman's family arrived, it was bittersweet.
Why?
Because their father never made it out of Syria. Think about what that does to a family.
Imagine Yaman's mother, Fatima. You survive a war, then move halfway around the world to raise your four kids in a foreign land - all on your own - without even knowing the language or if your husband is even still alive.
Talk about strength.
The family of five (mom + 4 kids) settled in a province called Newfoundland. It's filled with cold winters but warm hearts. Neighbours welcomed the family with open arms, helping them with furniture, school, and a place to live.
In Yaman’s class, there are a bunch of kids who play hockey. Yaman wanted to play, but he didn’t know how. In fact, he’d only ever been skating once before, back in Syria. Remember how it felt to be left out when you were a kid? That was Yaman.
One of the kids went home and told his dad, and before long, word started to spread in the community about the Syrian boy who’d never played hockey. And this, right here, is where things get Canadian.
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GOOD HEALTH AND STRENGTH
Lord, I prayed for the strength to get me through these challenging times. Help us to become financially secure for ourselves and being there with love and support for our entire family. Bless us with good health and strength, and that we grow expand and increase in our faith love service to you.
- anonymous
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