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**BLESSINGS FOR THE LAST FRIDAY & WEEKEND**

"Life is about trusting our feelings and

 taking chances, losing and finding happiness, 

appreciating the memories 

and learning from the past." 

~ Unknown ~

Sometimes the best way 

to comfort a friend 

is not through many strings of words 

but just a simple HUG. 

~ Unknown ~

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**HAVE A GOOD MONDAY & NEW WEEK**

Your success and happiness lies in you. 

Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you 

shall form an invincible host against difficulties. 

~ Helen Keller ~

The Story of Life

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, coworker, longlost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger) but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.