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Day 16 - Gratitude<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Gratitude includes being thankful for who we are, the challenges and opportunities we have experienced, our strengths and weaknesses, our skills and health. Today, consider how challenges you have faced in life provide an opportunity for you to grow and become the person you want to be.<\/p>

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  • How much of our lives are we truly present for?<\/li>
  • Today, consider how challenges you have faced in life provide an opportunity for you to grow and become the person you want to be.<\/li><\/ul>
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    • Think about three things that you are grateful for.<\/li>
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cGreat things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cBeing grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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