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<div align=center><b><i>&#34;Only a real risk tests the reality of a belief.&#34;</i><br />
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<b>About The Editor:</b> Greetings! My name is <b><a href="/main/authors.php?action=search&search_for=jeff" target="_blank">jeff</a></b> and I&#39;m one of your regular editors for the official Spiritual Newsletter! I&#39;ve been a member of Writing.com since 2003, and have edited more than 400 newsletters across the site during that time. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email or the handy feedback field at the bottom of this newsletter! <img loading="lazy" style="" src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/e21/smile.png" alt="*Smile*" class="emoteZ" title="Smile" border=0 width=15 height=15 border=0><br />
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While this newsletter will be published on Christmas Day, at this time a year, I find myself thinking ahead to the new year. I tend to take some time to reflect on what&#39;s happened over the past twelve months - both the good and the bad - and what I anticipate will be coming in the next twelve months of the new year.<br />
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One of my friends asks two questions whenever he celebrates someone&#39;s birthday, and they&#39;re questions that I shared on the newsfeed post about this newsletter. The questions are: <i>What&#39;s one thing that you&#39;re happy to be leaving behind as you embark on a new year?</i> and <i>What&#39;s one thing you&#39;re looking forward to in the new year?</i><br />
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I really like these questions because they force me to think about both the highs and lows of what&#39;s going on in my life, and looking and life like that has a way of putting things into perspective. Acknowledging the negative can give you closure and help you turn a page, while acknowledging the possibilities can give you hope and enthusiasm for what&#39;s ahead.<br />
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This won&#39;t be a long newsletter editorial this month, and that&#39;s intentional because I really want to encourage you to sit with both of those questions over the next week. Between Christmas Day and New Years&#39; Eve, take some time to reflect on what 2024 has been for you... whether that&#39;s good or bad... and then think about what the possibilities are for you in 2025.<br />
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Let&#39;s all head into the New Year with a sense of gratitude for what&#39;s come, and optimism for what could be.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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<b><a href="/main/authors.php?action=search&search_for=jeff" target="_blank">jeff</a></b> <br />
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<div class="bquote" ><b>EXCERPT:</b> <i>May the best in you spill forth intentionally and unintentionally during this Christmas season.</i></div><br />
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<div class="bquote" ><b>EXCERPT:</b> <i>Like licking honey off of a razor&#39;s edge. Such is the story of our lives.</i></div><br />
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<i>We just finished studying Job, and while this isn&#39;t my first go-around, I learned something. While none of us want to go through what Job did, we have all experienced a portion of his trials. Be grateful in all things. Everything is a learning experience, even when we don&#39;t like the lesson.</i><br />
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