SHALOM DEAR READERS:
HOW ARE WE FARING ON THE SCALE OF HOPE, OPTIMISM TODAY? ARE WE THINKING AND FEELING NEGATIVITY DUE TO OUR PAINS, AND TRIALS, AND LONELINESS? HOW DID I GUESS? ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE ALL HUMAN, AND IT IS SO EASY TO BE DOWN IN THE DUMPS AND NEGATIVE. I HAVE BEEN THERE, AND STILL FALL THERE. BUT I HEARD A WONDERFUL LECTURE RE 'MAKING OURSELVES HAPPY', AND THUS, I AM REFOCUSING MY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND HOPING TO DAILY REMEMBER WHAT GOOD DO I HAVE IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW! NOT WHAT WAS IN THE PAST, BUT WHAT DO I HAVE -SOME FAMILY, A GOOD FRIEND OR FRIENDS, A HOME TO BE IN, SOME NATURE TO ADMIRE AND BE PART OF, SOME HOPE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS TO RISE ABOVE SELF PITY AND TO 'SOAK IN' THE POSITIVE .
CAN WE CHOOSE HAPPINESS OVER SADNESS, DESPITE OUR TRIALS AND PAINS, AND YES, THEY ARE THERE. BUT WE ARE ALIVE TODAY, AT THIS MOMENT, AND MAYBE G. IS NOT FINISHED WITH US YET. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MYSELF, TO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AROUND ME, THE GOOD IN THE WORLD, TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE?
SO, MY CHALLENGE TO MYSELF AND TO YOU, DEAR READER, IS LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MENTALLY AND EVEN IN WRITING TO NOTE ALL THE GOOD HAPPENINGS OR FEELINGS THAT MAKE US HAPPY EVEN FOR A FEW MOMENTS!
I WISH US ALL A CHOICE OF BEING HAPPY AS OPPOSED TO BEING SAD, ALTHOUGH......G. BLESS US ALL IN THIS MONTH OF MARCH!
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Sunday, February 4, 2018
FEB. 2018-THANK G. STILL ALONG MY JOURNEY OF LIFE!
SHALOM TO ANY READERS:
FIRST OF ALL, TO WISH ALL OF US A GOOD WEEK IN THIS NEW MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2018. I WISH FOR ALL OF US WHILE WE COPE WITH LIFE AND ITS UPS AND DOWNS, ITS HILLS AND VALLEYS, FOR THE COURAGE TO KEEP GOING, TO KEEP OUR SPIRITS FOCUSED ON WHAT WE DO HAVE RIGHT NOW, TODAY, THAT GIVES UP INSPIRATION TO CONTINUE ON, DESPITE WHATEVER WE HAVE TO COPE WITH.
YESTERDAY IS GONE, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT LIES IN THE FUTURE, SO LET'S TAKE THIS MOMENT, THIS DAY TO BREATHE AND SMILE AND TO FORGE AHEAD. LET'S DO SOMETHING NICE FOR OURSELVES-PHONE A FRIEND, READ AND RELAX, MEDITATE, TAKE A SOOTHING SHOWER OR BATH, AND JUST 'BE'. WE ARE ALIVE NOW- LET'S TAKE A SPECIAL LOOK AT WHAT WE DO HAVE, RATHER THAN WHAT WE DON'T HAVE.
SOMEHOW, WRITING HELPS ONE TO SEE ON PAPER, WHAT GOOD AND WONDERFUL THINGS ARE IN OUR PERSONAL PICTURE. I HAVE AN ABUNDANCE LIST-I ENTER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK 5 GOOD THINGS THAT I HAVE IN MY LIFE TODAY, RIGHT NOW. I CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK AND SEE JUST HOW MUCH I REALLY HAVE, DESPITE THE NEGATIVES, WHICH I DON'T LIST. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO READ AND RE-READ OUR GOOD BLESSINGS. TRY IT ONCE!
WITH MY BEST WISHES FOR A GOOD HEALTHIER MONTH1
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, G. WILLING
CHW
FIRST OF ALL, TO WISH ALL OF US A GOOD WEEK IN THIS NEW MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2018. I WISH FOR ALL OF US WHILE WE COPE WITH LIFE AND ITS UPS AND DOWNS, ITS HILLS AND VALLEYS, FOR THE COURAGE TO KEEP GOING, TO KEEP OUR SPIRITS FOCUSED ON WHAT WE DO HAVE RIGHT NOW, TODAY, THAT GIVES UP INSPIRATION TO CONTINUE ON, DESPITE WHATEVER WE HAVE TO COPE WITH.
YESTERDAY IS GONE, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT LIES IN THE FUTURE, SO LET'S TAKE THIS MOMENT, THIS DAY TO BREATHE AND SMILE AND TO FORGE AHEAD. LET'S DO SOMETHING NICE FOR OURSELVES-PHONE A FRIEND, READ AND RELAX, MEDITATE, TAKE A SOOTHING SHOWER OR BATH, AND JUST 'BE'. WE ARE ALIVE NOW- LET'S TAKE A SPECIAL LOOK AT WHAT WE DO HAVE, RATHER THAN WHAT WE DON'T HAVE.
SOMEHOW, WRITING HELPS ONE TO SEE ON PAPER, WHAT GOOD AND WONDERFUL THINGS ARE IN OUR PERSONAL PICTURE. I HAVE AN ABUNDANCE LIST-I ENTER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK 5 GOOD THINGS THAT I HAVE IN MY LIFE TODAY, RIGHT NOW. I CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK AND SEE JUST HOW MUCH I REALLY HAVE, DESPITE THE NEGATIVES, WHICH I DON'T LIST. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO READ AND RE-READ OUR GOOD BLESSINGS. TRY IT ONCE!
WITH MY BEST WISHES FOR A GOOD HEALTHIER MONTH1
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, G. WILLING
CHW
Sunday, December 31, 2017
JAN. 1-2018 LIFE MARCHES ON.......
SHALOM TO MY READERS:
AFTER LAST MONTH'S FASHLA, I WILL NOW AIM FOR THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH TO MAKE MY ENTRY, SAME TIME AS I PREPARE FOR THE CANCER GROUP WHICH I LEAD, AND HOPEFULLY WHERE I GIVE SOME TIPS, HOPES FOR DEALING WITH WHAT ONE MUST IN EACH SITUATION.
I HAVE HAD THE PRECIOUS PERIOD OF FEELING 'NORMAL' ALMOST. ALMOST MEANS FOR SURE SOME PARTS OF MY BODY AND SPIRIT GET KNOCKED AROUND, BUT MANAGEABLE. THAT IS THE TIME TO REALLY BE AWARE OF GIVING GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS FOR THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS. WE KNOW THAT IN OUR LIVES WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS. BUT LET'S GRAB AND HOLD ONTO THE UPS WHEN WE ARE ON A HILL, AND USE OUR COURAGE AND STAMINA TO HOLD ON WHEN DOWN IN THE VALLEY. SOME SAY THAT WE LEARN THE MOST WHEN WE ARE DOWN IN OUR VALLEY. I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.
BUT I KNOW THAT EACH OF US HAVE INNER STRENGTH FROM THE BIBLE, FROM WARM AND CARING FRIENDS, FAMILY, MOTIVATING ARTICLES TO HELP US THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. AND IF WE ARE 'ALONE' AT SOME POINTS, WE HAVE OURSELVES WITH OUR INNER STRENGTH AND HARD HARD WORK TO KEEP US GOING. LET'S TREAT OURSELVES WITH LOVE-PAMPER OURSELVES AS WELL. LET'S NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS TO PAT US ON THE BACK. WHATEVER WE MUST ENCOUNTER, LET US TREAT OURSELVES WELL-WITH GOOD FOOD, GOOD BOOKS, A WARM HOME. EACH OF US HAS HIS/HER CHOICES OF WHAT FEELS GOOD.
WE HAVE TODAY, NOW. THE PAST IS GONE, THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWN. SO LET'S CELEBRATE LIFE TODAY, EVEN AMIDST OUR ACHES AND WORRIES.
G. BLESS ALL OF US FOR A HEALTHIER 2018.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN-
AFTER LAST MONTH'S FASHLA, I WILL NOW AIM FOR THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH TO MAKE MY ENTRY, SAME TIME AS I PREPARE FOR THE CANCER GROUP WHICH I LEAD, AND HOPEFULLY WHERE I GIVE SOME TIPS, HOPES FOR DEALING WITH WHAT ONE MUST IN EACH SITUATION.
I HAVE HAD THE PRECIOUS PERIOD OF FEELING 'NORMAL' ALMOST. ALMOST MEANS FOR SURE SOME PARTS OF MY BODY AND SPIRIT GET KNOCKED AROUND, BUT MANAGEABLE. THAT IS THE TIME TO REALLY BE AWARE OF GIVING GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS FOR THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS. WE KNOW THAT IN OUR LIVES WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS. BUT LET'S GRAB AND HOLD ONTO THE UPS WHEN WE ARE ON A HILL, AND USE OUR COURAGE AND STAMINA TO HOLD ON WHEN DOWN IN THE VALLEY. SOME SAY THAT WE LEARN THE MOST WHEN WE ARE DOWN IN OUR VALLEY. I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.
BUT I KNOW THAT EACH OF US HAVE INNER STRENGTH FROM THE BIBLE, FROM WARM AND CARING FRIENDS, FAMILY, MOTIVATING ARTICLES TO HELP US THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. AND IF WE ARE 'ALONE' AT SOME POINTS, WE HAVE OURSELVES WITH OUR INNER STRENGTH AND HARD HARD WORK TO KEEP US GOING. LET'S TREAT OURSELVES WITH LOVE-PAMPER OURSELVES AS WELL. LET'S NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS TO PAT US ON THE BACK. WHATEVER WE MUST ENCOUNTER, LET US TREAT OURSELVES WELL-WITH GOOD FOOD, GOOD BOOKS, A WARM HOME. EACH OF US HAS HIS/HER CHOICES OF WHAT FEELS GOOD.
WE HAVE TODAY, NOW. THE PAST IS GONE, THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWN. SO LET'S CELEBRATE LIFE TODAY, EVEN AMIDST OUR ACHES AND WORRIES.
G. BLESS ALL OF US FOR A HEALTHIER 2018.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN-
Sunday, December 3, 2017
3/12/17 ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY
I APOLOGIZE TO MYSELF AND TO ANY READERS FOR NOT WRITING THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT WAS A TOTAL SENIOR FORGETFULNESS ! IT TOOK A GRANDSON ASKING ME IF I AM CONTINUING MY BLOG, THAT SHOOK ME INTO REALITY. AGING SEEMS TO REALLY KICK IN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING MANY VALLEYS , AND LESS HILLS IN LIFE.
WHAT CAN I SAY? I FIND MYSELF MUCH SLOWER PHYSICALLY, AND MANY PHYSICAL CHALLENGES COME MORE AND MORE. BUT.... I DO HANG IN, AND DEAL WITH EACH ASPECT, ALWAYS THANKFUL THOUGH THAT SO FAR, NO CANCER HAS COME BACK YET.
BUT MY FATIGUE IS ENDLESS, AND REALLY INHIBITS MANY ACTIVITIES. NEVERTHELESS, I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY CANCER GROUP THAT I LEAD, TO READ , TO RELAX, TO MEDITATE, TO KEEP FIT PHYSICALLY AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND THEN SIMPLY, TO 'PETER OUT,'. GRATITUDE KEEPS ME AWARE OF ALL THE GOOD I HAVE DESPITE WHAT I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH. MY DIARY OF 'ABUNDANCE' HELPS ME SEE ALL THE POSITIVES IN MY LIFE, HOWEVER SLOWER I CAN ACCOMPLISH.
I HOPE THAT YOU, THE READER, WILL FORGIVE MY ABSENCE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN
REMEMBER THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS AND DEAL WITH I WISH ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD THANKFULNESS FOR WHAT WE
DO HAVE! LET'S CELEBRATE NOW, TODAY, FOR THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE!
G. BLESS US ALL, UNTIL THE NEXT BLOG, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN JAN. 2018
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WHAT CAN I SAY? I FIND MYSELF MUCH SLOWER PHYSICALLY, AND MANY PHYSICAL CHALLENGES COME MORE AND MORE. BUT.... I DO HANG IN, AND DEAL WITH EACH ASPECT, ALWAYS THANKFUL THOUGH THAT SO FAR, NO CANCER HAS COME BACK YET.
BUT MY FATIGUE IS ENDLESS, AND REALLY INHIBITS MANY ACTIVITIES. NEVERTHELESS, I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY CANCER GROUP THAT I LEAD, TO READ , TO RELAX, TO MEDITATE, TO KEEP FIT PHYSICALLY AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND THEN SIMPLY, TO 'PETER OUT,'. GRATITUDE KEEPS ME AWARE OF ALL THE GOOD I HAVE DESPITE WHAT I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH. MY DIARY OF 'ABUNDANCE' HELPS ME SEE ALL THE POSITIVES IN MY LIFE, HOWEVER SLOWER I CAN ACCOMPLISH.
I HOPE THAT YOU, THE READER, WILL FORGIVE MY ABSENCE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN
REMEMBER THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR HILLS AND VALLEYS TO CROSS AND DEAL WITH I WISH ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD THANKFULNESS FOR WHAT WE
DO HAVE! LET'S CELEBRATE NOW, TODAY, FOR THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE!
G. BLESS US ALL, UNTIL THE NEXT BLOG, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN JAN. 2018
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Sunday, July 9, 2017
JULY, 2017 RIDING ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE......
SHALOM :
AS I RIDE THE TRAIN OF LIFE, I AM SIMPLY HEART-BROKEN TO SEE ONE OF MY FRIENDS, GET OFF THE TRAIN. WITH NO FOREWARNING, AFTER A PLEASANT VISIT TOGETHER, THAT'S IT! SUDDENLY, HER LIFE IS OVER!
SO WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? WHAT I KNEW BEFORE, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SHOCK TO MY SYSTEM, AND PERHAPS TO EACH OF YOU WHEN IT HITS.
LIFE IS NOW, TODAY! WE ARE NOT OUR CANCER/OTHER MAJOR ILLNESS!
WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BODIES, OUR MINDS, TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR FRIENDS IN NEED, FOR THE WORLD AROUND US?
CAN WE TAKE CARE OF THIS NESHAMA WITHIN US AS WELL AS TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILIES/FRIENDS/STRANGERS? LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE TO SHOW OUR CARING FOR OURSELVES AND FOR MANKIND AROUND US.
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A MEMO OF GLOOM. WHAT IS, IS. BUT WE MUST AND CAN DO OUR BEST TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN, FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR FELLOW CREATURES.
WISHING ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH AND PEACE OF MIND.
AS I RIDE THE TRAIN OF LIFE, I AM SIMPLY HEART-BROKEN TO SEE ONE OF MY FRIENDS, GET OFF THE TRAIN. WITH NO FOREWARNING, AFTER A PLEASANT VISIT TOGETHER, THAT'S IT! SUDDENLY, HER LIFE IS OVER!
SO WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? WHAT I KNEW BEFORE, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SHOCK TO MY SYSTEM, AND PERHAPS TO EACH OF YOU WHEN IT HITS.
LIFE IS NOW, TODAY! WE ARE NOT OUR CANCER/OTHER MAJOR ILLNESS!
WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BODIES, OUR MINDS, TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR FRIENDS IN NEED, FOR THE WORLD AROUND US?
CAN WE TAKE CARE OF THIS NESHAMA WITHIN US AS WELL AS TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILIES/FRIENDS/STRANGERS? LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE TO SHOW OUR CARING FOR OURSELVES AND FOR MANKIND AROUND US.
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A MEMO OF GLOOM. WHAT IS, IS. BUT WE MUST AND CAN DO OUR BEST TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN, FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR FELLOW CREATURES.
WISHING ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH AND PEACE OF MIND.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
ALONG MY TRAIN RIDE, JUNE 14, 2017
SHALOM DEAR FELLOW FRIENDS:
HOW THE HILLS AND VALLEYS OF LIFE CONTINUE IN EVERYONE'S LIFE. WHEN WE HAVE THE VISION OF THE HILLS, BEING HAPPY AND CONTENT WITH OUR LOVE AND ENJOYING LIFE, SURE ENOUGH AT SOME POINT WE ARE THRUST DOWN INTO THE VALLEY, EITHER IN OUR OWN LIFE OR DOWN, IN EMPATHY FOR THOSE DEAR TO US WHO ARE SUDDENLY STRICKEN . WHEN LIFE THREATENS US OR OUR DEAR ONES, WE ARE SHOCKED AND WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE WHY IT CAN HAPPEN. WE CRY, GET FRIGHTENED, BUT EVENTUALLY, WE PICK OURSELVES UP AND CONTINUE, HOPEFULLY WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF WHAT WE DO HAVE, RIGHT NOW, AND CONTINUE ON OUR VOYAGE THRU' LIFE, TRYING TO APPRECIATE AND LIVE EACH MOMENT FOR OURSELVES, FOR OUR LOVED ONES. WHAT CAN WE (I) DO TO HELP ANOTHER SOUL IN MY TIME ON EARTH?
THESE ARE THOUGHTS I PONDER, AND TRY TO ACT UPON.
WISHING ALL OF US IN THIS MONTH OF JUNE MANY GOOD HAPPENINGS, AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AT THIS MOMENT!
UNTIL NEXT TIME, MY BEST WISHES.
CHW
HOW THE HILLS AND VALLEYS OF LIFE CONTINUE IN EVERYONE'S LIFE. WHEN WE HAVE THE VISION OF THE HILLS, BEING HAPPY AND CONTENT WITH OUR LOVE AND ENJOYING LIFE, SURE ENOUGH AT SOME POINT WE ARE THRUST DOWN INTO THE VALLEY, EITHER IN OUR OWN LIFE OR DOWN, IN EMPATHY FOR THOSE DEAR TO US WHO ARE SUDDENLY STRICKEN . WHEN LIFE THREATENS US OR OUR DEAR ONES, WE ARE SHOCKED AND WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE WHY IT CAN HAPPEN. WE CRY, GET FRIGHTENED, BUT EVENTUALLY, WE PICK OURSELVES UP AND CONTINUE, HOPEFULLY WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF WHAT WE DO HAVE, RIGHT NOW, AND CONTINUE ON OUR VOYAGE THRU' LIFE, TRYING TO APPRECIATE AND LIVE EACH MOMENT FOR OURSELVES, FOR OUR LOVED ONES. WHAT CAN WE (I) DO TO HELP ANOTHER SOUL IN MY TIME ON EARTH?
THESE ARE THOUGHTS I PONDER, AND TRY TO ACT UPON.
WISHING ALL OF US IN THIS MONTH OF JUNE MANY GOOD HAPPENINGS, AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AT THIS MOMENT!
UNTIL NEXT TIME, MY BEST WISHES.
CHW
Thursday, May 4, 2017
STILL ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, THANK G. MAY, 2017
SHALOM!
LIFE'S TRAIN CAN RUN SO SMOOTHLY, AND THEN COME THE BUMPS, THE TRIBULATIONS, AND PAINS AND DISMAY. AND WHEN WE RISE AGAIN, THANK G. WE CONTINUE ON SO RELIEVED THAT WE HAVE ENDURED THIS SETBACK AND CAN BREATHE AGAIN!
LET'S ENJOY THE GOOD MOMENTS, TODAY, TONITE , TOMORROW AND WHENEVER WE CAN. LET'S TAKE THE MOMENT NOW TO APPRECIATE, TO LOVE, TO DO WHAT FEELS GOOD FOR US. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WHAT OTHERS LIKE TO DO. IT'S WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST FOR US AT THIS TIME. THE FUTURE WILL COME, AND THEN WE WILL MAKE OTHER PLANS, DECISIONS AS THE NEED ARISES.
SO IN THIS MONTH OF MAY, 2017, I TAKE DEEP BREATHS OF THANKS FOR BEING ALIVE AND HAVING A BREATHER AS THE TRAIN TRAVELS ALONG THE PATH OF LIFE.
TO YOU READERS,
LET'S LIVE TODAY HEARTILY AND I WISH ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH!
TIL THE NEXT TIME WE MEET.........CHW
LIFE'S TRAIN CAN RUN SO SMOOTHLY, AND THEN COME THE BUMPS, THE TRIBULATIONS, AND PAINS AND DISMAY. AND WHEN WE RISE AGAIN, THANK G. WE CONTINUE ON SO RELIEVED THAT WE HAVE ENDURED THIS SETBACK AND CAN BREATHE AGAIN!
LET'S ENJOY THE GOOD MOMENTS, TODAY, TONITE , TOMORROW AND WHENEVER WE CAN. LET'S TAKE THE MOMENT NOW TO APPRECIATE, TO LOVE, TO DO WHAT FEELS GOOD FOR US. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WHAT OTHERS LIKE TO DO. IT'S WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST FOR US AT THIS TIME. THE FUTURE WILL COME, AND THEN WE WILL MAKE OTHER PLANS, DECISIONS AS THE NEED ARISES.
SO IN THIS MONTH OF MAY, 2017, I TAKE DEEP BREATHS OF THANKS FOR BEING ALIVE AND HAVING A BREATHER AS THE TRAIN TRAVELS ALONG THE PATH OF LIFE.
TO YOU READERS,
LET'S LIVE TODAY HEARTILY AND I WISH ALL OF US GOOD HEALTH!
TIL THE NEXT TIME WE MEET.........CHW
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