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Life is not hopping from one mountaintop
to another because there is a valley
between.
At
times, the valley is a job you hate but
need to feed the family. The
valley might be a failing or toxic
relationship. The valley could be
a child who goes astray or a friend who
betrays you. The valley could be
an illness or the death of a loved one.
The
valley is dark, bleak, ugly and
frightening.
But there
is value in the valley.
When you are in the valley, you begin to
muster the strength and power buried
deep within you In the valley you
begin to think, pray and tap into your
incredibly divine self.
The valley gives
you a time to rest, to heal, to
rejuvenate your being. It is an
opportunity to look up, to see and
remember those powerful mountain
climbers who made it before you:
your grandmother, your hero, even
yourself.
You have been in the valley before.
Remember what you did, how you got up
and out. Let the thoughts and
memories of that success be the rope you
use to pull yourself up.
-- Iyanla Vanzant
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