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**Knowing full well, that somewhere in the world, a golden 
Sun is shining warmly down on some placid waters, 
I can be confident that life goes on. I needn’t
Dwell in the self inflicted darkness of
My soul overlong. Safely I glide
Into the sunlight, leaving
The shadows behind;
In the darkness.**

_**“Leaving the Shadows behind”**_ 
by
**Jerry E Smith
©12/11/16**<br>
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It is hard, so very hard, to **not** get depressed when things happen;
Adversity can be a test of your integrity, your stamina and will to
Succeed, to overcome. A line from the song illustrates this well:
“Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, They keep fallin'... But 
There's one thing, I know, The blues they send to meet me, 
Won't defeat me,  It won't be long 'till happiness  Steps up
To greet me... “ These blues won’t keep me down, and I 
WILL survive, my words and my convictions will only
Grow stronger, and I WILL keep on doing what I 
Know is right. Even in the face of  detractors.
_**Love is its own reward**_, Compassion and 
Caring  _**need no thanks, no recompense**_.
They should be like breathing. Just 
Do it and keep on doing it.<br>
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_**“The Blues”**_ 
by
**Jerry E Smith 
©12/1/15**<br>
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