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2020 Silver Linings

By: John Gratton, Julie Guillebeau, Michele Welch Hatch, David Bell, Denise Wright, Cathy Marler, DeeDee Bryant Sadler, Audra Forbes, Bridget Gratton, Mike Bowman, Aubrey Gratton
Narrated by: Lauren Pedersen
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2020 Silver Linings: Brighter than It Seemed

No longer having carpet in your bathroom. Losing a job, finding a calling. Listening to elk bugle. Planting a garden. Discovering dyslexia in a child. Moving out of your in-laws’ house. Game nights with married children. Rest and nature walks. Unexpected time with grandmother. Teaching kids to fish and not to panic. Zoom for visiting, schooling, worshiping, celebrating, working.

These are victories under any circumstances, but especially so under the murky, heavy clouds that 2020 forced on us. Here is proof that hope illuminated the darkness of even our worst days, in public, in the privacy of our homes, enough that we could see what mattered most and still strive for it. Circumstances forced us to slow down and observe, to question or strengthen our beliefs, to enrich or diminish our relationships, to search and discover our own souls in the midst of societal upheaval. Here are a dozen authors, experts, and professionals in their fields, but not a household name among them. Here are 46 noncelebrities who somehow summarized their 2020 silver linings in 60 words or less. These are real people, real heroes in real life, who understand, firsthand, that “adversity is the abrasive that gives the sharp edge to courage". These are genuine, simple, substantial stories of courage in the face of profound, crushing darkness; ordinary men and women who responded with extraordinary mettle, faith, service, and good cheer, despite the odds, despite their fears, in their ongoing quest for deliverance, for mastering whatever the new normal turns out to be.

©2021 John Gratton (P)2021 John Gratton
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Uplifting!

So much negativity surrounds 2020 that it was uplifting and inspiring to hear so many positive outcomes for a variety of people. Lauren Pederson’s soothing, compelling voice brought these stories to life and made for an enjoyable listening experience!

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