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Acts of kindness softened 2021
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An Irish proverb to see us through the gray skies of 2022
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In NYC, 2021 was 2020 on repeat
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Equality in covid care needed in 2022
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Facing adversity – and 2022 – with optimism
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Archbishop Tutu left us hope and inspiration
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