Friday, 18 December 2020
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The importance of having “Hope” Over the past 12 to 18 months many Australians have been having those feelings of hopelessness. During this period Australia has suffered a disastrous summer of bush res and the unprecedented upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has seen serious social and economic effects for us as individuals and as Australians in general. Do you feel like you are presently living in the dark? Is it as if all the lights have gone off and you you don’t have the energy left to turn them back on? Do you keep struggling to nd a purpose in life, but you come up empty?
We tend to lose hope when we can’t see a pathway to our goals and day to day achievements and both mental and physical health deteriorate
quickly when we don’t have hope. Coronavirus restrictions have had more serious consequences for some vulnerable people. Thankfully Christmas is almost here and a new year is about to begin.
can look forward to a positive 2021 Hope and the following dream comes in many places. Take for instance the NSW woman reported in last weekends Courier Mail who was “hoping to nd a husband for Christmas”. She took her “hopes and dreams” along with brochures with her phone number to the local Bunnings Store and stood in the aisle. Whilst she did not ful l her hopes on this occasion she said thatch would give it another go in a few days.
The lockdown situation created as a result of the COVID Good Luck and remember pandemic has been lifted for the time being and life “as we “Hope springs eternal”. know it” in Maleny can now get (Continued on Page 2) back to almost normal and we
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