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Action to Care for Others
- It
is sometimes hard work to care for others, so you must be persistent,
confident, patient and determined.
- No matter
what your age, you can still take action if you believe in yourself.
- You may
have to give something up even if you don't want to, and people
might not agree with you.
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Finding
a Place to Belong
- Challenges
shape people, and make them stronger.
- Having
a place to live isn't the same as having a loving home.
- Many problems
occur as a result of not having a place to belong.
- Things
we take for granted others may need.
- People
need to be resourceful in order to survive when they face challenges.
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Drawing
on Inner Strength
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People
draw on inner strength to help them persevere through tough
times
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When
we draw on our own inner strength we make a conscious decision
to act out of courage rather than fear
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Fostering inner strength is a life-long process
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Sometimes it is difficult to find inner strength.
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When
we are in a new situation, we can make new friends.
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Friends
enrich our lives and can help us in times of need.
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Friends
share with one another to express their appreciation of the
friendship.
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| Facing
Change with Courage
- Everyone
has internal courage to help them face change.
- Others
can help us gain courage to face change.
- Being
courageous means overcoming change in spite of the odds.
- Different
people have different reasons for needing to be courageous.
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What
Carries Us Through Hardship?
- Hardships
come in many forms and can happen to anybody.
- To get
through hard times, we need to have faith in our own worth
and our own power to act.
- To get
through hard times, we need to be willing to try new things.
- One
thing that can carry people through hardship is concern for
someone or something outside of themselves.
- Sometimes
family, community and the strength of cultural traditions
can carry people through hardship.
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Taking
a Stand
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Taking
a stand means to stand up for what you believe in, even if
it goes against popular opinion.
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There will come a time when we need to stand up for what is
right.
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Standing up for what we believe in is not easy.
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Sometimes we do not know what values we hold dear until we
are confronted with a difficult situation.
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Working
Together to Solve Problems
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Working
together to solve problems effectively requires cooperation,
communication, and respect for others.
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More can be accomplished by working together than alone.
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Everyone has something to contribute in a group that is working
together to solve a problem.
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