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Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/dh_yia8kr/riseupcooperative.org/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121astra-addon domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/dh_yia8kr/riseupcooperative.org/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121Happy Friday, RISERS! I hope this week has been good to you. To paraphrase a song from The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/em>, we have one more sleep \u2019til Christmas. I hope the holiday will be a good one for you, and more than any present you receive, know that YOU are the gift the world needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quote of the week<\/strong>: \u201cIf you want to experience the true meaning of Christmas, give something to someone who can offer nothing in return.\u201d \u2013Tori Sorenson<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Movie of the week<\/strong>: For the final movie before Christmas, I want to recommend the above-mentioned The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/em>. We have at least four versions of Charles Dickens\u2019 classic tale, but the Muppet version has some of the best lines. One of my favorite is: \u201cThank you for making me a part of this!\u201d when Gonzo uses Rizzo the Rat to wipe the dirt from the window so they could look inside. It tells the same story as other renditions of The Christmas Carol<\/em>, reminding us that we should try to live in the past, present, and future at the same time to really experience life to the fullest. I hope you like it. Merry Christmas! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Joke of the week<\/strong>: Where do Santa\u2019s reindeer stop for coffee? Star-bucks!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nugget of Wisdom for the week<\/strong>: This week I want to emphasize the idea that the number of Christmas presents you receive doesn\u2019t equate your worth as a person. In my mind, presence is more important than presents. My parents divorced when I was 15 years old. My father remarried when I was 16 and moved away. Though I received gifts, sometimes multiple of the same thing, I would rather have had time with my dad. As I got older, he made it clear that his priorities had changed. While I was still his daughter, because I wasn\u2019t close to him geographically, my place in his life shifted and he focused his time on my stepsisters and little brother. Be intentional with the people in your life and enjoy their presence\u2026even if you receive no presents. Things get broken or lost, but a relationship gives you emotional hugs, and sometimes physical ones. To quote Maya Angelou, \u201cI\u2019ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.\u201d This Christmas, just know that you are wonderful, you matter, and the world needs your kind of you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n