Post on 10-Apr-2018
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Id Be Happy
Extracted from: Happiness In Hard
Times by Andrew Matthews
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Its a Disaster
Tom and Debbie are teenage lovers.
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Its a Disaster
Debbie get pregnant at 16 and the family isdistraught. Its a Disaster.
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Its a Disaster
Debbie decided to keep the child. She quiteschool to raise her son.
The parent say, She was such a brilliant student.Its a Disaster.
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Its a Disaster
Tom and Debbie get married at 18. They were
unhappy, they fight.
They family says, Its a Disaster.
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Its a Disaster
Tom and Debbie divorce at 22. Debbie
becomes a single mum.
All the neighbours say, Its a Disaster.
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Its a Disaster
At 26 Debbie completes her degree in socialwork. She decides her mission is to help teenage
mothers. She gets a job with a government
agency and travels the country giving support and
inspiration to young girls.
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Its a Disaster
Her son turns out to be the light of her life and
her grandparents pride and joy.
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Its a Disaster
At 28, Debbie marries the man of her dreams.
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Its a Disaster
Debbie now has a beautiful son, a meaningful
job, a loving husband and a strong relationship
with her parents.
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Quick Quiz
Which bit was the disaster?
Was it having the baby that become the joy of her
life?
Was it the postponing her education to study
something that she really cared about?
Was it her first marriage that taught her what
really matters in a relationship?
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Conclusion
Real life often is A steady progress.
Progress happens in a small steps.
Look for good thing, focus on the present anddo what you can do today!