Statements of Encouragement: Tenacity.

 Hello and eku deede iwoyi o! Welcome to December again everybody! I'm so glad you're still here and healthy during this difficult time. Hope this year`s statements have given you a little bit more backbone, more courage to face some of the difficulties that we all are surrounded by at this time especially with the new omicron variant.

Margaret Thatcher said, ‘You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.’ She was a wise leader, and she understood that when we go to war against crisis and adversity, we don't get this victory easily. It doesn't come quick. If we win a battle, that doesn't mean we won the war against this adversity. It just means that there's probably another battle coming and another battle coming after that. You see, crisis tests two things in our life. It tests our tenacity and it tests our persistence. You have to understand it's not easy. It's uphill.

There are no easy wins. Imagine when we thought that the covid-19 was going down and suddenly the outbreak of another that can be contracted even after taking the full Covid-19 vaccine shots. Glad though that it`s not as deadly once you`re fully vaccinated.

A major leader in Israel in the area of military strategy once said Eric, if you're fighting the enemy, and if your advance is going too smoothly, to be honest with you, you're not winning that battle. You've run into a trap.’ In other words, they've just let you have it easy so they could surround you. And I just want you to know almost everything easy in life, whether it's in the military or life itself, is probably a trap. Remember what Margaret Thatcher said is true wisdom. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

We celebrate your trip around the sun again if you were born in December. Wishing you a very special birthday and a wonderful year ahead!

 Have a wonderful month everyone! Stay safe, get vaccinated, or get ready for the booster, stay strong, mask up, and stay healthy until we will be able to gather again possibly soon.

Eric Thompson

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