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Courtesy of Marnocha Funeral Home
Dear Friends,
A senior executive with a large firm went through several losses in a brief period of time. It was difficult for him to believe he could ever be happy again.
Then, in a small, antique shop he saw a painting for sale which caught his eye. Initially, it didn't seem like much of an art piece.
It was the painting of a large rowboat stranded on a small sand island. Two oars rested in the sand beside the boat. The ocean was at low tide and water could be seen twenty or thirty feet behind it.
Clearly, the boat was just stuck on the sandbar. At first glance, the picture could appear to be a depressing image: a boat created to float across water was stranded.
 Yet, it was something at the very bottom of the picture which conveyed to the executive a powerful lesson. There, these five words were displayed:
The tide always comes back.
The painting, combined with those words, generated a new hope within the executive. Those words gave him courage and confidence to move forward.
Today, that painting hangs in his office. Anytime he feels discouraged or despondent, he looks at the painting and reminds himself: The tide always comes back!
As a new year begins, remember that painting and the caption. Whenever you find yourself feeling stuck, stranded, struggling, tell yourself - The tide always comes back.
Like the executive, allow that wisdom to renew your courage and confidence.
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