

        <cite>Speaker 1</cite>
      <time>0:23</time>
      <p>
          Hey   there .   I   came   across   this   beautiful   passage   from   Winnie   the   Pooh   by   AA   Milne   today .   It   was   shared   by   a   colleague   of   mine   and   I   really   felt   it   was   important   to   share   it   with   you .   So ,   with   your   permission ,   I&#39;m   gonna   read   it .   It&#39;s   a   little   short   thing ,   but   I   think   sometimes   we   can   all   use   a   little   light   in   our   lives .   

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        <cite>Speaker 1</cite>
      <time>0:53</time>
      <p>
          Piglet   said   Pooh .   Yes ,   said   Piglet .   I&#39;m   scared ,   said   Pooh .   For   a   moment   there   was   silence .   Would   you   like   to   talk   about   it ,   asked   Piglet ,   when   Pooh   didn&#39;t   appear   to   be   saying   anything   further .   

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        <cite>Speaker 1</cite>
      <time>1:18</time>
      <p>
          I&#39;m   just   so   scared ,   blurted   out   Pooh ,   so   anxious ,   because   I   don&#39;t   feel   like   things   are   getting   any   better .   If   anything ,   I   feel   like   they   might   be   getting   worse .   People   are   angry   because   they   are   so   scared   and   they&#39;re   turning   on   one   another   and   there   seems   to   be   no   clear   plan   out   of   here   and   I   worry   about   my   friends   and   the   people   I   love   and   I   wish   so   much   that   I   could   give   them   all   a   hug .   And ,   oh ,   piglet ,   I   am   so   scared   and   I   cannot   tell   you   how   much   I   wish   it   wasn&#39;t .   So   Piglet   was   thoughtful   as   he   looked   out   at   the   blue   of   the   skies ,   peeping   between   the   branches   of   the   trees   in   the   hundred   acre   wood   and   listened   to   his   friend .   I&#39;m   here .   He   said   simply   I   hear   you ,   pooh ,   and   I&#39;m   here .   

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        <cite>Speaker 1</cite>
      <time>2:28</time>
      <p>
          For   a   moment   Pooh   was   perplexed .   But   aren&#39;t   you   going   to   tell   me   not   to   be   so   silly   that   I   should   stop   getting   myself   into   a   state   and   pull   myself   together   that   it&#39;s   hard   for   everyone   right   now ?   No ,   said   Piglet   quite   decisively .   No ,   I   am   very   much   not   going   to   do   any   of   those   things .   But ,   said   Pooh ,   I   can&#39;t   change   the   world   right   now ,   continued   Piglet .   

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        <cite>Speaker 1</cite>
      <time>3:04</time>
      <p>
          And   I&#39;m   not   going   to   patronize   you   with   platitudes   about   how   everything   will   be   okay ,   because   I   don&#39;t   know   that .   What   I   can   do ,   though ,   pooh ,   is ,   I   can   make   sure   that   you   know   that   I   am   here   and   that   I   will   always   be   here   to   listen   and   to   support   you   and   for   you   to   know   that   you   are   heard .   I   can&#39;t   make   those   anxious   feelings   go   away ,   not   really ,   but   I   can   promise   you   that   all   the   time   I   have   breath   left   in   my   body ,   you   won&#39;t   ever   need   to   feel   those   anxious   feelings   alone .   And   it   was   a   strange   thing   because ,   even   as   Piglet   said   that   Pooh   could   feel   some   of   those   anxious   feelings   start   to   loosen   their   grip   on   him ,   could   feel   one   or   two   of   them   start   to   slither   away   into   the   forest ,   cowed   by   his   friend   who   sat   there   stolidly   next   to   him .   Pooh   thought   he   had   never   been   more   grateful   to   have   Piglet   in   his   life .   I   hope   you   enjoyed   this   as   much   as   I   did .   Stay   safe   and   healthy ,   everyone ,   and   remember   to   live   in   the   moment .   

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