tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29847479610502323712024-03-14T02:30:59.668+08:00People's Motivational SiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-74965490461729785682012-02-28T10:34:00.000+08:002012-02-28T10:34:50.626+08:00How to Make Your Marriage Healthy<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">True
commitment means much more than simply committing to staying married. Genuine commitment
involves being committed to the growth and best interest of your partner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Commitment </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>unlocks the doors of imagination,
allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff" to turn our dreams into
reality and unless commitment is
made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Without
exclusion, every couple struggles with effective communication. Part of the
reason is that two people with the exact same communication style hardly ever
marry each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different
in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>TEAMWORK</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Use the five
most important words in marriage: “Let’s try it your way.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>“No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #003399;"> </span></span>and
determination a person can overcome anything.<span style="color: #003399;">”</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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EMOTIONAL NEEDS</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Discover and
then meet the emotional needs of your partner, How? Simple. Just ask!, be
observant and be sensitive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a harmony of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>emotional<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>roles and not too great a disparity in
the general level of intelligence”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CONFLICT</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Conflict in
marriage is predictable, fighting is optional.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i> “Whenever
you're in conflict with
someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your
relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORGIVENESS</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On a regular
basis, practice the three A’s of successful relationships: Apologize for
something from the past, Appreciate something in the present, Anticipate
something in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Forgiveness</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future
and never ruin an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>apology<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>with an excuse. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sincere</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">forgiveness</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">isn't colored with expectations that
the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they finally
understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in
its own way and time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>CREATING A
RELATIONSHIP VISION</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ask yourself
and each other this question: “If we knew we couldn’t fail, and we could design
our relationship any way that we wanted it, how would we like to be?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Vision </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive
difference.”</span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-86858189939357628652011-05-15T11:45:00.002+08:002011-05-15T11:45:00.399+08:00Different Types Of Dreamers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dreamers who dream in the past</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Many people whose greatest
achievements in life are behind them. A person who dreams in the past is a
person whose life is over. That person needs to create a dream in the future in
order to come back to life. It is also people who still celebrate in getting
good grades, being prom king or queen, graduating from a prestigious
university, or being in the military. In other words, their best days are
behind them.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dreamers who dream only on small
dreams</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
These types of dreamers will dream only small dreams because they want to feel
confident they can achieve them. The problem is, even though they know they can
achieve them, they never do achieve them. These type of dreamers are often the
most dangerous. They live like turtles, tucked away in their own quiet padded
room. If you knock on the shell and steal a quick look in one of the openings,
they often take out and bite you. The lesson is let dreaming turtles dream.
Most are not going anywhere and that is perfectly fine with them.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dreamers who have achieved their
dreams and have not set a new dream</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This is an example of someone who
has successfully achieved his dream and continues to live in the dream. “Twenty
years ago, I dreamed of becoming a doctor. I became a doctor and now I am just
bored with life. I enjoy being a doctor but something is missing.”</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dreamers who dream big dreams but do
not have a plan on how to achieve them</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">...<i>so
they wind up achieving nothing</i></span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">These people say, “I’ve just had a
major breakthrough. Let me tell you about my new plan,” or “This time things
will be different,” or “I’m turning over a new leaf,” or I’m going to work
harder, pay off my bills, and invest,” or “I just heard of a new company coming
to town, and they are looking for someone with my qualifications. This could be
my big break.” “Very few people achieve their dreams on their own. People like
this often try to achieve a lot, but they try to do it on their own. People
like this should keep dreaming big, find a plan, and find a team that will help
them make their dreams come true.”</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dreamers who dream big achieve those
dreams and go on to dream bigger dreams.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
Most of us would like to be this kind of person. The network marketing business
encourages people to dream big dreams and achieve their big dreams. Many
traditional businesses don’t want people to dream personal dreams.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Killing Your dream</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Be aware of people who want to kill
your dreams. There is nothing worse than a friend or loved one killing your
dreams.” </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There are people who may innocently
or not so innocently, say things such as:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“You can’t do that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“That is too risky. Do you know how
many people fail?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Don’t be silly/stupid. Where do you
come up with such ideas?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“If it is such a good idea, why
hasn’t someone else done it before?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Oh, I tried that years ago. Let me tell
you why it won’t work.”</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">People who kill other people’s
dreams are people who have given up on their own dreams. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“People who dream small dreams
continue to live lives as small people.”</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Questions to consider:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What goals did you set for yourself
when you were starting out?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To be worth a million pesos by a
certain age?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To own your own business?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To do a lot of traveling?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To learn to play a sport or dance
well?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To gain a sense of inner peace?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What do you consider your greatest
accomplishment and how does that accomplishment measure up to your expectation
of yourself?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Do you consider yourself today the
person you started out to be?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If your Doctor were to tell you
tomorrow that you were suffering from an incurable disease and had
only a few months to live, what you most regret not having done?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Where do you want to be five years
from now and what would you like to be doing? How about 10 years from now? 20
years from now?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Who are the people you admire most
and what could you do to be more like them?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What do you least like about your
life right now, and how would you like to change it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Are you able to devote enough time
right now to the people who mean the most to you?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What would make you happy or, if you
already consider yourself happy, happier than you are today?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There may be obvious questions, but
the answer are neither obvious nor easy, They require a lot of soul – searching
and probably some fact – gathering as well, because you may not have the
information you require to know specifically what you want.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To help you identify your dream. The
question are broken down into specific areas:</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Where do I want to live?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A majority of the successful people
attribute a great measure of their success to a wise choice of place in which
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What kind of work do I want to do?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There is no more need to be working
at a job you hate than there is to continue living where you don’t want to be
or the excitement had meant more than the money.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What interests do I want to explore?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The right location sets the stage,
the right career gives you the resources, but the end purpose of both is – or
should be – to enable you to pursue your passions coincides with your pursuit
of a living. Supposed you knew that you had only 5 years to live, How would you
live those years? What experiences would you like to have? What interests would
you like to pursue?</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Did I marry the right spouse?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You can be living in the land of
your fantasies, holding down your dream job and enriching/inspiring your life
with the pursuit of your interests, but if you’re not sharing all this with
your love ones, your life will be as sour as month long milk. Part of the
process is to take a hard look at your personal life. Try marriage counseling
if you’re not happy. </span></div>
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society?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The reward available to those who
help others can’t be bought with money. It’s a feeling that there’s a
streak/line of decency/politeness within you and we find most rewarding is when
we can offer direct help to individuals. We have never met a happy selfish
person. We need to have our skills in order to make ourselves a valuable member
of society. We can be living where we most want to be, doing what we most want
to do, pursuing the interests closest to our heart and sharing it all with a
partner’s who seems heaven – sent and still not fulfilled. If that description
sounds familiar to us, the restlessness we feel could be eliminated by a gift
of time and talent from us to society.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How many years do I have in which to
accomplish my</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">dreams?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A lot longer than we might think,
the longer we live, the better our chances for extending life well beyond
normal expectations.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How much risk can I stand?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How much is required if you’re to
realize your dreams? So with life ‘Nothing ventured’, nothing gained. You can’t
get to the fruit without going out on a limb/branch. In order to live an
exciting and rewarding life, you’ve got to confront our fears of change and
only by doing so will you ever discover that moving to a new location on
changing jobs or even professions. Isn’t all that big a deal? The more we risk,
the more we potentially gain. So how much risk is involved in chasing our
dreams? How great a price must we pay? </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"The fulfillment of any dream,
no matter how small or big, requires an expense of mental, physical and
emotional energy."</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-52076874537622588272011-05-02T11:29:00.002+08:002011-05-02T11:29:00.510+08:00How To Strengthen Our Perseverance<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We find that people's beliefs about
their effectiveness affect the sorts of choices they make in very significant
ways. In particular, it affects their levels of motivation and perseverance in
the face of obstacles. Most success requires persistent effort, so low self-
efficiency becomes a self-limiting process. In order to succeed, people need a
sense of self-efficacy, strung together with resilience to meet the inevitable
obstacles and inequities of life.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Just remember, you can do anything
you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your
fears.” Gillian Anderson</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Life is not easy for any of us. But
what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at
whatever cost, must be attained.” Marie Curie</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Perseverance is the hard work you
do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” Newt Gingrich</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">The
movie “Facing The Giant” will inspire you to achieve your dreams and conquering
the giants in you.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Action: Focus on Your Goal</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Never…Never… Never quit”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Goals are simply tools to focus
your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities
change, new one added, and others dropped.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Create a constant reminder of your
goal. By now, I’m hoping you’ve identified your purpose, written your statement
of calling, and created a dream that evokes your passion. The next step is to
keep that dream and the goals that support it at the forefront of your mind. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Accept
Failures as Learning Experiences</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Our greatest glory is not in never
failing, but in rising every time we fail.” Confucius</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Forget about the consequences of
failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight
for your next success.” Denis Waitley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I see mistakes as opportunities to
learn and develop new skills and strategies, not as failure. Failure implies
waste, that nothing has been gained. On the contrary, people can gain much from
every mistake and setback along the road to success. Mistakes and failures are
inevitable and even essential; they are evidence of action – that you are doing
something. The more mistakes you make, the greater your chance of succeeding.
Failures indicate a willingness to experiment and take risks. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Many people dream of success. To
me, success can be achieved only through repeated failure and introspection. In
fact, success represents the 1 percent of your work that results from 99
percent that is called failure.” Soichiro Honda</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Honda has said that hundreds of
other achievers have said before him. You may remember that Edison said he
would have invented the light bulb without first failing at 4,000 experiments.
People who can’t bear a moment of failure have doomed themselves to mediocrity,
for they will never be able to push themselves past a point that is
uncomfortable. Yet it is beyond that point where success dwells.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“If you’re not willing to risk the
unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” Jim Rohn</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Be
Patient </span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Don’t let me ever hear you use the
word ‘impossible.’ If I’ve learned anything over the course of my career,
there’s no such thing as impossible. Overnight, the impossible may not be
possible. But over time, the impossible certainly becomes possible.” Earl
Graves</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We live in a society that demands
and has grown accustomed/familiar to instant gratification/fulfillment. Most
people today lack the persistence necessary to achieve their goals.
Unfortunately, there are no fast-food outlets serving up our dreams. Achieving
your dream takes time. Every moment you are working, you can take comfort in
realizing you are moving closer and closer to your dream. That work, the
journey itself, is the adventure and half of the reward. Don’t shortchange it.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Never
Quit</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“It took me fifteen years to
discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by
then I was too famous.” Robert Benchley</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Pursue your dream with confidence
and never, never, never quit. If you don’t give up, you simply cannot fail. Not
only will you achieve your dream, but the combination of your commitment,
courage, and faith will rise as the greatest triumph of all.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-54988789867305148632011-04-24T10:59:00.003+08:002011-04-24T10:59:00.118+08:00Be Good To You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">BE YOURSELF ..... truthfully.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“People who are soft spoken and
truthful are loved by all. ” Rig Veda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Every noble work is bound to face
problems and obstacles. It is important to check your goal and motivation
thoroughly. One should be very truthful, honest, and reasonable. One's actions
should be good for others, and for oneself as well. Once a positive goal is
chosen, you should decide to pursue it all the way to the end. Even if it is
not realized, at least there will be no regret.” Dalai Lama</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“People will feel safer around you
and speak truthfully to you when they feel you are listening intently to them.” Brian
Koslow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Good is decided when u speak frankly
and act truthfully...You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without
fully revealing your character.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ACCEPT YOURSELF ..... gratefully.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Be grateful for the home you have,
knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.” Sarah Ban
Breathnach</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Talent is God given. Be humble.
Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” John
Wooden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“It is just that we should be
grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those
who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed
something, by developing before us the powers of thought.” Aristotle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Whatever we are waiting for - peace
of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will
surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and
grateful heart. Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as
parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will
tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are
grateful for the abundance that's present / love, health, family, friends,
work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure / the
wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">VALUE YOURSELF ..... joyfully.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Work joyfully and peacefully,
knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right
results.” James Allen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Participate joyfully in the sorrows
of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in
joy.” Joseph Campbell</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">FORGIVE YOURSELF ..... completely.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Live life so completely that when
death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for
him to steal.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“It is more noble to give yourself
completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the
masses.” Dag Hammarskjold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">All men seek one goal : success or
happiness. The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself
completely in service to society. First, have a definite, clear, practical
ideal-a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">TREAT YOURSELF ..... generously.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“We should become prosperous by
working hard and then donate generously. ” Atharva Veda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap
generously.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">BALANCE YOURSELF ..... harmoniously.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Authentic empowerment is the
knowing that you are on purpose, doing God's work, peacefully and harmoniously.” Wayne
Dyer </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">BLESS YOURSELF ..... abundantly.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Lose yourself in generous service
and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly
rewarding day!” William Arthur Ward</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The leader must know, most know
that he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about him
that he knows.” Clarence B. Randall </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">True happiness is to understand our
duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on
the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest
satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">TRUST YOURSELF ..... confidently.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“If one advances confidently in the
direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has
imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry
David Thoreau</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If one advances confidently in the
direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined,
he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things
behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws
will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be
expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will
live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he
simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and
solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty, nor weakness. If you have built
castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them. Go confidently in the direction of your
dreams. Live the life you have imagined.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">LOVE YOURSELF ..... wholeheartedly.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“You may not accomplish every goal
you set / no one does / but what really matters is having goals and going after
them wholeheartedly.” Les Brown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“If you give your life as a
wholehearted response to love, then love will wholeheartedly respond to
you.” Marianne Whilliamson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Difficulty is what you look at. Work
is what you do. Success is what you taste if you stop looking difficulties and
do the work wholeheartedly.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">EMPOWER YOURSELF ..... prayerfully.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Pray as though everything depended
on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” Saint Augustine</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">GIVE YOURSELF ..... enthusiastically.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Whatever you vividly imagine,
ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must
inevitably come to pass.” Paul J. Meyer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Those who donate enthusiastically
make constant efforts to increase their income so that they never find problems
in making charity.” Rig Veda</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">EXPRESS YOURSELF ..... radiantly.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“A radiant personality invariably
proves that there is an intense spiritual fire burning within. ” Yajur
Veda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Vow to be valiant; Resolve to be
radiant; Determine to be dynamic; Strive to be sincere; Aspire to
be attuned.” William Arthur Ward </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">People should not worry as much
about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are
good, then their deeds are radiant. If you are righteous, then what you do will
also be righteous. We should not think that holiness is based on what we do but
rather on what we are, for it is not our works which sanctify us but we who
sanctify our works.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-70787802481949835932011-04-23T21:44:00.001+08:002011-04-23T21:49:21.962+08:00Turning Inaction into Action<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Become
aware of what your true desires are.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't
discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live
passively and unfulfilled.” <span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Bill Watterson</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Focus more on your
desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be
surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Get
excited about and determined to obtain those desires.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Seize the moment of excited
curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the
desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Your living is determined not so much by what life
brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens
to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Develop
discipline in pursuing them step by step.</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You don't develop courage by being happy in your
relationships everyday. You develop
it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Self-disciplined begins
with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you
can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline
enables you to think first and act afterward.” <span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Napoleon Hill</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“<span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Discipline</span><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.</span>” Jim
Rohn</span></div>
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</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Upraise
your enthusiasm and optimism about each of your achievements along the way.
Show appreciation for any help you received.</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How do you go from
where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have
a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Nothing great was ever
achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph
Waldo Emerson</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Be careful what you
water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce
weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will
cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an
opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your
dream.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be
done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“As we express our
gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John
Fitzgerald Kennedy</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chance can allow you
to accomplish a goal every once in a while, but consistent achievement happens only if you love
what you are doing.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“The achievement of your goal is assured
the moment you commit yourself to it.” Mack R. Douglas</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">See
challenges as opportunities and be open to the possibilities they present.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Life's challenges are not supposed to
paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” Bernice
Johnson Reagon </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I do believe that
when we face challenges in life
that are far beyond our own power, it's an opportunity to build on our faith,
inner strength, and courage. I've learned that how we face challenges plays a big role in the
outcome of them.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Increase
your confidence by becoming knowledgeable in your field.</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing
to be wrong.” Peter T. Mcintyre</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Count your blessings.
Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the
smiles will return, the sun will break out, and you will finally be able to
move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage,
and confidence.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Focus
on becoming the successful person you’ve dreamed of becoming.</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It's not what's
happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you
become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do
about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Goals are a means to
an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to
concentrate our focus and move
us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves
to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in
the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to
achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense
of fulfillment.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When you write down your
ideas you automatically focus
your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think
another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration
tools.” Michael Leboeuf</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Make a
list of what you need to do or do more of to spark yourself into action. Keep it
in front of you.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Lead yourself and Empower Others – Work Smarter, Not Just
Harder</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9pt; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Every
time you teach someone else how to do something new and they follow your lead,
you free yourself from that activity and increase your productivity”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9pt; text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“When you
start devoting more of your prime time to your priorities, you’ll discover that
you won’t have time to do most of the time-filler things you used to do. A lot
of them were simply avoidance items – some of which others may do or, perhaps,
don’t need to be done at all.”</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Learn to say 'no' to the good so
you can say 'yes' to the best.” John C. Maxwell</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A 'No' uttered from the deepest
conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid
trouble. Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some
length of time before saying them.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Do I really understand this
commitment?</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Commitment unlocks the doors of
imagination, allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff" to turn
our dreams into reality.” James Womack</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“It was character that got us out of
bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to
follow through.” Zig Ziglar </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I believe life is constantly testing
us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for
those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This
level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As
simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating
those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How does this fit into my current
goals and priorities?</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The achievement of your goal is
assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” Mack R. Douglas </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To will is to select a goal,
determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to
that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Action expresses priorities.”
Mahatma Gandhi </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Success is only another form of failure
if we forget what our priorities should be.” Harry Lloyd</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Decide what you want, decide what
you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Do I have time, energy, and
resources?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“If you have time to whine and
complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.”
Anthony J. D'Angelo</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Time is too slow for those who
wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short
for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” Henry Van
Dyke</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Passion is energy. Feel the power
that comes from focusing on what excites you. Oprah Winfrey </span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goals provide the energy source that
powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we
have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Most people have no idea of the
giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on
mastering a single area of our lives.” Anthony Robbins</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">One of the greatest resources people
cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most
worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single
direction.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What impact will this have on me in
a year? In five years? In ten years?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Get around people who have
something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a
significant effect on your life long they have departed.” Jim Rohn</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The longer I live, the more I
realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than
facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than
circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or
say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will
make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have
a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We
cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a
certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play
on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life
is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with
you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">How will this impact those I love?
Who will it help? Who will it hurt?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“A good objective of leadership is
to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing
well to do even better.” Jim Rohn</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Other people may be there to help
us, teach us, guide us along our path, but the lesson to be learned is always
ours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Spiteful words can hurt your
feelings but silence breaks your heart. Happiness lies for those who cry, those
who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can
appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Strength of
character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt
feelings, and to forgive quickly.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What do my friends and family think?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“All that we are is the result of what
we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” Buddha
quotes</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When we think of failure; Failure
will be ours. If we remain undecided; Nothing will ever change. All we need to
do is want to achieve something great and then simply to do it. Never think of
failure For what we think, will come about.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Can someone else do it better?</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Perhaps it is better to be
irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.” Winston Churchill</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It is not the critic who counts; not
the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds
could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in
the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives
valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not
effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the
deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in
a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring
greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who
know neither victory nor defeat.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Do I really want to say yes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">?</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The art of leadership is saying no,
not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Tony Blair</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Every choice moves us closer to or
farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do
your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life?</span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-62628754217997641202010-07-28T16:35:00.001+08:002010-08-16T15:48:41.076+08:00A Legacy of Character<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Character is who we are when we believe no one is watching. It is the foundation of our personality, the facilitator for all of our decisions, and the basis for our reputations. How we act, think and feel in any situation is determined by our character. </div>
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There are Six Pillars of Character. They are: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Each of these represents traits that comprise a solid foundation of good character, and serve as a basis for developing a system of core values which determine an individual’s actions. By recognizing these traits as positive indicators of good character, we must also acknowledge that each of them has a negative counterpart. For example, if trustworthiness, honesty, reliability, loyalty and fairness exist, then so must dishonesty, betrayal and deceit. A good character is created by deliberately developing positive traits. Sadly, ignoring or denying the power of our influence and allowing our negative characteristics to be demonstrated can also develop a legacy of bad character.</div>
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Character and conduct of our children reflect the character and conduct of our nation/community. For example: </div>
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<li>Adults have the responsibility to model ethical values and promote the development of good character.</li>
<li>A direct indicator of what our children will become is found in the way we live in our adult communities.</li>
<li>Children need to be shown that there is no right way to do a wrong thing.</li>
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At the present time we have almost no human sovereigns or rulers with absolute power. We do, however, allow some influences to take over our lives. I call them Life Rulers. They include:</div>
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<b>Drugs * Alcohol * Selfishness * Ego-vanity * Jealousy * Resentment * Entitlement</b></div>
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And when that happens, those characteristics become our legacy. No matter how we try to deny or excuse them, if they rule our behavior, they rule us!</div>
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The choices we make and the values we hold are determined by our own understanding of what is right and wrong. Armed with that knowledge and the courage to do what is right, we can change, and leave imprints of character where there were none before.</div>
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<b><i>"Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared."</i></b></div>
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Every day we are faced with challenges that put our character to the test. In our homes, and at our work, we face situations that can either bring out the best or the worst in us. Doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do requires effort, and has a cost. When we are disrespected, treated unfairly, cheated, betrayed or lied to, it is frequently easier to respond in kind. The more difficult response is an uncompromising commitment to our values and to rise above the situation with a moral and right response. When we succeed, the message sent is that regardless of the cost or effort, character will prevail. Children emulate those they respect. So do employees. We earn their respect when we show them that our responses are not the right ones by accident – that we determine our responses ahead of time by aligning our actions with our values.</div>
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<b>It is important to understand the source of influences in our lives and the following questions will help:</b></div>
1. What good character traits do you feel you inherited from people in your life?<br />
2. What did they do to demonstrate those traits to you?<br />
3. What negative character traits do you feel you inherited? How were they demonstrated?<br />
4. Which traits would you choose to keep? Which would you choose to change?<br />
5. Which new character traits would you choose to develop?<br />
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The most important, and most difficult step, in creating a legacy of character is having the courage to change what we know is wrong, and take a stand for what we know is right. It takes time and hard work, but there is no substitute for the satisfaction it brings. </div>
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<b>Our Strength Is In Our Struggle And Our Power Is In Our Pain</b></div>
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Growth always causes us pain. Do you realize that our
muscles will only grow as they tear? When we exercise our muscles, especially
those we don’t normally use, we will most likely feel painful or uncomfortable
in those muscles a day or two later. That’s because, in using those muscles, we
have actually torn them. The tearing will cause us some pain, but our muscles
will end up with a greater capacity for strength. Read the story about “The
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<i>A man was sleeping at night in
his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord
told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of
his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with
all his might. So, this the man did; day after day. For many years he toiled from
sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive
surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Each night the man returned to
his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
Since the man was showing signs of discouragement, the Enemy decided to enter
the picture by placing thoughts into the man's weary mind: </i></div>
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"You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't
budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it."
Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he
was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. "Why
kill myself over this?" he thought. "I'll just put in my time giving
just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough." And that is what
he planned to do, until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and
take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>"Lord," he said,
"I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to
do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged
that rock by half an inch. What is wrong? Why am I failing?" </i></div>
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The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve
me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock
with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you
that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>And now you come to me with your
strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at
yourself...Your arms are strong and muscled, your hands are callused from
constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. </i></div>
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Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that
which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to
be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This
you have done. </i></div>
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<i>Now I, my friend, will
now move the rock."</i> </div>
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This principle also applies to our character. People with
real strength of character are those who have overcome many hardships. The
situations we struggle with and overcome can give us strength over a period of time.</div>
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We all know people who seem to have everything going well
for them and everything they do has a silver lining. But often we don’t know
how they reached that stage of success. Success is never instant, it is built
over time. Mother Teresa influenced a lot of powerful people to help her
relieve suffering in India. Where did she get that power? It came from years of
struggling to help the poor. Her power came out of her pain.</div>
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We often look at people who are successful and we think,
“They have not really been through much pain.” Unfortunately, we tend to
look at the instant sample or the picture of their lives at that point in time.
We notice their nice cars, their achievements, and their comfortable homes, but
we don’t see the pain that actually got them their.</div>
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You are most likely struggling with real issues right now.
But guess what! Your current struggles are going to strengthen you. Your
strength is in your struggle and your power is in your pain. In fact, your current
struggles are going to give you credibility when you overcome them and begin to
share your story with others. If there had been no struggle, there would be no
story. If there had been no pain, there would be no victory.</div>
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The principle applies to relationships and to business.
Relationships that don’t go through struggles never get strengthened.
Businesses that don’t go through struggles never get strengthened.</div>
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<i>“The important thing about a problem is not its solution,
but the strength we gain in finding the solution”</i></div>
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<i>“There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you
in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.”</i> Richard
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<i>“If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our
approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we
will immediately feel overwhelmed.”</i> Anthony Robbins</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Look for the positives. No matter how painful a
situation, understand that something positive can come out of it. Where does
your strength and power come from? It comes from your pain. So what is it that
is causing you pain right now? Remember, your struggles are going to strengthen
you.</span></div>
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<b>The Most Common Response To Life Crisis Are Denial,
Resistance and Acceptance</b></div>
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Each one of us faces troubles
and crises in life that take different forms and different shapes. For an
adult, crises could be facing bankruptcy,
loss of a friend, a death in the family or thinking about death,
wondering about the nature of death. For a man, upset at where society is
going, experience a desire to change the world for the better or looking into
the mirror and you no longer recognize yourself, a crisis could be the loss of
a job or desiring to quit a good job, unexplained depression or sadness when
doing tasks that used to make you happy. To a teenager, a crisis might be a
pimple on a first date, exploring new musical tastes or sudden desire to learn
how to play an instrument. In these examples, time often reveals a latent humor
in the crisis that we never realized when struggling to overcome it.</div>
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<b>Three common responses to
crises:</b></div>
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<b>The first is denial.</b> We tend to
bury our heads in the sand and hope the problem will somehow mysteriously and
painlessly disappear in a short period of time. </div>
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<i>“Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges
vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build
mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying
to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find
peace not in denial, but in victory.”</i> J. Donald Walters </div>
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<b>The second common response is
resistance.</b> This is when we fight what’s happening or fight ourselves in a
ineffective effort to somehow regain something that is lost.</div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><i>“The mind commands the
body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance. Resistance is
thought transformed into feeling. Change the thought that creates the
resistance, and there is no more resistance.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>The third response is
acceptance</b>. We may not necessarily like our situation, but we acknowledge it is
real and we are willing to deal with the truth of what is going on around us no
matter how harsh or how hard that problem might be.</div>
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<i>“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only
with acceptance can there be recovery.”</i> Joanne Kathleen Rowling</div>
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<i>“Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges
vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build
mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying
to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find
peace not in denial, but in victory.”</i> J. Donald Walters</div>
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<i>“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to
overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”</i> William James</div>
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Denial and resistance generally prolong the pain and delay
the resolution of a crisis. In contrast, acceptance of these crises opens the
door for us to hope. According to Harrison Salisbury, ‘There is no short cut to
life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.’ That
means, we have to move out of denial and resistance and learn to accept and
move on. For me, life is a continual process of change. I’ve learned to be
honest, to accept not just my failures and shortcomings, but also my strengths.
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It has been said that the pace at which we learn is in
direct proportion to our determination to rise above uncertainty and go beyond
the limitations. Part of learning is to become responsible for our own lives
and actions. Whether you like it or not, you are ultimately accountable for
your action and decisions, regardless of circumstances.</div>
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John Keats said, ‘Failure… is , in a sense, the highway to
success, inasmuch s every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly
after what is true’. When you live in denial and resistance, you delay finding
out what is actually true.</div>
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<b>Challenge yourself:</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Do not live in denial, do not keep resisting: learn to
accept and move on. Make sure you are the kind of person who moves on to
acceptance and therefore on to change.</span></div>
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<b>The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attitude of
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It takes strength and effort to forgive others. When
people have ripped you off in any business deal or transaction, when your
friends, family, love ones or people have hurt you, it takes strength to
forgive them. Do you realize it also takes strength to forgive yourself?
Refusing to forgive oneself and move on in life is an act of weakness. Sure,
you can never forget things. You are not a computer that can erase its memory,
but you must forgive.</div>
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<b><i>“Strength of character means the ability to overcome
resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”</i></b></div>
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<b><i>“Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate
sources of power for peace and success in life.”</i></b> Tenzin Gyatso</div>
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You see, forgiveness is a bridge that every single of us
has to cross. You can expend your energy and power blaming others for things
that go wrong in your life, for your lack of success, or financial woes. Or you
can choose to forgive others when they have wronged you. Forgiveness is your
choice.</div>
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<b><i>“True forgiveness is not an action after the fact, it is an
attitude with which you enter each moment.”</i></b> David Ridge</div>
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I don't know if I continue, even today, always liking
myself. But what I learned to do many years ago was to forgive myself. It is
very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if
you live, you will make mistakes- it is expected. But once you do and you see
the mistake, then you forgive yourself and say, 'well, if I'd known better I'd
have done better,' that's all. So you say to people who you think you may have
hurt, 'I'm sorry,' and then you say to yourself, 'I'm sorry.' If we all hold on
to the mistake, we can't see our own glory in the mirror because we have the mistake
between our faces and the mirror; we can't see what we're capable of being. You
can ask forgiveness of others, but in the end the real forgiveness is in one's
own self. I think that young men and women are so caught by the way they see
themselves. Now mind you. When a larger society sees them as unattractive, as
threats, as too black or too white or too poor or too fat or too thin or too
sexual or too asexual, that's rough. But you can overcome that. The real
difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don't have that
we never grow, we never learn, and sure we should never teach.</div>
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<b><i>“A man must be big enough to
admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to
correct them.”</i></b> John C. Maxwell</div>
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Some scientists set out to
capture rare species of monkey and bring it back alive and unharmed. To do this
they devised a trap, a little jar with a narrow neck into which they placed a
handful of nuts. The monkeys would smell the nuts and reach in to get them, but
they could not withdraw their clenched fists. They were trapped, unable to
escape and unwilling to let go. Sometimes human beings are just like those
monkeys. We are unable to escape our past mistakes, fears and failures because
we are unwilling to let go.</div>
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Have you been mistreated and
vowed never to forget the abuse as long as you live? Whether you know it or
not, you are harboring unforgiveness and that is sign of weakness. Don’t be a
carrier of that disease.</div>
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<b>Here are some tips on how to forgive:</b></div>
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Realize you have a file called Dirty Rotten Things People
Have Done To Me. Burn the file by choosing to forgive.</div>
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Understand that forgiveness is something you will need
from others and others will need from you for the rest of your life, so learn
to be good at it.</div>
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Understand that the person who says ‘I will forgive, and I
will choose to forget – to forget the pain, forget the anger and move on.’</div>
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Strength of character means the ability to overcome
resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.</div>
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One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive
everybody everything before you go to bed</div>
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To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means
pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means
hoping when everything seems hopeless.</div>
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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the
prisoner was you.</div>
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Do everything. Love as much as you can. it may hurt but it
helps us grow. Give all you have...you may be poor but you will be content.
Always forgive....your heart can not afford not to. Teach what you know and
learn what you don't. Stay open to all.</div>
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<b>Before you speak, listen.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you write, think.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you spend, earn.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you invest, investigate.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you criticize, wait.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you pray, forgive.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you quit, try.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you retire, save.<u><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></u>Before you die, give.</b></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9</span></b></i></div>
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<b>What you believe at your worst moment is what
you really believe.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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When our lives are successful and we are doing well, then our beliefs
appear as solid as bedrock. But when life derails us and wealth, family and
reputation are stripped away, after our certainties fade too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When a winning streak collapses, what do you believe then? Do you still
believe the positive things that you once believed? You should, because at your
worst moment beliefs are most powerful. In the depths of hopelessness it is the
things we believe that really kick in and begin to make a difference.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In your worst moments, what do you believe about your
life? What do you believe about your faith? What do you believe about yourself?
When you marriage begins to fall apart, do you believe that you are still
someone of fundamental value, who can be loved and who has the capacity to
love? Do you still believe that you are someone worthy of friendship, even when
supposed friends have abandoned you? What do you believe when people say negative
things about you? Do you believe all the negative stuff or do you believe the
positive? What you believe about yourself in your worst moment is what you
really believe.</div>
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When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test
our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in
pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge
will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us
to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.</div>
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<b>Challenge yourself: </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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What do you believe about yourself today? Do you believe the good things?
The good things in your life are set, they are great, they are amazing, and
everybody knows them. Everything in life are recoverable. Your looses are
recoverable. Your friends are recoverable. You marriage is recoverable. Finances are recoverable. Don’t give in at
the worst moment. You will miss the light at the end of the tunnel if you jump
off the train halfway through.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b>“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in
moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge
and controversy.” </b></i>Martin Luther King, Jr.</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">“Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to
cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge.
It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.”</span></b></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984747961050232371.post-51192611256475304032010-01-27T19:02:00.001+08:002010-01-27T19:02:23.244+08:00The 7-Ups of Life<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/FOUNTA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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<b>The 7-Ups of Life</b><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>1. Wake Up !! </b><o:p></o:p><br />
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Decide to have a good day. <i>"Today is the day the Lord hath made,</i><br />
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<i><i>let us rejoice and be glad in it." </i><i>Psalms 118:24 <o:p></o:p></i></i><br />
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“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only
knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up
somebody.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br />
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“Determination is the wake-up call to the human
will” Anthony Robbins<br />
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What makes life worth living is knowing that one day you'll wake up and find
the person that makes you happier than anything in the whole world. So don't
ever lose hope and give up, everything turns out okay and the good guy always
wins.<br />
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<b>2. Dress Up !! </b><o:p></o:p><br />
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The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way
to improve your looks. <i>"The Lord does not look at the things man looks
at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart."</i><i><i>I Samuel 16:7 <o:p></o:p></i></i><br />
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PERFORM all acts with as much love as you would offer God. In Truth, you eat
for the satisfaction of the I in you and dress up to please the self-same I .
The husband loves his wife for the sake of the I. And who is this I that is
persistently inherent in everyone? It is God Himself.<br />
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<b>3. Shut Up!! </b><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
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Say nice things and learn to listen. <i>Listen to advice and accept
instruction, </i><i>
<i>and in the end you will be wise." (Proverbs 19:20) </i></i><br />
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“If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, it will
but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts
through it will blow up everything in its way.” Emile Zola<br />
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<b>4. Stand Up !!</b><o:p></o:p><br />
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For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
<i>"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity,
let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10 <o:p></o:p></i><br />
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“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You
will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.” Norman
Vincent Peale<br />
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“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is
also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Winston Churchill <br />
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Stand up to crises. Don't let them throw you! Fight to stay calm... even
surmount the crisis completely and turn it into an opportunity. Refuse to
renounce your self-image. No matter what happens, you must keep your good
opinion of yourself. No matter what happens, you must hold your past successes
in your imagination, ready for showing in the motion picture screen of your
mind. No matter what happens, no matter what you lose, no matter what failures
you must endure, you must keep faith in yourself. Then you can stand up to
crises, with calm and courage, refusing to buckle; then you will not fall
through the floor. You will be able to support yourself.<br />
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<b>5. Look Up !!</b><o:p></o:p><br />
To the Lord. <i>"I can do everything through Christ who strengthens
me". </i><i>
<i>Philippians 4:13 <o:p></o:p></i></i><br />
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“We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we
used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they
was made or only just happened.” Mark Twain<br />
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How does life become totally painful? By total retreat. Total non inspection
becomes total pain. But existence is basically composed of a very few truths
onto which have hung a great many artificialities and which man has adorned
with enormous numbers of lies. And man is prisoner of his own shadows. Now one
of the things you can do with man is to get him to look up and find out that he
can look through the shadows and look at the shadows and find out what they
are.<br />
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<b>6. Reach Up !!</b><o:p></o:p>
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For something higher. <i>...keep seeking the things above, where Christ is,</i><i>
<i>seated at the right hand of God." Colossians 3:1<o:p></o:p></i></i><br />
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“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust
my sails to always reach up my destination.” Jimmy Dean <br />
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within
you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach up for the stars to
change the world.<br />
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<b>7. Lift Up !!</b><o:p></o:p><br />
Your Prayers. <i>"Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT
EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my
trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm
143:8.”<br />
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“Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I
trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul
unto thee. Psalms 143:8”<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in
the heavens.”</span></b><br />
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<b>20 Things To Always Remember And One To Never Forget </b><br />
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<b> 1. Your
presence is a present to the world.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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Somewhere there is someone that dreams of your
smile, and finds in your presence that life is worthwhile, so when you are
lonely remember it’s true, someone somewhere is thinking of you. You must love
yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what
you are, your simple presence can make others happy.<br />
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<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>2.
You're unique and one of a kind.</b><br />
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<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances
might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your
life, because of who you are, has meaning.” Barbara De Angelis<br />
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Don't let
anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.<br />
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<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>3. Your
life can be what you want it to be.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact
of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more
important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than
failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more
important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a
company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice
everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change
our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We
cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one
string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what
happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in
charge of our Attitudes.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>4. Take
the days just one at a time.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look
back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the
future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful
it will be worth remembering.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>5.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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Count your blessings. Once you realize how
valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return,
the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to
move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage,
and confidence. May God give you...For every storm a rainbow, for every tear a
smile, for every care a promise and a blessing in each trial. For every problem
life sends, a faithful friend to share, for every sigh a sweet song and an
answer for each prayer.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>6.
You'll make it through whatever comes along.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of
people: those who let it happen, those who make<b> </b>it happen, and those who
wonder what happened.” John M. Richardson, Jr.<br />
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Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember
that you will only find ''tomorrow'' on the calendars of fools. Forget
yesterday's defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday.
All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever
utter are, ''If I had my life to live over again. ''Take the baton, now. Run
with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treats everyone you meet, friend or
foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight.
Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and
kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no
thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.<br />
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<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>7.
Within you are so many answers.</b><br />
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<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of
person who can live at peace with others.” Peace Pilgrim<br />
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always
remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to
reach for the stars to change the world.<br />
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<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>8.
Understand, have courage, be strong.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“To understand everything is to forgive everything” Buddha<br />
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“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing
enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill<br />
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“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart
enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” John C.
Maxwell<br />
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May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough
trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human enough hope to make
you happy.<br />
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<b>9.
Don't put limits on yourself.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or
reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is
left is compromise.” Robert Fritz<br />
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<b>10. So
many dreams are waiting to be realized.<o:p></o:p></b> <br />
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Build this day on a foundation of pleasant
thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your
progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of
God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You
can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again.
Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>11.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it
happen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson<br />
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It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in
your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about
what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about
them that will determine your ultimate destiny.<br />
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<b>12.
Reach for your peak, your goal, and your prize.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the
behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye
the result they want, and the actions leading to it.” Charles Garfield<br />
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“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you
commit yourself to it.” Mack R. Douglas<br />
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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work
one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>13.
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying
about things which are beyond the power of our will.” Epictetus quotes<br />
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Life is short, don't waste time worrying about
what people think of you Hold on to the ones that care, in the end they will be
the only ones there.” You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>14. The
longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“The problem is not the problem; the problem is
your attitude about the problem”<br />
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“Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything.
Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out
and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process.
Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem
and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of
being human.” Anthony Robbins<br />
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<b>15.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the
difference.” Reinhold Niebuhr<br />
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“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard.
Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate
your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there
is.” Mary Anne Radmacher<br />
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Prayer is not a way of making use of God; prayer
is a way of offering ourselves to God in order that He should be able to make
use of us. It may be that one of our great faults in prayer is that we talk too
much and listen too little. When prayer is at its highest we wait in silence
for God's voice to us; we linger in His presence for His peace and His power to
flow over us and around us; we lean back in His everlasting arms and feel the serenity
of perfect security in Him.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>16.
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“The finest kind of friendship is between people who expect
a great deal of each other but never ask it” Sylvia Bremer <br />
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But what is the good of friendship if one cannot
say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please
and to flatter, but a true friend always says unpleasant things, and does not
mind giving pain. Indeed, if he is a really true friend he prefers it, for he
knows that then he is doing good.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>17.
Realize that it's never too late.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how
soon it will be too<b> </b>late.” Ralph Waldo Emerson<br />
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The time for action is now. It's never too<b> </b>late
to do something.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>18. Do
ordinary things in an extraordinary way.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“Success is doing ordinary things
extraordinarily well.” Jim Rohn<br />
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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary
project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations,
your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new,
great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive,
and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed
yourself to be.<br />
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<b>19.
Have health and hope and happiness.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn
for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in
the present moment wisely and earnestly.” Buddha quotes<br />
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Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it
all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come
to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask
yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“There is only one happiness in
this life, to love and be loved.” George Sand <br />
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I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I
was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I
might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I
asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be
wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given
weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might
enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that
I asked for, but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken
prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed.<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b>20.
Take the time to wish upon a star. <o:p></o:p></b><br />
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“Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough. You can
have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” James
Matthew Barrie<br />
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“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the
courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.”<b><o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">AND DON’T EVER FORGET FOR EVEN ONE DAY HOW SPECIAL YOU
ARE!</span></b><br />
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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,<br />
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,<br />
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,<br />
And you want to smile, but you frown a bit,<br />
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't
quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit
until you reach it. Never quit.”</div>
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Life is strange with its twists and turns,<br />
As everyone of us sometimes learns,<br />
And many a failure turns about,<br />
When he might have won had he stuck it out;<br />
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,<br />
You may succeed with another blow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure.
Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If
you're not failing, you're not growing.”</div>
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Success is failure turned inside out,<br />
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,<br />
And you can never tell how close you are,<br />
It may be near when it seems so far;<br />
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,<br />
It's when things seem worst<br />
<b>That you must not quit.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful
people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.” Conrad
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Today, when I awoke, I suddenly
realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I
wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I'm going to
celebrate!<br />
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Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the
accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they
have served to make me stronger. I will go through this day with my head held
high, and a happy heart. <br />
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I will marvel at God's
seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the
flowers, and the birds. Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape
my notice.<br />
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Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone
smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for
someone I don't even know.<br />
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Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a
child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care
for her and how much she means to me.<br />
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Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being
grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me. I'll remember
that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine
Plan ensures everything will be just fine.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside
and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the
stars and the moon, and I will praise God for these magnificent treasures.</span><br />
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As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty
for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child,
excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of
my life, ever!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen, God Bless You All...... </span><br />
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</style><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">I'm sharing this to see how</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
many actually read their e-mail. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
Your response will be interesting. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
Pay attention to what you read. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason it was</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
sent to you. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">
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</style><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">People come into your life for a reason, a
season or a lifetime. </span></b><br />
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When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.. </span></b><br />
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When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. </span></b><br />
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They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, </span></b><br />
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To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. </span></b><br />
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They may seem like a godsend and they are. </span></b><br />
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They are there for the reason you need them to be. </span></b><br />
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Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. </span></b><br />
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Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. </span></b><br />
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Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. </span></b><br />
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What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.. </span></b><br />
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The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. </span></b><br />
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They may teach you something you have never done. </span><br />
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They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. </span><br />
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Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, <br />
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Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. <br />
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<b>Thank you for being a part of my life, <br />
whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Send this to every friend that you have on-line, including the person who sent it to you. <br />
<br />
0 Replies - you may need to work on your 'people skills' <br />
2 Replies - you are nice but probably need to be more outgoing <br />
4 Replies - you have picked your friends well! <br />
6 Replies - you are downright popular <br />
8 Replies or More - you are totally awesome <br />
(and that's probably why you're on MY list) <br />
<br />
I wonder what mine will be.</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 24pt;">GUARDIAN ANGEL</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <br />
Forward this message the same day you received it</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">.</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
It may sound ridiculous, but it is right on time. <br />
We believe that something is about to happen. <br />
Angels exist, only sometimes they haven't got wings and we call them friends; you are one of them. <br />
Something wonderful is about to happen to you and your friends.. <br />
<br />
Tomorrow somebody will address you and tell you something you have been waiting to hear. <br />
<br />
Please do not break it.</span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Brilliance Is Not A Qualification To Succeed<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Too often we
fall into the trap of labeling people. We look at someone’s degrees and label
them brilliant. We applaud people based on their diplomas, degrees and
certificates. You can have more degrees than a thermometer, but be as cold as
ice when it comes to important things like relationships, love, commitment,
understanding…<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">“People
don’t care how much we know, they care how much we care about them. They are
about what is really important, like helping them achieve their goals.”</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">Brilliance isn’t
found in a diploma or an award, it’s found in your heart. The word brilliance
means ‘great brightness; radiance/sparkle.’ The word brilliant in French means
‘to shine’ Why don’t you decide today to go out and shine some light in
someone’s life.<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">Brilliance
is not about diplomas on walls. It is about get-up-and-go, intuition, instinct,
perception, initiative, enthusiasm, a ‘can do’ attitude, and an ability to see
things that can be done, without complaining about what can’t be done. Don’t be
concerned about the brilliance you may or may not have as far as an education
is concerned. If you have a hunger to learn, then you are going to be brilliant.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Challenge:<span style="color: #333333;"> Think about the things in your life that are your
strengths. Write them down. What are the characteristics of your life that make
you brilliant and unique? It is easy to find the negatives, but I want you to
make a conscious effort to find the positives and list them.</span></span><br />
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you want something badly enough, then quitting is simply not an option. You
either find a way or make one. You pay the price, whatever it takes. You desire
is the fire that heats you up to perform, to excel. You know that a small fire
cannot heat much; so it is necessary to have a large and intense fire to heat
more. That intense fire is your passion –your burning desire to excel in
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A
burning desire to reach your goals is a factor that sets you apart from one who
wishes or is a dreamer. Without desire nothing can be accomplished. It creates
the energy necessary to do what is ever needed to achieve success.<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“Success is focusing the full power
of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.”</span> Wilfred
Peterson <br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“The first principle of success is
desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.”</span> Robert
Collier<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“You can have anything you want -
if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything
you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of
purpose.”</span> Abraham Lincoln<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“The starting point of all
achievement is desire”</span> Napole<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext;">h</span></span>on Hill <br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“Whatever you vividly imagine,
ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must
inevitably come to pass.”</span> Paul J. Meyer <br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“In order to succeed, your desire
for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”</span> Bill
Cosby<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“Plant the seed of desire in your
mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed
for its fulfillment.”</span> Rober<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext;">h</span></span>t Collier <br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“Create a definite plan for
carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put
this plan into action.”</span> Napoleon Hill<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“The key to success is to focus our
conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”</span> Brian Tracy<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“A man of ability and the desire to
accomplish something can do anything.” </span>Donald Kircher <br /></div>
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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation
determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Every success
is built on the ability to do better than good enough. Strength of character
means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings,
and to forgive quickly. Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If
I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I
believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in
the beginning.<br /></div>
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<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <span style="color: blue;">“Thoughts mixed with definiteness
of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things.”</span> Napoleon
Hill<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“Focus more on your desire than on
your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how
easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless
you make them so.”</span> Marcia Wieder<br /></div>
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“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach
your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal
excellence.”<br /></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“A life is either all spiritual or
not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the
end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”</span> Thomas
Merton <br /></div>
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Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son Jesus Christ
here on earth so many years ago. Thank you that He paid the punishment
for all my sins by dying on the cross. And thank you that He rose again
from the dead. I place my trust in You to be my Savior. Guide me through the
dark times of my life <a href="http://www.thoughts-about-god.com/reflecting/kk_prayers_rc.htm"></a>and
give me courage to live for You. Lord Jesus, please
forgive me for being so unreasonable as I walk through the never-ending talks
set before me this holiday season... Restore the joy of Christmas to my heart
and help me to relax each day and make time for YOU.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Father in Heaven, You crowns another year with peace and good will. Help us
rightly to remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the
angels, the gladness of the shepherds. Close the doors of hate and open the
doors of love to us and all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift
and good desires with every greeting. Deliver us from evil, by the blessing
that Christ brings, and teach us to be happy with clean hearts. May this
Christmas make us happy to be your children and bring us all with grateful
thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus sake. Jesus, the Light of the
World, as we celebrate your birth, may
we begin to see the world in the light of the understanding you’ve given
us. As you chose the humble, the outcasts, and the poor to receive the
greatest news the world had ever known, so may we worship you in humbleness of
heart. May we also <b><a href="http://thewaytosuccess-conrado.blogspot.com/2009/03/voted-best-email-of-year.html"><u>remember our brothers and sisters less fortunate</u></a>
</b>than ourselves in this season of giving. THANK YOU, LORD, for the gift of
Your love. May I be a shining example of that love to others. Amen.</span><br />
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<b>A CHRISTMAS BLESSING TO ALL OF YOU</b><br />
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<b> </b>God grant you the light of Christmas, which is faith;<br />
the warmth of Christmas, which is purity;<br />
the righteousness of Christmas, which is justice;<br />
the belief in Christmas, which is truth;<br />
the all of Christmas, which is Christ?. <br />
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<b>The story of the </b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Birth of Christ
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<sup>1</sup>Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a
census be taken of all the inhabited earth. <br />
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<sup>4</sup>Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to
Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and family of David, <br />
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<sup>7</sup>And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in
cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the
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<sup>8</sup>In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the
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<sup>9</sup>And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. <br />
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<sup>10</sup>But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold,
I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; <br />
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<sup>11</sup>for today in the city of David there has been born for you a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord. <br />
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<sup>12</sup>"This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped
in cloths and lying in a manger." <br />
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<sup>13</sup>And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God and saying, <br />
<sup>14</sup>"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men
with whom He is pleased." <br />
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<sup>15</sup>When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to Bethlehem
then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to
us." <br />
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<sup>16</sup>So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph,
and the baby as He lay in the manger. <br />
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<sup>17</sup>When they had seen this, they made known the statement which
had been told them about this Child. <br />
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<sup>18</sup>And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told
them by the shepherds. <br />
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<sup>19</sup>But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her
heart. <br />
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<sup>20</sup>The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all
that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. <i> (Luke 2:1-20).</i><br />
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<b>God gave His only Son to die in our place so that we, in all our brokenness,
could know forgiveness. He came so that we could know what love feels like,
real love – love that never leaves, love that never disappoints, love that is
never betrayed. He sent His Son into a corrupted world to bring us hope.</b><br />
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<i>Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the
cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to You and ask You to come in as
my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank You for forgiving my sins
and giving me eternal life. Bring peace to my world this Christmas. Make me the
kind of person You want me to be.</i><br />
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If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, pray it right now and
Christ will come into your life as He promised. If you invited Jesus Christ
into your life, thank God often that He is in your life, that He will never
leave you and that you have eternal life.<br />
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<b>"If you want something badly enough you
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That's
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<i>“Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what
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<i>“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire
action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of
self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else.” G.
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<i>“The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you
want. Desire is the planting of your seed.” Robert Collier</i><br />
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you want something badly enough, then quitting is simply not an option. You
either find a way or make one. You pay the price, whatever it takes. You desire
is the fire that heats you up to perform, to excel. You know that a small fire
cannot heat much; so it is necessary to have a large and intense fire to heat
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your burning desire to excel in anything.<br />
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<i>“Success means having the courage, the determination, and
the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” George
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in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come
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in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe
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Whatever picture you will consistently think about will drive your actions to
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There is nothing more important in our life than to say "Yes" to Jesus with all our heart and soul, and then to allow the Holy Spirit to work out the meaning of that "Yes" in your life. God loves us "<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/FOUNTA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.</span>(1 John 4:16)" and will always be with us, and all His purposes for our life are good. The more we open up, yield, and simply allow ourselves to be drawn deeply into the Lord's love, the more our lives will come into right order.<br />
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Pray it now, from your heart. Pray it in your words, spontaneously, not as a ritual, but with an opening of yourself to God. <br />
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"Loving Father, I surrender to You today with all my heart and soul. Please come into my heart in a deeper way. I open all the secret places of my heart. I believe in You and receive You as my Lord and Savior. I hold nothing back. Holy Spirit, bring me to deeper conversion to the person of Jesus Christ. I surrender all to You: my weaknesses, my strength, my health, my family, my resources, occupation, skills, relationships, successes and failures. I surrender my understanding of how things ought to be, my choices and my will. I surrender to You the promises I have kept and the promises I have failed to keep. I surrender my emotions, my fears, my insecurities, my sexuality. I especially surrender _____________ (Continue to surrender other areas as the Holy Spirit reveals them to you.) Lord, I surrender my entire life to You, the past, the present and the future. In sickness and in health, in life and in death, I belong to you."<br />
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"Take, Lord, and receive, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. You have given all to me. To You, O Lord, I return it. All is Yours. Dispose of it wholly according to Your will. Give me Your love and Your grace, for this is sufficient for me." Amen.<br />
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prince and dinner, like a beggar. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Eat more foods that grow on trees and
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<b><span style="color: #600000;">
</span>Personality:</b><br /></span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Don't compare your life to others'. You
have no idea what their journey is all about.<span style="color: navy;">
</span>Each person has their place in the scheme of life. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot
control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment - do
what you can to make the world around you better.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Don't over do. Keep your limits. Physically,
spiritually, financially or emotionally. Be humble.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Don't take yourself so seriously. No one
else does. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Don't waste your precious energy on gossip. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Dream more while you are awake. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you
need. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your
partner with His/her mistakes of the past. Don't blame your parents
for every problem you have.That will ruin your present . We choose actions
& reactions when we become adults.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Happiness. </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Life is too short to waste time hating
anyone. Don't hate others. It's easier to understand & move on.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Make peace with your past so it won't spoil
the present. Yesterday is gone, & you have a limited number of tomorrows.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
It's your choice to feel happy or miserable, anger or joy, frustration or
acceptance, jealousy or peace, shame or pride </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Realize that life is a school and you are
here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and
fade away;<span style="color: navy;"> </span>like algebra class but the lessons
you learn will last a lifetime. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Smile and laugh more. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">You don't have to win every argument. Agree to
disagree. </span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="color: #600000;"><br />
</span>Society:</b><br /></span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Call your family often. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Each day give something good to others. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Forgive everyone for everything. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Spend time with people over the age of
70 & under the age of 6 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Try to make at least three people smile each day.
</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
What other people think of you <b><u>is none
of your business... </u></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>
</u></b>Your job won't take care of you when you
are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. </span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="color: #600000;"><br />
</span> Life:<span style="color: #600000;"> </span></b><br /></span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Do the right thing! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful
or joyful.. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
GOD heals everything. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
However good or bad a situation is, it will
change. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
No matter how you feel, get up , dress up and
show up. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
The best is yet to come. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD
for it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
</span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="color: #600000;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Last but, not the least:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /></span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">
Please Share this to everyone you care
about - even if they receive it many times, it will be a reminder on how
to have a happy, healthy spiritual life , to enjoy each moment we are
granted, & how to live free of conflict in harmony with others. </span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">We only share this earth for a short time. Why
waste it on hateful thoughts and deeds when there is so much joy and
happiness to discover and surround yourself with.</span><br />
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Think like important people think. Upgrading your thinking
upgrades your actions, and this produces success.<br />
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<i>“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking
of yourself as a success.”</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> How Am I thinking? Checklist:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>When
I worry:</b> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Would
an important person worry about this? Would the most successful person I know
be disturbed about this?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Worry
is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you
anywhere.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>An Idea: </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What would an important person do if he
had their idea?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“An idea that is developed and put
into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>My appearance:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Do I look like someone who has maximum
self-respect?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Attitude
is more important than the past, than education, than money, than
circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance,
giftedness, or skill.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>My language:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Am I using the language of successful
people?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“If we spoke a different language, we
would perceive a somewhat different world.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“Kindness is a language
which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” Mark Twain <o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Language shapes the way we think, and
determines what we can think about.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>What I read:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Ask Yourself</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Would an important person read this?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“The man who doesn't read
good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them” Mark Twain<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“It is what you read when
you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <b>Conversation:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Is this something successful people
would discuss?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“A man's character may
be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
</div>
<div>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Silence is one of the great arts of
conversation.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>When I lose my temper:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Would an important person get mad at
what I’m mad at?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div>
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<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“Never do anything when you are in a
temper, for you will do everything wrong.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Temper gets you into trouble. Pride
keeps you there.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>My jokes:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Is this the kind of joke an important
person would tell?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Our
subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the
difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we
continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>My job:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ask
Yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">How does an important person describe
his job to others?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;">“Pleasure in the job puts
perfection in the work.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>“Choose a job you love and
you will never have to work a day in your life.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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You must constantly ask yourself
these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got
me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do
they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then
ask yourself the big question: Is that okay? Your life does not get better by
chance, it gets better by change.<br />
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A true friend is
one who knows all about you and likes you anyway. A friend is someone who helps
you up when you're down, and if they can't, they lay down beside you and
listen. A friend is one who takes me for what I am. A friend is a hand that is
always holding yours, no matter how close or far apart you may be. A friend is
someone who is always there and will always, always care. A friend is a feeling
of forever in the heart. And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, ''I
forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did
to yourself?'' And the glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor
the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it's the spiritual inspiration
that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is
willing to trust him with his friend.<br />
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<b>Do you reach
out to others rather than always expect that they will call or come to see you?
Do you reciprocate?<i> </i></b> <br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look
ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there”</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">When you meet others, are you open to the possibility that
they may become future allies, confidantes, best friends?<i> </i></span></b><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” Henry
Ford</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>Do you
approach others with an attitude of acceptance and interest?<i> </i></b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift
of unconditional love and acceptance.” Brian Tracy</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“Acceptance of others, their looks, their behaviors, their
beliefs, bring you an inner peace and tranquility -- instead of anger and
resentment”</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“When you're a beautiful person on the inside, there is
nothing in the world that can change that about you. Jealousy is the result of
one's lack of self-confidence, self-worth, and self-acceptance. The Lesson: If
you can't accept yourself, then certainly no one else will.”</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only
with acceptance can there be recovery.” Joanne Kathleen Rowling</span></i></b>
<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Are you a
good listener, or do you claim more than your share of the airtime?</b><u1:p></u1:p>
<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“A good listener tries to understand what the other person
is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he
wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.” Kenneth A. Wells</span></i></b>
<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Do you refuse
to become the only nurturer in the relationship?</b><u1:p></u1:p> <o:p></o:p><br />
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One of the
greatest titles we can have is "old friend". We never appreciate how
important old friends are until we are older. The problem is we need to start
our old friendships when we are young. We then have to nurture and grow those
friendships over our middle age when a busy life and changing geographies can
cause us to neglect those friends. Today is the day to invest in those people
we hope will call us 'old friend" in the years to come. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free
to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never
because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a
relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous
heart.” Leo F. Buscaglia</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Relationships-of
all kinds-are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the
sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to
hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it,
but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with
respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But
hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is
lost. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Are you
loyal, and do you guard your friends’ secrets?</b><u1:p></u1:p> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you
are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.” William
Arthur Ward</span></i></b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Do you
practice unsolicited acts of kindness?</b><br />
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Friendship is a
living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy
and understanding. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Do you live
an authentic life based on your values and beliefs?</b><u1:p></u1:p> <o:p></o:p><br />
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Living with
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in your
relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your
truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that
are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you
believe, and not what others believe. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Can you ask
for and grant forgiveness?<i><span style="color: blue;"> </span></i></b> <br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">"Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of
resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of
bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. Friendship flourishes at the
fountain of forgiveness.” William Arthur Ward</span></i></b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Can you
listen when a friend tells you that you’ve hurt her, or do you withdraw or get
defensive?</b><u1:p></u1:p> <o:p></o:p><br />
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A friend is
someone who helps you up when you're down, and if they can't, they lay down
beside you and listen. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to
us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little
objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life
and become better players of the game” Will Durant </span></i></b><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Do you
encourage other people to develop their strengths and graciously help them
overcome weakness?<i> </i></b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live
up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as
near as possible to the Truth.” Swami Vivekananda</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Other people may
be there to help us, teach us, guide us along our path, but the lesson to be
learned is always ours. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“It is better to keep a friend from falling than to help him
up”</span></i></b><span style="color: blue;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>Can you enjoy
a friend’s good fortune-whether in marriage, motherhood, or career-even if you
aren’t on a parallel track?</b> <o:p></o:p><br />
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Happiness comes
of the capacity to feel deeply, to <b>enjoy</b> simply, to think freely, to
risk life, to be needed. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It
is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” Ashley Montagu</span></i></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” </b></i>Winston Churchill<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>“To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility -- these are marks of maturity and graciousness.” </b></i>William Arthur Ward<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Accept criticism and disappointment as part of life and when it comes, stand up, look it in the eye, and say, “you can’t defeat me, I am bigger than you.” You see, size does matter. The bigness of your spirit and the size of your heart often determines how you respond when critical words are said about you and people criticize your accomplishments and failures.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: blue;"><b>“Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment”</b></i> Marsha Sinetar<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Anytime I am looking to somebody else as my source, I'm coming from scarcity. I am no longer trusting God, or the Universe, for my harvest. It's reasonable for me to have expectations based on what somebody I trust has committed to. And it's natural for me to feel disappointed when that somebody doesn't come through. But when I feel more than disappointment, when I also feel anger, it's because I deviated from my truth. It's because I compromised my truth to get what somebody else promised. Because when I'm really following my truth, I will be at peace with the consequences — whatever they are. I can accept somebody else's truth, but I must live my own truth. And sometimes that means walking away from a relationship. <o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">My friends, rise tall when criticism comes your way. Look it in the eye and say, ‘I am bigger than you, I am going to become better because of this.’<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">When adversity hits, when you drop the ball, know that you are bigger than the situation. Don’t make the mistake that many have made and shrink/smaller to the size of other people’s opinions, other people’s dreams, other people’s concepts of what you ought to be and do. Rise tall! Realize that you are bigger than the situation. Understand the power of posture/attitude and put yourself above the circumstance, not under it.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Think about those situations in your life that you need to rise above. Consider possible response and estimate what results you will get from them. Surprise your critics by being typical in your response.<br />
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