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A man that studieth revenge keep his own wounds green. —Francis Bacon— Our progress along the path of human growth is measurable by the exercise we encourage of our forgiving spirit. Each time we harbor a resentment towards another, we block our own growth. Preoccupation with a troublesome situation or person prevents our responding to […]
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We cannot fail to meet the same problems as did our forefathers, and learning their answers may help us to act upon them as intelligently as they did, and may even, perhaps, teach us to avoid making the same mistakes. —Anne Fremantle— As youth, we are impatient and don’t always believe in the values of […]
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Life is a battle in which we fall from wounds we receive in running away. —William L. Sullivan— Our experience in this life is a composite of many lessons—lessons which will ease our personal growth and offer us the opportunities necessary to encourage our unique contributions. Clearly, not all lessons are easy or pleasurable when […]
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Death, when it approaches, ought not take one by surprise. It should be a part of the full expectancy of life. —Muriel Spark— The process of living includes many dimensions. We can joyfully anticipate high periods and we must expect pain. We won’t escape sorrow over the wrongs we’ve committed nor grief for the departure […]
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When we are no longer children, we are already dead. —Konstantin Brancusi— Children are born into a world whose rules they must learn. As a part of the learning process, children always question rules. For simplicity’s sake, we stop questioning most rules. we’ll walk on sidewalks, eat with forks, talk in sentences, and keep our […]
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One is happy as the result of one’s own efforts. —George Sand— Our attitude about our circumstances or our hopes determines the tenor of a moment, eventually of the whole day. No attitude, no feeling or emotion, is foisted upon us. We have always made the choice. Perhaps our passivity regarding choices has all to […]
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…be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a foreign tongue. —Rainer Maria Rilke— We strive to know ourselves, yet we all have unsolved questions in our hearts. We don’t need to answer them to achieve […]
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Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential. —Liane Cordes— Perseverance is the plus that assures us of goal completion. Unquestionably, every one of us is capable of achievement. All that’s required is that we commit ourselves with determination to the task before us, one moment at a time, one day at a […]
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To be happy means to be free, not from pain or fear, but from care or anxiety. —W. H. Auden— The ancient meaning of “happy” comes from “hap,” or chance—as in mishap, or happening. Happy meant fortunate or lucky, and we still call people who manage to turn life’s unpredictability to their advantage. Could happiness […]
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In soloing—as in other activities—it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. —Amelia Earhart— Our inspiration to master any art, to attain any goal, to tackle any project, comes from within—the center of all knowledge. All of us are gifted with all knowledge. When the desire to pursue a particular […]