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Just for
this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel
like crying. Just for
this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say
how perfect it is. Just for
this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take
you to the park to play. Just for
this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how
to put that puzzle of yours together. Just for
this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and
sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.. Just for
this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream
and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by. Just for
this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow
up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned. Just for
this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over
you trying to fix them. Just for
this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so
you can have both toys.. Just for
this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you
were born and how much I love you. Just for
this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry. Just for
this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count
all the stars. Just for
this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV
shows. Just for
this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will
simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given. And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing, except one more day... |
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"We learn through the inspiration and guidance of the Lord" |
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"In this life we can do no great things, only small things with great love" [Mother Teresa] |
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"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." |
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"Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there" |
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"The man who is born with a talent which he is meant to use, finds his greatest happiness using it" [Johann Von Goethe] |
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"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well" [Ralph Waldo Emersson] |
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"Well done is better than well said" [Benjamin Franklin] |
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"It is better to understand a little than misunderstand a lot" |
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"Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him" |
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"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart" |
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"Regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties" [Jonathan Carroll] |
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"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible example" [Catherine Aird] |
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",,,for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish" |
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"Life is like a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you've made of" [Jacob M. Braude] |
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"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace towards me has not been in vain" |
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"I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several attack me at once" [Jennifer Unlimited] |
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"Only the suppressed word is dangerous" [Ludwig Borne] |
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"...so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it" |
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"it is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High..." |
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"It is easier to stay out than get out" [Mark Twain] |
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"Return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and relents from punishing" |
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"Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin" |
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"Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in Heaven" |
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"Those who trust in the love of God, have no fear of what may happen or what is in the preceding future" |
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"Meeting my team will be like seeing a woman for the first time, you wonder how it'll be" [Sven Goran Erikisson, as he prepares to meet his English football squad for the first time 02/02] |
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"We love to see you smile" [McDonald's American advertising slogan] |
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"Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler" [Albert Einstein] |
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"Those who love me (God), I will deliver; I will protect those who know me know my name" |
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"Any identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience" [James Baldwin] |
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"...if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" |
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"Never mistake motion for action" [Ernest Hemingway] |
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"People
come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure
out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life
for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or
inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you
with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or
spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for
the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or
at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the
relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must
realise is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is
done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now When
people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to
share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you
laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give
you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a
season. LIFETIME
relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in
order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have learned to use in all
other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but
friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life." |
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"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying" [Woody Allen] |
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"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat" [Robert Frost] |
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"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid" [Soren Aabye Kierkegarrd] |
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"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him when he is near..." |
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"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" |
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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" [Sir Winston Churchill] |
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"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by traffic from both sides" [Baroness Margaret Thatcher] |
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"People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost" [H. Jackson Brown jn] |
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"Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart" |
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"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love and something to hope for" [Allan K. Chalmers] |
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"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything" [Muhammad Ali] |
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"Dreams, ideas, and plans not only are an escape, they give me a purpose, a reason to hang on" [Steven Patrick Callahan] |
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"If you love someone let it go, if it comes back its yours to love, if not it was never yours to love in the first place" |
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"Everyone has a strength, an inspiration, something they believe is invincible" |
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"Only love can make a memory, only love can make a moment last. The broken dreams, the tears are part of life, a life without love is nothing" |
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"Pure morality is only an instinctive adjustment which the soul makes" [D H Lawrence] |
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"May those who sow in tears, reap with shouts of joy" |
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"Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep" [Scott Adams] |
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"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest Heaven!" |
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"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive" [Henry Miller] |
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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door we do not see the one which has opened for us" [Helen Keller] |
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"Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead" [Scottish proverb] |
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"When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are scared, I will comfort your fears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. When you are confused, I will help you cope. And when you are lost and can't see the light, I will be your beacon shining ever so bright." |
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"Make today the best day of your life" |
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"Work as if you don't need the money, love as if you've never been hurt and dance as if no-one is watching" |
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"Sometimes life takes an unexpected wrong turn in the right direction" |
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"Never regret something that once made you smile" |
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"I fall asleep to your serenade. I wake up to your saving grace" |
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"Who can give law to lovers, love is a greater law to itself" [Boethius] |
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"If you want to see a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain. If you want true love, you have to put up with the pain" |
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those those that don't matter, don't mind" |
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"The world is what you make of it, it all starts with what you make of yourself. Believe in yourself, and the rest will all fall into place" |
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"Never give up on the things that make you smile" |
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"It's hard to find someone whom you truly love, much less to find someone who loves you as much. When the chance comes, never let go" |
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"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much" |
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"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" [Dr Seuss] |
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"Being a giant isn't about the size of your body. It's about the size of your heart and your ambition. It's about daring to dream big. Taking every opportunity to challenge yourself. Realising your full potential and inspiring others to do the same. It's about courage, commitment, determination. Stepping up, standing tall and succeeding against the odds. To be the best that we can be!" |
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"The world meets no-one half way. Always do what is best for you" |
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"If a girl leans towards you, kiss her. If a girl's hand is free, hold it. And if she's upset, hug her till she's okay" |
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"If you're negative about things, things become negative, hence you live in a negative world. Be most positive loving person, you can, always" |
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"Somebody tell me why we ignore the ones who adore us, adore the ones who ignore us, love the ones who hurt us and hurt the ones that love us" |
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"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved" [Barbara Johnson] |
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"If anyone ever tells you, 'You shouldn't' or 'You can't', then I want you to say, you tell them, 'Yes, we can'" [US First Lady Obama, during her visit to South Africa, June 2011] |
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"Whilst life can knock you down, but you can choose whether to get back up or not" |
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"A true friend, is a friend that makes your life better!" |
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"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today" |
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" [Ralph Waldo Emerson] |
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"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying" [Friedrich Nietzche] |
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"Open your heart, open your mind and let God's Kingdom come!" |
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"Follow your dreams. Go after what you love, the world will be a better place" |
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"The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them" [Jim Rohn] |
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"Any man can win a good girl, not every man can keep a good woman" |
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"One of the best things in life is seeing a smile on a person's face and knowing that you put it there" |
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"If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything" |
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"To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others" [Anthony Robbins] |
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"Quitters don't win" |
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"Plans and milestones do not change the world. People do" |
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"When you think you're not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist" |
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"Dream without fear, love without limits" |
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"People will make mistakes as nobody is perfect but the biggest mistake you can make is to not learn from it" |
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"Laughter is timeless. Imagination had no age and dreams are forever" |
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"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring" |
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"Life really is so very short so very cruel and unpredictable not to make the most of now. It's the present, it's a gift ... use it!" |
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"When you love someone, you just do. There are no maybes, no buts and no whys" |
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"Don't be like a frog in boiling water. Learn to trigger your decisions before it's too late to get out" |
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"Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried" |
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"Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out you still care for that person" |
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"Tears are words that the heart can't express" |
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"Achieving starts with believing in yourself" |
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"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito" |
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"The decisions that you make shape your life and inevitably making better decisions will make your life better" |
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Accomplishment, like life, will prove to be a journey, not a destination" |
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"Service is about giving people the things they want. But it's also about providing the things they didn't know they needed" [David Orr] |
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"Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage and confidence in the doing" |
| "Overcome fear and be rewarded with an opportunity to discover your long lost passion. The lessons learnt from your experiences pass on into the now" |
| "You need to have a bad day every once in a while, otherwise, you'll never know what a good day feels like" |
| "Time is more valuable than money, You can get more money, but you cannot get more time" |
| "Your attitude, almost always determines your altitude in life" |
| "Achievement is the result of preparation, hard work and constantly raising the bar" |
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow"
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| "The strength of our character is rooted in the depths of our convictions" |
| "Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference" |
| "More often than not, those who win believe they can" |
"When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as one...the sky's the limit"
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| "The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude" [William James] |
| "Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'" [Mary Anne Radmacher] |
| "Problems become opportunities when the right people join together" |
| "When a collection of brilliant minds, hearts, and talents come together...expect a masterpiece" |
| "The high road to service is travelled with integrity, compassion and understanding… people don't care how much we know until they know how much we care" |
| "Adversity does not build character…it reveals it" |
| "The best minute you spend is the one you invest in someone else" |
| "Service is the lifeblood of any organization. Everything flows from it and is nourished by it. Customer service is not a department...it's an attitude" |
| "Success is a journey, not a destination" |
| "Leadership is about capturing the imagination and enthusiasm of your people with clearly defined goals that cut through the fog like a beacon in the night" |
| "Wisdom is knowing what path to take next...integrity is taking it" |
| “The lessons of the past provide the path to the future” |
| "Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor" [Oliver Wendell Holmes] |
| “Meeting people halfway is the most significant trip we can take. We don’t work for each other…we work with each other” |
| "The sea of change can pull customers in many directions. It is our responsibility to light the way and take care of them...before the competition does" |
| "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. As your character is who you really are. Your reputation is only what others think you are" |
| "You only live to regret the things you don't try. You can never regret the things you have done, you learn from these" |
| "Sometimes when you give up on someone it's not because you don't care anymore but because you realise they don't" |
| "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who minddon't matter and those who matter don't" [Dr Seuss] |
| "Some people are meant to fall in love with each other, but not meant to be together" |
| "Compassion is the wish to offer unbiased service to all belond, whether they are friendly or hostile to you" |
| "The capacity to devote yourself to the welfare of others yields otherwise unobtainable power and potential for good" |
| "As compassion grows stronger, so does your commitment to the welfare of all beings, even if you have to act alone" |
| "Each major religon has its own spirit and character. There is no one religion appropriate for every type of person" |
| "Most decisions have a sound rationale behind them but never dismiss the power of intuition it's rarely the wrond option. Ignore at your peril" |
| "The last of the human freedoms is the ability to choose one's attitude in any set of circumstances" [Viktor Frankl] |
| "Change the details of your thoughts. Tell yourself you can handle things. Tell yourself you always will have the solution to any challenge" |
| "Our lives are what our thoughts make them. So talk to yourself in a confident, reassuring, positive way" |
| "All of us are self-made, but only the successful will admit. Take responsibility for your thoughts, moods and subsequent actions" |
| "Coaching is about teaching the fundamentals ... the basics of the trade ... before going onto the tricks of that trade. Always prepare the basics" |
| "Don't worry that children never listen to you, they are always watching you" [Robert Fulgum] |
| "Life is not a rehearsal, you only get one shot at it. Everything happens for a reason, sometimes good things fall apart for better things to fall together" |
| "If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail" |
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"The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive, it's what you share" |
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