Practicing the Presence of God.
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Wisdom for Life
The past isn't a place to live in, it's a place to draw from!
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"Others determine your reputation but only you determine your integrity." by Tony Dungy
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Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you!
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When life gives you rainy days, wear cute boots and jump in the puddles!
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You don't meet people by accident. There is always a reason, a blessing or a lesson.
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Raise your son to be a gentleman. Raise your daughter to accept nothing less!
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The past isn't a place to live in, it's a place to draw from!
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The biggest communication problem is that we don't listen to understand, we listen to reply!
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Real joy is not determined by life's circumstances but on our focus.
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Desire to be an actor not a reactor!
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Failure is not final!
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Happiness = Expectations - Reality
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If there is something we own that we think we can't live without then it owns us!
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People will forget what you do and what you say but they
won't forget how they feel when they are with you!
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If it doesn't matter how I live then my life doesn't matter.
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If you are busy rowing the boat you won't rock it!
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Remember but don't return! Move on!
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Children will always excuse in excess what we allow in moderation!
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Are you a thermostat or a thermometer? A thermometer measures what is going
on around you. A thermostat controls the environment that you are in.
It is always the safe thing to do what is right!
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Happy people don't have to be the best of everything, they just make the best of everything!
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Man is a slave to whatever masters him.
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A man's conduct is little better than his heart!
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It is not what happens to you in life, it's what happens in you!
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"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." by Winston Churchill
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Our reactions, not our actions, speak louder than words! (That is who we really are!)
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Never want anything so much that the lack of it makes you unhappy!
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We don't remember days. We remember moments so make the
most of every moment we are given.
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Counterfeits are always found where the real thing is!
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Worry is interest paid on a debt we may never owe!
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We each sing a different song and add a different colored feather to the flock!
Everyone has value and purpose in the grand scheme of things!
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Pride is the root of impatience!
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