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The Insignificant Life
So many times as I have moved onward with my life, I look back and recall various events. What is astonishing to me, is the people who stand out, as the ones who have either made a difference in my life or inspired me to do and be better. They are sometimes not the people that I knew well, or that played a significant role in my life, yet I clearly remember how they influenced me, and how they made me feel.
If You Downplay Expectations, You Decrease Stress
“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die.” Abraham Lincoln It is a mystery why we expect so much of ourselves. It is awesome
Self-Destruct Is Not An Option
There is a world of people totally self-centered. Many of us work at jobs we don’t like, but it puts food on the table, and money in the bank if we are lucky. We care for our family, even when we are tired and in a bad mood, because we love them. Everything has a price. We make the choice of the disposition. Look for the positive and be happy. Perhaps seeing only the negative causes us misery. The choice is always our own. What will you choose today?
When Loneliness Defeats Drive
“When nothing seems to help I go and look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred
Advice Gone Wild
“Do you have agendas for your children that are more important than the children themselves? Lost in the shuffle of uniforms, practices, games, recitals, and performances can be the creative and joyful soul of your
Escape the Fear And Anxiety
“To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions ; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.” Jules Henri Fear can and does take over our lives. Chunking down our fears shows
Displaying Weakness
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” Mother Teresa “Life is strong and fragile. It’s a paradox… It’s both things, like
Enjoy Positive Time
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” Oliver Wendell Holmes “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” Albert Einstein We have such busy lives and busy schedules