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"Though no on can go back and make a new start, anyone can start from
now and make a brand new end."
-Carl Bard - submitted by anonymous
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Sometimes we learn the most important messages through children. A friend of mine told me this story:
It seems that my buddy was struggling with some issues a few years ago that all fell under the category of maturing. Whether it was sticking to a diet, rising early to meditate, or consistently dealing with his kids, he was just generally discouraged with himself. Then he overheard this conversation between his two daughters:
”It’s my birthday and I’m five today!” exclaimed Suzy. “But my feet are still only four. How come?”
Janet, Suzy’s older and wiser sister (7) replied, “Don’t worry Suzy; your feet will be okay. Growing up doesn’t happen all at once – just a little each day.”
Sometimes we forget that massive changes in our lives are really m ore about the little things we do right each day. Give yourself something to build upon. A firm foundation of growth, that’s what Stephen Covery calls “Sharpening the Saw.”
Grow a little each day.
-Submitted Anonymously
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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
Author Unknown
“The Thirty Maybe’s”
Maybe love has always been
Maybe we made up hate
Maybe we don't find God because we don't look
Maybe this is heaven
Maybe we invented hell
Maybe there is always hope
Maybe we pretend there is not
Maybe we know all the answers
Maybe we ask the wrong questions
Maybe we can share this world
Maybe we don't have to fight
Maybe we wrote the script
Maybe this is our choice
Maybe we need to learn
Maybe we need to remember
Maybe we forgot who we are
Maybe we will recall the truth
Maybe we can relax
Maybe we can all calm down
Maybe we can recognize each other
Maybe we can recognize ourselves
Maybe it is all a dream
Maybe we will soon awaken
Maybe there is no mine
Maybe there is no yours
Maybe there is just ours
Maybe we know this
Maybe we just don't realize it
Maybe we soon will
Maybe..."
--Diarmuid Cronin
“One comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement is true or false.”
--Napoleon Hill
Our inner dialogue can have awesome power. It often determines the behavior that defines who we are. We do, of course, have some choice as to the direction this inner dialogue will take. It's as easy to affirm our self-worth with positive messages as it is to tear ourselves down with negative ones. And yet, many of us fall so easily into negative patterns of thought.
As with so many aspects of our life, we become proficient at what we regularly practice. The regular, preferably daily, use of positive affirmations can make such a profound contribution to our well-being and willingness to grow and learn that it can change the course of our life. All we have to do is develop the discipline to make these positive messages habitual. In so doing, we bring our vision of ourselves in line with God's, who accepts us completely as we are.
The messages I give myself today will remind me that I am a capable and lovable child of God.
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