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“One of the hardest lessons we have to learn in this life, and one that many persons never learn, is to see the divine, the celestial, the pure in the common, the near at hand--to see that heaven lies about us here in this world.” John Burroughs (1837-1921) Naturalist

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“I endeavor . . . to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when there is no redress.” Elizabeth Montagu; Writer, Editor,Publisher, and Psychologist. 

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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie, Author.

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“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.” Rita Mae Brown

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“We learn simply by the exposure of living.  Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual.  The fact is that we are being educated when we know it least.” David P Gardner, Educator

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“Plan your years to be purposeful.  Plan to change.  Plan to grow.  Planning is the only way to keep yourself on track.  And when you know where you are going, the universe will clear the way.” Iyanla Vanzant, Author & Inspirational Speaker

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God - Spelled Backwards
When God had made the earth and sky,
The flowers and the trees.
He then made all the animals,
The fish, the birds and bees.
And when at last He’d finished,
Not one was quite the same.
He said, “I’ll walk this world of mine,
And give each one a name.”
And so He traveled far and wide
And everywhere He went,
A little creature followed Him
Until its strength was spent.
When all were named upon the earth
And in the sky and sea,
The little creature said, “Dear Lord,
There’s not one left for me.”
Kindly the Father said to him,
“I’ve left you to the end.
I’ve turned my own name back to front
And called you dog, my friend.”
Author Unknown

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“Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. Life is too precious to be sacrificed for the nonessential and transient. Ignore the inconsequential.” Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) Writer

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“One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.” Moliere (1622-1673) Actor and dramatist

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“Who I really am keeps surprising me.” Nikki Giovanni, poet, essayist, and lecturer

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“Concern should drive us into action and not into depression.” Karen Horney (1885-19520) Psychoanalyst.

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“A hundred years from now, it won’t matter what your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove, but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child.” Author unknown

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“Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Writer.

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“The only real security is the ability to build your own fires and find your own peace.” Audrey Sutherland, kayaker and writer.

Mighty Fine Advice

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry someone you love to talk with. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, “I love you,” mean it.
5. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone’s dream. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
14. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
15. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
16. Say “Bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
17. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
18. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
19. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
20. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Spend some time alone.

Unfortunately, I don’t remember who to thank for this.