How often have you woken in the morning, or failed to sleep overnight because of something you thought was needed or missing in your life? How often have money worries or next week’s problems caused you to reach for the Pepto-Bismal? When people suggest we all need to live a more balanced life, perhaps…

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If I were to begin life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.  — Jules Renard On the speaker’s circuit, I am often asked how would I have done thing differently? It would be foolish for me to say I would do everything the same way, because…

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  Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner! — Max Lucado You don’t have to be sentenced to FCI Cumberland to be a prisoner. All that is necessary is to hold a grudge, carry anger beyond the moment, go to bed without saying, “I’m sorry,” or let a wrong stick in…

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Each Man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit — Sitting Bull The Great Spirit (God) sees differently than humankind. We tend to see with our physical eyes, God sees each of us in a different way — he sees our core and at our core is the spiritual. He sees what is inside of…

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If you would be loved, love and be lovable — Benjamin Franklin Too often, we think to be lovable we must be physically attractive, cute and witty, and at the same time vulnerable and helpless. None of these describe Benjamin Franklin, except for the witty part. No, I think Franklin was encouraging each of us to simply…

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