The crosses which we make for ourselves by restless anxiety at to the future, are not crosses which come from God. – Francois De La Mothe Fenelon My mother would called me presumptive when I would get anxious about what the future would bring. My grandmother was a little more down home in her language.…

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Be strong, and of good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. – Joshua 1:9. One of my favorite quotes mainly because I love the word “whithersoever.” It’s one of those words you don’t want to look up in the dictionary because you…

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Judge not, that ye be not judged. – Matt. 7:1 Judge not the workings of his brain And of his heart thou canst not see; What looks to the dim eyes a stain, In God’s pure light may only be A scar, brought from some well-won field, Where thou wouldst only faint and yield. –…

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I can’t get no satisfaction – Mick Jagger The longest journey Is the journey inwards Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being…   — Dag Hammarskjold, Markings  I couldn’t help myself. I had to begin with Mick. I can’t think about the word satsfaction without…

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How Happy is he born or taught, That serveth not another’s will, Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. – H. Wotton   “Bullying” is in the news a lot, especially the new phenomena of using social media to humiliate and abuse. Pressure to fit in is not isolated to…

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