Blessings
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Grace to you this day. Free flowing, fresh, thirst quenching, life altering, mind bending, countenance lifting, laughter evoking, heart wrenching, heart mending, sweet, precious grace to you. Grace to you that is greater than sin, disappointment, and fear. Grace to you that is so flavored with giddy God joy that no bitter words can…
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May your God-given dreams envelope you in a sea of wonder. May your goals be ever before you to get you up and get you going. May you celebrate your successes and embrace your failures as cobblestones on the road to success. May the joy of this season of hope lift you to higher planes…
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Who can I lift todayFrom dregs or rags or rubble?"Who will lift me?" replies the bit of me within meWhose focus, inverted and cross eyed causes me to Stumble over unexpected opportunities."Refocus!" Shouts the me within me that can see,Refocus and move forward and ask again the first question.Who can I lift today and in the…
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When you dream great, worthy dreams, you connect to a place in your heart where you flip the switch that turns on an attitude of expectancy and wonder, thus activating imagination and motivation. When this happens, you engage your mind and your feet and your hands in the pursuit of your goals. You rally all…
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Life Academy We dream; we grow;We move; we flow;We laugh; we glow.While here below,We live in anticipationOf pomp and circumstanceAnd graduation.We are matriculated in the school of lifeArticulated by toil and tears and strife.We are students of all that passesWork and play, day by day, our classes.We are classmates with our fellow creatures.These also are…
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Happy Birthday The perplexing poles of gratitude and regret, Pictures in the mind we cannot forget, Unwritten sonnets, unsung songs, Unfulfilled wishes, un-righted wrongs. Tempered and enveloped by words aptly spoken, Mended hearts which once were broken, Loves requited, love extended, Hearts united, truth defended. All of life is blended in a stew Of…
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In "First Things First," Stephen Covey tells a story that was told him. I don’t know the sources, so I will embellish a bit. There was a speaker who was called upon to address a group of young people. As a prop, he pulled out a wide-mouth gallon jar and placed it next to a…
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Times are tough. You are tougher. Face the times. Life is hard. You are resilient. Keep moving forward. The future is uncertain. God is already there. Do not be afraid. Hope is a rare commodity. Hope is within the grasp of your imagination. Let it soar. Money is scarce. You have all you need in…
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