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In many ways, it is easier to be a good giver than a good receiver.
The giver chooses the gift and the timing.
More important, societal and religious traditions
tend to elevate the status of giver and lower the status of receiver.
When the Bible (Acts 20:32-35) speaks of it being
more blessed to give than to receive,
I believe that a better translation might be
"take" rather than "receive," as the context
of that passage is "coveting."
Certainly there is nothing blessed about coveting,
stealing, begging, or demanding,
however the skill of graciously receiving a freely offered gift
is another matter entirely.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I choose you as my friend, and rejoice.
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If a friendship isn't comfortable, it's not a friendship.
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Friendship often leads to love,
but lust seldom leads to friendship.
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A friend or co-worker shares a political,
religious, economic, or social opinion
that is opposite to yours -
does that drive a wedge between your hearts?
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A true friend is a rock upon whom you can depend.
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The magic words for a great family are,
"I love you just the way you are."
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True friends are appreciative and never demanding.
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A true friendship always feels safe and comfortable.
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A true friend is a source of strength and hope.
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Love Without Limits.
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It's work only if I say it's work,
but it's play if I say it's fun.
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Exotic or ordinary, glamorous or plain,
exciting or boring - it's all in our point-of-view.
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If we don't feel appreciated, we don't feel loved.
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Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others.
Choose love.
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A common denominator of all religions is that
they have the power to bring out the best and the worst in people.
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The human spirit ranges across a truly amazing
diversity of experiences and emotions -
the highest peaks and the lowest valleys.
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Free-Will is the key to the prison of the mind.
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Life is a nurturing mother,
when you just remember to say "thank you."
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Stay Happy, never let anyone get your goat.
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Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
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Know the power and the peace of saying,
"I love you just the way you are."
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"You always..." and "you never..." are code phrases for
"you don't meet my expectations,
so I am declaring you inadequate and unacceptable."
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Happiness blooms
in the presence of self-respect,
and the absence of ego.
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The Paradox Of Living In The Moment is -
How To Be Happy Today AND Prepare For Tomorrow
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Recognize that "suffering is optional," and develop daily habits
that support living a joyful and productive life.
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I am merely a bit player in your stories,
as you are merely a bit player in mine.
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Life is a game - a game you can never win.
You already know the final score: Life 1, You 0.
Doesn't mean you can't have fun playing.
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The being of our mothers is forever branded onto our own being.
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Once we doubt ourselves, success slips beyond our grasp.
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Okay, so it's a matter of life and death - now are you happy?
Urgency is never a path to joy.
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Being angry harms your physical,
emotional, and spiritual well-being.
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Good for who? Good for what?
There is no absolute "good."
"Good" is simply one person's preference.
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Life is all in our Perspective.
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We CHOOSE our actions, thoughts, and feelings.
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Being angry is as close as a human being
can come to experiencing hell on earth.
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Go forth, and play joyfully in the garden of life.
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To a very young child, mommy and daddy are gods.
We spend our lives looking to regain
that sense of being cared for and protected.
Thus religion.
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Love reflects love.
Hate reflects hate.
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Know that you are never alone.
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Don't look for approval from anyone other than yourself.
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Life is all in the perspective we take on it.
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We never see Life as it really is.
All we can ever see is the reflection of Life -
distorted by our unique perceptions.
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Joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.
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To the young child, all life is a great adventure -
when did we grow so dull and brittle.
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My Chosen Family
You are my family, but we don't share blood.
You are my family by choice.
The most powerful bond is the one that we choose.
I choose you as my friend, and rejoice.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Consider a new beginning with your family -
choose to take them less seriously.
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Regrets and resentments cause great suffering but fix nothing.
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Don't give energy to perceived dislikes.
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True love means putting the other person before yourself,
and honoring the relationship above all.
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When you feel worried and depressed,
consciously form a smile on your face and act upbeat
until the happy feeling becomes genuine.
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Everything we believe is a matter of evolution and history.
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Know the power of kindness.
Whatever you do, do with kindness.
Whatever you say, say with kindness.
Wherever you go,
radiate your kindness to all.
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The most powerful form of love is unconditional love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Resenting someone, or hating someone, ensures that
you can never emotionally escape that person.
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Do you ever question why our educational system
teaches competition rather than cooperation?
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Life - for most people - is their past projected large
onto the movie screen of their future.
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Anything that costs you more hours of effort or worry
than it brings you hours of enjoyment
is a candidate for downsizing.
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Hitch a Ride on the River of Life.
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We humans feel an instinctive need to know
what is coming next - what we can count upon.
We fear change - even the most positive change.
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Life is a game.
Keep it light and playful.
Tease life, taunt life,
never attack life head-on.
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Relax. Take a day off.
Go for a long silent walk in the woods.
The world will still be there tomorrow -
as good and as bad as ever.
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Today is a day to honor other cultures.
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Home is where our loved ones are.
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Home is not a structure, but the place that we feel comfortable -
the place we belong - the place of our loved ones.
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Most of us are prisoners of habit,
and don't even notice that we do the same things,
think the same things, want the same things each day -
mostly without conscious thought.
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Where there is unconditional love,
there is no room for unhappiness.
Whenever I look in the mirror today,
I will say to myself: "That Is The Face Of God."
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We are never afraid of what is happening in this instant -
It is what MIGHT happen next that frightens us.
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The most painful and debilitating fear is fear of the unknown.
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Hate destroys, Love builds.
Hate tears down, Love renews and creates.
Hatred holds no hope for the future.
Love creates Today as its own better future.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Everything we say, do, think, and feel
is a product of our personal history
and the collective history of humankind.
Our name for these histories is "prejudice."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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