Many things ... games and actions ... occur during daily life.
JUST FOR TODAY ...
I will be friendly to people ...
I will look for good in every situation ...
I will be kind to those around me ...
I will make every effort to be competent ...
I will be grateful for the country in which I live ...
I will be happy I am alive and well, and glad that I am who I am ...
I will be thankful for my accomplishments ...
I will do whatever I can to help out in any situation.
I will enjoy my most valuable asset ... peace of mind.
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The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.
~Bobby Knight~
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A Visitors Center in a rather small town, ordered 2,000 new brochures
with beautiful colored and detailed maps of the entire area. The delivery driver,
who worked for the map company, got lost trying to make the delivery ...
he telephoned for directions.
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A service man who had duty on weekends, left so early that his young daughter
never saw him in uniform. One evening before the weekend schedule, the wife was
ironing his camouflage uniform. While the little girl watched, she got very excited.
She then ran to her father, calling out "I didn't know you were a GI Joe!" ~Anon~
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Many school teachers are afraid to bring up moral and spiritual questions
in class, for fear that they might violate the Constitution. It's a tragedy.
That conflict may have some bearing on what the children learn,
what they do not learn, and how they behave in school.
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Most of us can read the handwriting on the wall,
but we just assume it's addressed to someone else.
~Ivern Ball~
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Overheard at a health-food store while two teens were looking at a box of herbal tea.
The illustration was of a farmhouse nestled in wildflower-dotted mountains next to a lake.
"That would be a wonderful place to live, if there were a mall nearby." ~Anon~
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One dog to another over a fence: "When are they ever going to learn,
that we're not just barking? ... We're networking."
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Sometimes there's great benefit in keeping our mouths shut ...
an unthinking remark, no matter how innocently made, can have serious consequences.
There is wisdom and practical advantages as well, in knowing when to keep quiet.
Waiting, delaying to speak, is a strategy that is too often overlooked in all kinds
of situations. In deciding whether or not to speak, ask yourself if what you are
about to say will improve a situation or relationship, or cause harm.
Getting along with another human being, sometimes demands tolerance and silence ...
our silence can be as expressive as the words we choose ...
the result may be greater harmony and effectiveness.
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The smallest hole will eventually empty the largest container,
unless it is made intentionally for drainage ... in which case it will clog.
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If it wasn't for the last minute,
nothing would get done.
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Only a loving Creator would have made such lovely days and have given us the
hearts to enjoy them ... blessings to be able to count or stand for something,
or to have made some difference that we lived at all. Blessings of a loving Creator.
