Ideal life…

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain For ordinary mortals who flirt with every conceivable sin be…

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Help others too…

Charity begins at home, and usually stays there. Elbert Hubbard Strictly speaking we must ensure that what we preach is practiced first in our own…

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The joy of living

The mere sense of living is joy enough.  Emily Dickinson Life is full of ups and downs and that is what makes every emotion full…

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Judge ye carefully

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mt. 7:1 If and when we are called upon to arbitrate in disputes, be it between children or…

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The gain from pain

One cannot get through life without pain … What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us.  Bernie S.…

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Happiness begins with me …

Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle Happiness is what most of us chase and then feel frustrated that it keeps eluding us most of the time.…

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This piece is on Peace

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict. Peace has numerous connotations from peace of mind…

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A lifeline called humor

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this office. Abraham Lincoln The challenge that life often puts before…

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