Posted: under Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: blessings, challenge, character, desire, gratitude, growth, improvement, learning, lesson, life, opportunities, positive, strength, thankfulness, values
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
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Be thankful when you don’t know something.
For it gives you the opportunity to learn
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Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
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Be thankful for your limitations.
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
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Apr 20 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: administration, advice, America, change, citizen, conference, country, Cuba, dialogue, encouragement, energy, finance, freedom, government, health, improvement, interest, interview, island, leaders, life, officials, organization, policy, president, pride, relations, smiles, summit, surprise, transparency, travel, world
Fidel Castro asks US lawmakers how to improve ties
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., front, reacts during a news conference in Havana, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. …
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By Will Weissert, AP writer
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HAVANA – A “very healthy, very energetic” Fidel Castro asked visiting Congressional Black Caucus members what Cuba could do to help President Barack Obama improve bilateral relations during his first meeting with U.S. officials since falling ill in 2006.
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Caucus leader Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California, said the ailing former Cuban president talked for nearly two hours with her and two other delegation members on Tuesday in a meeting seen as signaling Cuba’s willingness to discuss better relations with the United States. Read More
Apr 08 2009
Posted: under "DEVOTIONAL for DIETERS".
Tags: beauty, blessings, diet, dieter, expression, God, improvement, job, labor, love, minister, pastor, practice, preacher, priest, reward, scripture, task, thought, time, work, worth
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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What a great reward! Robin had never looked so good. All her months of dieting paid off royally. It was beautiful to see the expressions on people’s faces when they saw her. She couldn’t wait to go out to show herself off. God had certainly blessed her through the rough time of dieting. There were days when she decided it just wasn’t worth it. Now, she could hardly believe she ever had doubts. Looking in the mirror, she even surprised
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Oct 13 2008
Posted: under Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, advice, aid, anxiety, belief, compassion, confidence, courage, day, depression, determination, duty, effort, encouragement, eyes, faith, friends, friendship, future, heart, hope, improvement, inspiration, job, life, loyalty, man, money, need, others, progress, smiles, strength, stress, task, time, tips, today, woman, work
Standing for what you believe in regardless of the odds against you, and the pressure that tears at your resistance
…is Courage.
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Keeping a smile on your face when inside you feel like dying, for the sake of supporting others
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Sep 29 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: child, elderly, funny, God, hilarious, improvement, jokes, life, man, moment, seniors
Improvement
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A little girl was sitting on her grandfather’s lap as he read
her a bedtime story.
From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and
reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately
stroking her own cheek, then his again.
Finally she spoke up, “Grandpa, did God make you?”
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Aug 30 2008