Posted: under Inspirational Poetry, Inspirationals.
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“Happy New Year“

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Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don’t we might as well lay down and die
You and I
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Jan 02 2012
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "LOVE is LOVELY", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: age, attorney, beauty, bliss, care, child, compassion, court, earth, elderly, enthusiasm, example, eyes, glamour, granny, happiness, home, House, humanity, Inspirationals, joy, judge, kindness, language, law, lawyer, life, love, magazine, man, mirror, moment, mother, mother-in-law, others, parent, reflection, role model, rules, seniors, smiles, spirit, trust, truth, universe, vision, voice, woman, words, world

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You Are Beautiful
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You are beautiful. . .
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It’s a phrase that my mother uses a lot.. I used to wonder, “How in the world can Mother call them
beautiful?”
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I am a logical, statistical man.
I call things as I see them.
I didn’t see beauty.
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My mother would tell people this with an enthusiasm they
could feel. She was genuine. She wasn’t telling them they
were beautiful to get something from them. Most of the
time, they were trying to get something from her.
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I wondered for years what was wrong with Mother’s perception and
vision. Couldn’t she see that all of the people she called
beautiful, weren’t beautiful?
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You were beautiful only if you had a certain figure and face
that was classed as beautiful by the laws of the world and
glamour. Yet when my mother spoke, people smiled as though
Glamour magazine had listed them as one of the beautiful people
of the year.
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It took me years to finally understand my mother’s vision
and the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
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My mother had a spirit that could see the beauty in a person. .Most only look on the outside and then compare what they
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May 08 2011
Posted: under "A Scripture A Day Keeps The Devil Away", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: advice, bliss, Christ, encouragement, eyes, faith, fashion, God, happiness, heart, inspiration, instruction, Jesus, joy, learning, life, listening, Lord, man, mind, opportunity, peace, prayer, psalm, scripture, season, secret, secrets, smiles, soul, spirit, strength, style, Thanksgiving, tips, vision, woman

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The 7-Ups (Encourage Yourself in the Lord)
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1. Wake Up
Decide to have a good day.
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“This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalms 118:24)
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2. Dress Up
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
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“…For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
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3. Shut Up
Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
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“He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.” (Proverbs 13:3)
“He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.” (Proverbs 20:19)
“Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.” (Proverbs 19:20)
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4. Stand Up
For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” (Galatians 6:9-10)
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5. Look Up
To the Lord
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Mar 01 2011
Posted: under "YUMMY FOOD FOR THOUGHT".
Tags: approach, attitude, beauty, behavior, bliss, character, discipline, eyes, food, friendship, happiness, heart, impression, joy, life, lifestyle, love, man, morals, nature, personality, smiles, strength, taste, thought, values, vision, woman

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“GOOD looks catch the eye
but a
GOOD personality catches the heart”
Nov 12 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
Tags: advice, age, bishop, Christ, day, elderly, eyes, flowers, God, grown ups, guidance, inspiration, Jesus, life, lifestyle, lifetime, Lord, man, minister, moment, mountain, pastor, path, perception, pope, preacher, priest, respect, reverend, rose, roses, secret, seniors, sermon, tips, trust, vision, wisdom, youth

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God’s Rosebud
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A new minister
was walking with an older,
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.
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Feeling a bit insecure
about what God
had for him to do,
he was asking the older preacher
for some advice.
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The older preacher
walked up to a rosebush
and handed the young preacher
a rosebud and told him
to open it
without tearing off any petals.
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The young preacher
looked in disbelief
at the older preacher
and was trying to figure out
what a rosebud
could possibly have to do
with his wanting to know
the will of God
for his life and ministry.
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But because of his great respect
for the older preacher,
he proceeded to try to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal intact.
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It wasn’t long
before he realized
how impossible
this was to do.
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Noticing the younger preacher’s
inability to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher began
to recite the following poem…
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May 21 2010
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: achievement, belief, blessings, care, character, child, choices, classroom, confidence, difference, education, encouragement, focus, freedom, goal, happiness, heart, history, honor, humor, image, imagination, influence, job, joy, kindness, knowledge, laughter, learning, life, link, love, message, motivation, movie, music, pride, respect, responsibility, school, smiles, soul, spirit, strength, student, teacher, teaching, value, video, vision, winner, work, world
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This week is Teacher Appreciation Week - a time to honor teachers who have made a difference in the world.
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Here’s a special message we would like to share with you from Simple Truths founder, Mac Anderson:
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I grew up in Trenton, Tennessee, a small town of 5,000 people. I have wonderful memories of those first 18 years and the teachers who helped shape the person I am today.
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Fred Culp was my history teacher in high school. To this day, he is still the funniest person I’ve ever met. In addition to loving his history class, he taught me that a sense of humor, especially laughing at yourself, can be one of life’s greatest blessings.
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If you’re a teacher, or if, like me, your life was greatly influenced by a teacher, you’re going to love this movie! The beautiful poem,
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May 02 2010