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Slow Down Therapy

01. Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible for doing it all yourself, right now. 02. Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest there. Each moment has richness that takes a lifetime to savor. 03. Set your own pace. When someone is pushing you, it’s OK to tell them […]

Promise Yourself

Promise yourself to be so strong That nothing can disturb your peace of mind, To talk health, happiness and prosperity To every person you meet, To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything And make your optimism come true. To think only of […]

The Brick

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in… If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. A young and successful executive was travelling down a neighbourhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed […]

9 Rules To Living

01. You will receive one body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours until you die. Treat it well. 02. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called “life”. Each day you will have opportunities to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think […]

Be Careful

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thought become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. […]

The Important Things In

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want tobecome. You never know who these people may be – a roommate, a neighbor, […]

Steps To Happiness Everybody Knows

You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally well. You can’t do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide […]

Pakistani Christian Sentenced To

FLASH NEWS from COMPASS DIRECT Global News from the Frontlines ********** PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON Faisalabad Court Finds Ranjha Masih ‘Guilty’ of Blasphemy by Barbara G. Baker Summary: ISTANBUL, April 28 (Compass) — A Pakistani Christian in his 50’s has been sentenced to life in prison for committing blasphemy, allegedly by damaging […]

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for? And if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing? It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking the fool for love, for your dreams, for the […]

Right Now

Somebody is very proud of you. Somebody is thinking of you. Somebody is caring about you. Somebody misses you. Somebody wants to talk to you. Somebody wants to be with you. Somebody hopes you aren’t in trouble. Somebody is thankful for the support you have provided. Somebody wants to hold your hand. Somebody hopes everything […]