To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics, and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.

To know even one life has breathed easier, because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Words that inspire set my soul on fire.. “The person who gets furthest is usually the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from the shore.” – Dale Carnegie “The future you live tomorrow is the future you build today!” “Money won’t make…..

Dear God, I feel an empty space within me, a place where I would so love to love. I know that if my beloved came here, I would adore and cherish, honor and serve. Please give me the opportunity to expand my heart into the life of another, in the…..

Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed…..

Nobody knows its empty this smile that I wear… the real one is left in the past because you have left me there… Nobody knows I’m crying they won’t even see my tears… when they think that I am laughing I’m still wishing you were here… Nobody knows it’s painful…..

I’m holding onto hurt.  And I recognize now that when I hold onto negative emotions, or ghosts of my past, they hunt my present and stifle my current emotions.  Those experiences that should have been released years – even decades –  ago are still being held in my body temple,…..

Avoid The Pseudo-Work Trap. Produce greater results using separate, focused bursts.   As he was doing research for his book, published author and Georgetown University Computer Sciences Professor Cal Newport discovered that many straight-A students spent less time studying than most people thought. Newport breaks it down on his blog: If…..

This was a monumental birthday for me. I did not make a big fuss over it. But I’ve decided now, it’s not too late. I’ve decided to make this a monumental year based on a prayer. I pray this year for release from all that will keep me small. It’s…..

Deeply profound, if you can make it through the text. Adapted from Em Pablo   Heart, no longer homeless In the winter, my heart, such as drifting snow, misty and lonely, difficult settled. A long period of time, I will hide mood, I would not want it put into words……

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