It is a great art to laught at your own misfortune. Danish Proverb ============================================
Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life - but what we do about what happens to us. George Allen (American Football Coach)
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One today is worth two tomorrows. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat)
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Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe. Gordon B. Hinckley
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The common tasks are beautiful if we have eyes to see their shining ministry. Grace Noll Crowell
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The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever. Louis L'Amour
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The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. Francis Maitland Balfour
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Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I'll understand. Chinese Proverb
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The accumulation of small, optimistic acts produces quality in our culture and in your life. Our culture resonates in tense times to individual acts of grace. Jennifer James
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The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one. Russell Lynes
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Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they are always there. Norman Vincent Peale
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Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve! Mary Kay Ash
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Live your imagination, not your history. Stephen Covey
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You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874-1936, British author
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Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance. I Ching (12th century BC, Chinese book of changes)
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There are no little events in life, those we think of no consequence may be full of fate, and it is at our own risk if we neglect the acquaintances and opportunities that seem to be casually offered, and of small importance. Amelia Barr
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That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along. Lisa Alther
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Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain (1835-1910, American humorist, writer)
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Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable. Brenda Ueland
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You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Martha Graham (1894-1991, American dancer, teacher, and choreographer)
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We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968, American black leader, Nobel Prize winner, 1964)
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Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, If you are not willing to move your feet. Author Unknown
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So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. Lee Iacocca (1924-, American businessman, former CEO of Chrysler)
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If you chase two hares at the same time, you will catch neither of them. Ukrainian Proverb
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If you don't stand up for something, you may fall for anything. Les Brown (1945-, American speaker, author, trainer, motivator,)
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie (1888-1955, American trainer, author, "How to Win Friends and Influence People")
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Loving Actions
creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage
Resolving Conflict and Dealing with Anger..."When you boil down a lot of destructive arguments, what you often find is a simple lack of facts. The conflicts begin when an individual sees something that bothers him and then draws a conclusion. But what he thinks he sees may not be true at all. There's nothing new about thisadvice. James, the Lord's brother, wrote, "My dear brothers, take noteof this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry" (James 1:19, NIV)."
creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage"
Here are some overall ways of building intimacy:
Stop waiting forthings to get better; make a decision to work on them. Acquire and practice new attitudes and skills that lead to fulfilling relationships.Commit to changing your own behaviors first, without expecting yourpartner to change his or hers. Support each other in your efforts sothat neither of you feels alone or inferior."
Keeping Alive Romance and Security..."A marriage needs security to grow and thrive. To use a different analogy, the first structural support that holds up a meaningful relationship is found in that one word - security."
Honoring God..."When Christ is in control, our negative emotions are replaced by an inner contentment and love that come only from Him."
Honoring Your Wife..."When a woman sees her husband's willingness to accept correction-a mark of someone who wants to gain wisdom-she's more willing to follow his leadership in the home because she values him more highly."
Finding Treasure in Trials..."'Treasure Hunting' (looking for gold in every trial or guilt experience) can help us form a genuine love or deeper sensitivity toward others who are hurting in a similar way. It can also help us forgive those who have wronged us and cause us to be less judgmental or critical, leading us to the door of God's grace."
Honoring Your Wife..."Promise to tell your wife daily what you appreciate about her. Promise yourself, not her, because she might develop expectations and be hurt ifyou forget."
Honoring Your Husband..."As a wife, you need to understand these differences between men and women: By nature, a woman tends to relate to others on a more personal level, while a man tends to be more challenge-and-conquer oriented....A woman finds much of her identity through her relationships, while a man usually finds his identity through his accomplishments....A woman is usually much more in touch with her emotions, but a man is primarily concerned with the 'facts.'...The average woman speaks nearly 25,000 words a day, while the average man speaks only around 12,500!"
Honoring God..."We know Christ is at the center of our relationships with others when negative emotions such as anger, hurt feelings, lust, and worry no longer control our lives."
Keeping Alive Romance and Security..."A marriage needs security to grow and thrive. To use a differentanalogy, the first structural support that holds up a meaningfulrelationship is found in that one word - security."
Finding Treasures in Trials..."No one likes trials, yet no one can escape them. We can let them ruinour lives-making us bitter, angry, and resentful-or we can look for thetreasure that will let us love and serve others."
Honoring Your Wife..."Promise to tell your wife daily what you appreciate about her. Promise yourself, not her, because she might develop expectations and be hurt if you forget."
Honoring Your Husband..."As a wife, you and your marriage will experience less stress if you understand that men tend to be challenge-oriented and often lose interest once they've "conquered" or met the challenge. That's why theycan be so romantic before marriage and afterward show little interest in romance."
Loving Actions creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage
How to be your wife's best friend:Learn the names of her friends and associates.
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Be aware of his vision or goals and affirm them.
How to be your wife's best friend: Write her a love letter.
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Do a crossword puzzle together.
How to be your wife's best friend:Select a charity you both support and make a special year-end gift in honor or memory of a person you both love(d).
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Buy him some new clothes and wrap them as an "unbirthday" surprise.
Honoring Your Wife..."Husbands should realize that the words they speak to their wives have awesome power to build up or tear down emotionally. Affirming words are like light switches. To speak a word of affirmation at the right momentis like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities."
Learning to Communicate..."An emotional word picture is a communication tool that uses a story orobject to activate simultaneously the emotions and the intellect of aperson. In so doing, it causes the person to experience our words, notjust hear them. A simple example of a word picture would be, 'My week so far has made me feel like a puppy picked up by the scruff of itsneck, because I feel carried along by circumstances beyond my control.'
The communication bridge between you and your spouse can be an emotional word picture, which can be a tremendous help in adding depth and impact to you conversations."
Increasing Your Intimacy 100 Percent..."It's crucial that we develop healthy relationships. Doctors have found that tension from a poor marriage or friendship can actually cause illness and shorten a person's life! Not only that, but our children also gain or suffer from the model we provide them every day."
creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage
Resolving Conflict and Dealing with Anger..."When you boil down a lot of destructive arguments, what you often find is a simple lack of facts. The conflicts begin when an individual sees something that bothers him and then draws a conclusion. But what he thinks he sees may not be true at all. There's nothing new about thisadvice. James, the Lord's brother, wrote, "My dear brothers, take noteof this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry" (James 1:19, NIV)."
creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage"
Here are some overall ways of building intimacy:
Stop waiting forthings to get better; make a decision to work on them. Acquire and practice new attitudes and skills that lead to fulfilling relationships.Commit to changing your own behaviors first, without expecting yourpartner to change his or hers. Support each other in your efforts sothat neither of you feels alone or inferior."
Keeping Alive Romance and Security..."A marriage needs security to grow and thrive. To use a different analogy, the first structural support that holds up a meaningful relationship is found in that one word - security."
Honoring God..."When Christ is in control, our negative emotions are replaced by an inner contentment and love that come only from Him."
Honoring Your Wife..."When a woman sees her husband's willingness to accept correction-a mark of someone who wants to gain wisdom-she's more willing to follow his leadership in the home because she values him more highly."
Finding Treasure in Trials..."'Treasure Hunting' (looking for gold in every trial or guilt experience) can help us form a genuine love or deeper sensitivity toward others who are hurting in a similar way. It can also help us forgive those who have wronged us and cause us to be less judgmental or critical, leading us to the door of God's grace."
Honoring Your Wife..."Promise to tell your wife daily what you appreciate about her. Promise yourself, not her, because she might develop expectations and be hurt ifyou forget."
Honoring Your Husband..."As a wife, you need to understand these differences between men and women: By nature, a woman tends to relate to others on a more personal level, while a man tends to be more challenge-and-conquer oriented....A woman finds much of her identity through her relationships, while a man usually finds his identity through his accomplishments....A woman is usually much more in touch with her emotions, but a man is primarily concerned with the 'facts.'...The average woman speaks nearly 25,000 words a day, while the average man speaks only around 12,500!"
Honoring God..."We know Christ is at the center of our relationships with others when negative emotions such as anger, hurt feelings, lust, and worry no longer control our lives."
Keeping Alive Romance and Security..."A marriage needs security to grow and thrive. To use a differentanalogy, the first structural support that holds up a meaningfulrelationship is found in that one word - security."
Finding Treasures in Trials..."No one likes trials, yet no one can escape them. We can let them ruinour lives-making us bitter, angry, and resentful-or we can look for thetreasure that will let us love and serve others."
Honoring Your Wife..."Promise to tell your wife daily what you appreciate about her. Promise yourself, not her, because she might develop expectations and be hurt if you forget."
Honoring Your Husband..."As a wife, you and your marriage will experience less stress if you understand that men tend to be challenge-oriented and often lose interest once they've "conquered" or met the challenge. That's why theycan be so romantic before marriage and afterward show little interest in romance."
Loving Actions creative ways to show your love and strengthen your marriage
How to be your wife's best friend:Learn the names of her friends and associates.
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Be aware of his vision or goals and affirm them.
How to be your wife's best friend: Write her a love letter.
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Do a crossword puzzle together.
How to be your wife's best friend:Select a charity you both support and make a special year-end gift in honor or memory of a person you both love(d).
* * *How to be your husband's best friend:Buy him some new clothes and wrap them as an "unbirthday" surprise.
Honoring Your Wife..."Husbands should realize that the words they speak to their wives have awesome power to build up or tear down emotionally. Affirming words are like light switches. To speak a word of affirmation at the right momentis like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities."
Learning to Communicate..."An emotional word picture is a communication tool that uses a story orobject to activate simultaneously the emotions and the intellect of aperson. In so doing, it causes the person to experience our words, notjust hear them. A simple example of a word picture would be, 'My week so far has made me feel like a puppy picked up by the scruff of itsneck, because I feel carried along by circumstances beyond my control.'
The communication bridge between you and your spouse can be an emotional word picture, which can be a tremendous help in adding depth and impact to you conversations."
Increasing Your Intimacy 100 Percent..."It's crucial that we develop healthy relationships. Doctors have found that tension from a poor marriage or friendship can actually cause illness and shorten a person's life! Not only that, but our children also gain or suffer from the model we provide them every day."
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