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A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can
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Count
your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are
and how
much you have going for you, the smiles will return,
the sun will break
out, the music will play, and you will
finally be able to move forward
the life that God intended
for you with grace, strength, courage,
and confidence.
I will live
this day as if it is my last. . . I will waste not a moment
mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, yesterday’s defeats,
yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good
after bad? This day is all I have and these hours are now my
eternity. I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who
is reprieved from death. I lift mine arms with thanks for this
priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart
with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday’s sunrise
who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed a fortunate
man and today’s hours are but a bonus, undeserved.
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Remind thyself, in the
darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every
detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial
exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a
time, your path to peace and fulfillment.
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Realize that
true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort
searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world
outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in
getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without
getting a few drops on yourself.
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Never
neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that
additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that
delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what
others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think
about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your
trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking
responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the
little things.
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Treasure the friendship you receive above all.
It will survive
long after your gold and good health have vanished. |
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Take
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Sooner
or later all mankind will realize that the greatest cure
for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrow and crimes
of humanity rests solely in acts of love. Love is the greatest
gift from God. It is the divine spark that everywhere produces
and restores life. To each and every one of us, love gives us
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The
victory of success is half won when one gains the habit
of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious
chore will become endurable as you parade through each day
convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring,
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Og Mandino
(December 12, 1923 - September 3, 1996), (Per the 1930 U.S. Census,
he was named after his Paternal Grandfather and his full name was
Augustine Mandino, which explains the nickname - Og) once homeless,
was a "sales guru" and author of the best-selling book The
Greatest Salesman in the World. His works, based on fundamental
Christian beliefs, were also heavily influenced by the likes of
Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, and Emmett Fox. Mandino remains one
of the most inspirational best-selling authors today. His books have
sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over
twenty-five different languages. He was the president of the
magazine Success Unlimited until 1976 and has been inducted
into the National Speakers Association Hall Of Fame.
Og's mother
encouraged him to become a writer. He was the editor of his high
school paper and was planning to attend the University of Missouri
because of its journalism school. In the summer of 1940, just before
Og was to go off to college, his mother died suddenly from a massive
heart attack while in the kitchen fixing his lunch. Instead of going
to college, Og opted to go work in a paper factory until 1942 when
he joined the United States Army Air Corps. He became an officer and
a bombardier. He flew 30 bombing missions over Germany in a B-24
Liberator during World War II. It was during this time he flew with
fellow pilot and movie star Jimmy Stewart. Og kept a personalized 8
X 10 photo of his friend on the wall of his home office where he
wrote his many books.
After the military,
Og discovered that companies weren’t hiring too many bomber
pilots. He later got into selling insurance. Finding himself
traveling on the road and sitting in bars at night, he soon became
addicted to drinking. He was soon unable to hold a job. Finally, his
wife had enough and took their only child and left him. He was
homeless and jobless.
Then, one cold
wintry morning in Cleveland during the month of November, Mandino
was at the point of committing suicide. He entered a public library
to stay warm. As he wandered among the thousands of books, he found
himself standing in front of the shelves containing scores of
volumes on self-help, success, and motivation books. Og selected
several of them, went to a nearby table and commenced reading and
searching for some answers.
That library visit
was the first of many library visits he began making as he wandered
across the country. Mandino read hundreds of books dealing with
success and gradually his drinking subsided. Then, in a library in
Concord, New Hampshire, he discovered W. Clement Stone's great
classic, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. And his
life was never the same.
~~from Wikipedia
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