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“The greatest gift is a passion for reading.“
–Elizabeth Hardwick
My love for reading started when I was little more than a toddler, and it has never waned in all the years since I held that very first book.
It all started with my dad…
Times were hard back when my dad was a child. They were so hard in fact that he quit school after 6th grade to work and help feed his large family.
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Attached to the vertical face of China’s Mount Hua is a “hiking trail” that consists of nothing but wooden planks.
The “Plank Road in the Sky” is some 7,000 feet above the valley floor below, yet it’s only a few inches wide.
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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
-–Thomas A. Edison
Do you tend to get frustrated and give up when you try something new and end up failing miserably at it?
If so, you’re certainly not alone. Most everyone fails at something on occasion, and I’ve probably failed at more endeavors than most people will ever try.
Like it or not, failure is just a part of life for us human beings. [Read more…]
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“A compliment is verbal sunshine.”
–Robert Orben
Have you ever been feeling down or just having a bad day when someone lifted your spirits by paying you a sincere compliment?
That’s happened to me many times over the years, and I always make it a point to thank the person for their kindness.
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Have you ever provided some type of assistance to someone who was truly in need?
Someone you didn’t even know, and would likely never even see again?
I’ll bet it felt good, didn’t it?
Our world is full of people who are down on their luck and in need of some kind of help.