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So true.
 

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When Life Knocks You Down ...
 

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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life:

"A fight is going on inside me", he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is
anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,"Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."


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Thanks Debbie. This is a good one. :thumb:
 

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A real life lesson in forgiveness............

In May of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at their death sentence – Auschwitz.
Seventy-one years later, Eva – who survived the nightmare – remains dedicated to practicing and preaching forgiveness, and she is doing so in a remarkable way.
According to Elite Daily, upon arrival at Auschwitz, Eva and her twin sister Miriam were immediately separated from the rest of their family and thrown into a group with other twin girls.
While the rest of their family was murdered, the 10-year-old twins were forced to participate in unending and demeaning medical experiments performed by Josef Mengele, widely known for his horrible cruelty.
After winding up in the hospital as a result of one of Mengele’s experiments, Eva made a decision: no matter what, she and her twin would survive the camp and be free once again.
The twins were freed from the camp in January 1945. In the years that ensued, they decided to try and find out what happened to the other twins that also survived. As reported by VICE, they were able to communicate with 122 surviving pairs of twins.
Eva and Miriam heard the stories of how the Holocaust affected the survivors’ lives and they wanted to impart the message that there is always hope, even when there is despair. In 1984, they founded CANDLES (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors).
After Miriam died in 1993, Eva continued her path of understanding and forgiveness. She wrote a letter, in which she forgave all of the Nazis.
Soon after, her journey took an unexpected turn. She was contacted by Rainer Höss, the grandson of the former SS commander of Auschwitz.
As Elite Daily reports, Höss disowned his entire family after learning about the acts of his grandfather and has spoken out about the burden of his heritage.
Höss asked Eva to stand in as his adoptive grandmother, and in an act of utmost forgiveness, she accepted. This act is is symbolic of the message she delivers at her lectures:
“Never give up on yourself, never judge people on their heritage, and always forgive your worst enemy, as it’s the only way you’ll be able to set your soul free.”
The two now continue their path towards reconciliation together.


http://www.ijreview.com/2015/01/235...nimaginable-meets-grandson-man-killed-family/
 

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One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.
 

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Forgive your enemies and those who have wronged you, but do not forget. Forgiveness is something done for your own
emotional health and peace of mind, not because those being forgiven deserve it; they usually don't. But forgetting is not a
worthy companion of forgiveness as it ultimately leads to more wrongs being committed. Never forget or "Never again" will
become naught but meaningless sound.

 

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"Don't get yourself deep in shit, then you won't have to dig yourself out".

Daddy was a smart man, pulled no punches, right to the point he was.
Yes indeed.:biggrin:
 

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a few on a serious level, others, not.

-remember to buy T.P.

-dial your family when sober.

-avoid clicking 'confirm purchase' until sober, as well.

-most telemarketers annoy u before noon. prime time to mute a cell/other device's ringtone.

-be kind to your Mom.

-& Dad.

-& siblings.

-respect your elders.

-think of kitties & pups-- pets that have not got a fluffy comforter to jump onto @ night, or pettins'; food, or a chew-toy, & that snooze on concrete during wintertime.

-& follow that Golden Rule, as they teach us to.
 

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