EVERY MOMENT IS A GOD-GIVEN GIFT. REMEMBER.

 Yes indeed! 

This speaks well on the subject.

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HONESTY -- ONE TRUE PRECIOUS LEGACY

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This one precious treasure we can, must, and should leave our children. 

Titles, power, position, wealth --- these can't give authentic joy and happiness where it matters most. Yes, they have their uses but only in this life .... and should be led by true wisdom and by the Spirit. Come your time, you can't bring these temporal riches to your grave. 

But honesty ---- can take you to the gates of heaven and up to the King's Holy Throne. The legacy you leave behind will live on in the hearts of your children.. and in generations following.

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IT'S A JOURNEY -- A TIME PUT THERE FOR ALL THE STAGES OF LIFE

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It's a journey.... a time put there for all the stages of life. Whatever stage you're in right now, be in it with mind body and soul. Live it with all of you. 

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 And if there is any rule you must remember:    Don't lie...... to yourself, to anyone, and particularly to your God.

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HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

It's not what you get or receive but what you put out there to the world which truly defines you. It can be your good... or your bad but it's you. People will remember you by that. Ask yourself then - How do you want to be remembered?

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EVERYTHING COMES FOR A REASON

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What better way to live your days. Everything comes for a reason. With a shared goal:   That you grow in courage, wisdom, faith, hope, joy, and love. For a better you. 

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FAMILY. -- OASIS IN A BUSY WEARY WORLD

--- This is amazing .. a green garden flanked by tall skyrocketing buildings all around. A refreshing green oasis in the midst of all that concrete. Rare beauty that connects straight to the senses and the soul.🌿🦋🌿🦋🌿

💕Yeah, a pleasant day spent with family. This world and life and work may keep you glued to it, true. But always, and I say always, make time for your family. Create those precious moments which unfailingly bring a smile to your face with every remembrance. Like a huge lighted teddy bear....🤗 or a scrumptious plate of sesame chicken noodles at a Japanese restaurant😘....or giggling through a misstep☺ Every little thing in there create those golden memories. 🤗😘😍💕

🤗Create memories. Life is all about creating them.⚘💕⚘💕

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF FIRST ABOVE ALL

---------- About a few days ago, I was on the phone with a close friend kidded each other with the thought that the day of hearts was fast approaching. Well, when one is older or much older like we both are.. Valentine's Day is remembered with an undeniable smile or two. It never fails every time.

The she kidded me with "Hey what would you say to someone in love?"

😊I gave out a hearty laugh and said "Are you kidding me?! What's that question!?"

"Answer it..." she added with a teasing tone in her voice.

😊 . Okay, dear friend, tell me yours next okay? Anyway for what it's worth, here's what I think...... 😁

🌿🌿 Before anything else, make sure you know what love is. Not knowing that is the start of all relationship problems.

🌿🌿-- Don't come in when you're not too sure about yourself. This is not a here today and gone tomorrow thing. That might be truer in youth as the young always love to experiment.

🌿🌿-- Come in with who you are, bring the core of your heart into the moment. Don't even try to be what you are not. Nor do I want any Jekyll-and-Hyde games.

🌿🌿-- See me as a treasure worthy of your time, of your life. Not as something you would show off to your friends (or hide from them) and later leave on the shelf like you would your car in the garage.

🌿🌿-- Don't try to change me into your imaginary dream or lover. I am real - warts and all. I may have pimples on my face... heavy in big-size clothes... crooked teeth... pug nosed... and walk with a limp. See me as I am.. authentic and true even in my flaws.

🌿🌿-- Respect the people in my life, imperfect as some of them may be. Family, colleagues, and friends too. They are part of me as I am part of them. Welcome them into your circle as I would welcome yours into mine, too.

🌿🌿-- Don't heap your biases or prejudices on me (nor I you). Rather let's try to agree to disagree. After all, we are made differently from each other, by divine design.

🌿🌿-- Remember to put on your best manners, character, and personality with our every encounter. But be real. Nice, true, and real.

🌿🌿-- Be true to yourself. Only then can you be true to me, too.

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Okay, there you go. Be ready with your own list, mi amiga! Chat again soon😁

HOPE -- IS HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE

-- Here comes the sun.....🌝☀️🌞 Yeah.. and warms a chilly breezy🌬 morning walk. But it looks like I'll be getting tons of blue skies today.

😊 As I headed for home, saw this stump of an old tree. Apparently an old tree as its bark looked dry, withered, weary, and worn. But then again, right at the top grew young tiny branches ... with tiny leafy green leaves! Smiling at the rising sun.🌞 

🌳 Life from an old tree. H-o-p-e!❤ I guess it's telling us..........Hope is how you go through your day and life. 

❤ Dear God, thanks for the lesson and an awesome morning walk!

SOMETIMES COURAGE IS THE QUIET VOICE INSIDE

--- I know this. I see this on every face I meet down the street. Yes indeed, it's that quiet voice inside...hoping, believing, trusting, waiting. Each person, each life, each journey... carries with it this precious virtue which moves the journey along day after day after day. ❤

 

Courage, somebody else's or my own, always makes me cry. Because sometimes being brave can be a burden. A heavy load bearing down on you...by your lonesome self. 

And yet a tiny whisper in the farthest corner of your heart, firm and determined, speaks up... "You can do it. Get moving!"

And I get up....and live!

THE BIG GUY UPSTAIRS CAN SHINE THROUGH IT ALL

  

A very good friend sent this quote to me (Thank you!)... 

 

"All days can't be bright but it's certainly true, there was never a cloud the sun didn't shine through ". 😊

I love blue skies.. clear blue skies -- a canvas to build my dreams on. But clouds, though pretty in its own, can mess up my reverie. It comes messing up my canvas pushing and shoving its images out of shape. Then when I think all's lost.. here comes the sun! Clunky, billows of clouds, clusters, whatever its shape or size are no match to it. The sun, blessed ole Sol, comes shining through it all!!
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I guess I will take my cue from that. Life is beautiful. Though sometimes it can be quite a challenge, too, shaking up your dreams just like that. But naahh.. the Big Guy upstairs can shine through it all and get me back on track again. Gosh Daddy, thank YOU!
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