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26. Be Kind!
Luke 10:25-37
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Ann Landers
Columnist Ann Landers once wrote, "Be kind to people. The world needs kindness so much. You never know what sort of battles other people are fighting. Often just a soft word or a warm compliment can be immensely supportive. You can do a great deal of good by just being considerate, by extending a little friendship, going out of your way to do just one nice thing, or saying one good word." Being c...
Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
Ann Landers
28. Humor: It's The Blind Man
John 9: 1-41
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Ann Landers
Mrs. Smith was stark-naked and just about to step into the shower when the doorbell rang. She hollered, "Who is it?" He shouted back, "It's the blind man." She figured it was safe, so she opened the door. He looked at her in shock and asked, "Where do you want me to hang these blinds, lady?"
29. Love or Infatuation?
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Ann Landers
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows—one day at a time. Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered question, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closel...
Do you realize that one in every four Americans is unbalanced? Think of your three closest friends. If they seem OK, you're the one!
Ann Landers
31. The 365 Hour Gift
Luke 15:11-32
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Ann Landers
An attorney I very much admired once said that the greatest gift he ever received in his life was a note his dad gave him on Christmas. It read, "Son, this year I will give you 365 hours. An hour every day after dinner. We'll talk about whatever you want to talk about. We'll go wherever you want to go, play whatever you want to play. It will be your hour." That dad kept his promise and renewed it ...
32. True Love
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Ann Landers
Years ago the following letter was sent to Ann Landers. It's a great image of true love: Dear Ann Landers: I’m going to tell you about a love story that I witness every time I go to the nursing home to see my husband who has Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, I know firsthand how this terrible illness affects family members, but I would like the world to know what love really is. I see a man who...
33. Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage
Eph 4:20
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Ann Landers
Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage: Never both be angry at once. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire. Remember that it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. Yield to the wishes of the other as an exercise in self-discipline, if you can't think of a better reason. If you have a choice between making yourself or your ma...
At age 20 we worry about what others think of us. At 40 we don't care what they think of us. At 60 we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.
Ann Landers
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
Ann Landers
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