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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know that the rule in carving holds good as to criticism. never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon..
Charles Buxton said that and he was right. There are very few good reasons to sharply criticize anyone, least of all your idea that you know a “better way.”

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I believe God wants you to know that you will only benefit from resisting the temptation to think immediately about the worst possible outcome.
When something comes up, when something happens in your life, that disrupts the easy “flow,” it is always better to bless it than to damn it. Try to see it as nothing serious. It most cases, it will not be.

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

….that it is literally true that you can succeed best and
quickest by helping others to succeed.

Napoleon Hill said that, and he was right. Nothing
ensures success like ensuring another’s success. And
there is someone who is looking for your help and
your support today.
Lift [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

….that the mode in which the inevitable comes to pass
is through effort.

Oliver Wendell Holmes said that, and he was right.
While God is there to help us every step along the way,
there is no free pass in life, and what occurs [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

…that fears are nothing more than states of mind.

Napoleon Hill said that, and he was right. The moment
you move into fear over something ask yourself, “Why
am I making this real? What is there inside of me that
drives me to do [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

..that it is not necessary for you to report everyone’s
mistakes to them, much less to give them corrections.

It can be difficult, when you think you know a better way
to door say something, to keep that to yourself. But try.
Unless someone’s [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

…..that the greatest waste in the world is the difference
between what we are and what we could become.

Ben Herbster said that, and he was right. If you know
what you could become, it would leave you breathless.
Or maybe you do know…and are [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

….that now that you’ve been elected, it’s time to take
office. Are you ready? Are you ready to lead?

A leader is not one who says, “Follow me.” A leader is
one who says, “I’ll go first.” You’ve been given a vote
of confidence by [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

..that you cannot find or create a costume big enough
to hide your true self from anyone.

In truth, we’re all wearing The Emperor’s New Clothes.
We parade before the world naked–thinking that no
one can see us. Why not just be proudly revealed, and
authentically [...]

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On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know…

..that courage sometimes means doing things that could
hurt you. It means choosing the higher good.

And do not kid yourself. You always know what the
higher good is. There is never any doubt about that in
your heart. So today, look at things through [...]

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