Is it a pleasure being you?

“I think I'll be" by C.O. Burleson I think I’ll be a cloud this day anewThrough which the sun its warming rays shall passAnd cast its light upon each blade of grassThat glistens with refreshing morning dew;Or should I be a bird with out-stretched wingThat glides along and then at once soars highCreating graceful figures …

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Renewed by Grace

“If you are renewed by grace, and were to meet your old self, I am sure you would be very anxious to get out of his company.” - Charles H. Spurgeon Grace is the free and often unmerited favor which attends life as it flows from within outward. Grace manifests as the bestowal of blessings …

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The Impulsion of Goodness

You have likely heard it said that man is fundamentally flawed or evil, born stained by original sin and in need of redemption as it is often put in the Abrahamic religions, or under the necessity of learning lessons to achieve enlightenment in the Eastern religions. But I say unto you that man is at …

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A New Standard

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."- Ralph Waldo Emerson The moment you become mesmerized by your circumstances is the moment you become powerless in relation to them. Every person on earth is possessed of a vast internal resource, an inexhaustible source …

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Gracious Living

One of the hallmarks of an effective parent, manager or leader is the attitude of graciousness. Gracious living is much more than a technique, in fact, it is a general approach to living that gives evidence of a refined relationship to life itself. What is life, anyway? Is it something that you have or something …

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The Fountain of Life

  "A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up." ~ Albert Schweitzer Man's obsession with the discovery of the fountain of youth reaches deep into early history. Whether driven by the desire to overcome his mortality or by the quest to rediscover the key to …

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