“The world certainly was designed with a sense of humor….  Inside every truth and every appearance, there’s a bit of opposite tucked inside.”  Pindar in The Go-Giver
How comfortable are you receiving gifts from others?  Explain.
And I have been a constant example of how you can help the poor by working hard. You should remember the [...]

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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”  Judy Garland
Why do we feel it is not OK to be who we really are?
How perverse you are! Is the potter no better than the clay? Something that was made, can it say of its maker, ‘He did not make [...]

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“Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”  Mark Twain
Who are some of the most influential people you know?  What makes them so influential?
But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are; and being in every way like a human being,  [...]

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“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”  Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Who do you know that is a true servant?
 
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.” (Mark 9:35; NIV)
 
Earlier this month, I highlighted the book The Go-Giver: [...]

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“You do not have to get something for nothing but can give to every person more than you take from him.”  Wallace Wattles
 
Who do you know who is a true giver?
 
A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.  (Prov. 18:16; NLT)
 
Earlier this month, I highlighted the [...]

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“Everything you want is an inside job!  The outside world is the world of effects; it’s just the result of thoughts.  Set your thoughts and frequency on happiness.”  Rhonda Byrne
What’s standing between you and happiness?
Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands.  [...]

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“The single most important decision any of us will ever have to make is whether or not to believe that the universe is friendly.”  Albert Einstein
When you hear someone speak of “the universe,” what does that evoke in you?
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love [...]

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“When your energy expands, you experience greater happiness; when your energy contracts, you experience less happiness.”  Marci Shimoff
How much attention do you pay to how you feel?
The godly can look forward to happiness, while the wicked can expect only wrath.  (Proverbs 11:23; NLT)
Sharon blessed me with a GPS for Christmas.  Now I consider myself a [...]

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“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”  Aristotle
On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, how happy would you say you usually are?
And city dwellers and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness.  (Jeremiah 31:24, NLT)
I’m sure you’ll [...]

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“I can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.  It’s all how you look at it.”  J. Kenfield Morley
How do the physical challenges you deal with on a daily basis make you feel?

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that [...]

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