Your Words Have Great Power And Energy

Choose Your Words Carefully. We must learn to be mindful and start exercising  care when conversing, both with other people and with ourselves. Your words are powerful – especially the words you speak to yourself concerning your dreams, plans and desires. “You shall have what you say.” I received a phone call a while ago from a relative who was …

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Cultivate Gratefulness As A Way Of Life

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I spoke to a family member the other day, and the first thing she said was, “Good morning. I’ll be so …

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15 Inspirational Quotes On Forgiving

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~ Corrie ten Boom “Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new business. Not to forgive is to yield oneself to another’s control… to be locked into …

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You Can Choose to Change Your Attitude

Updated: 10/13/2017 (Attitude: noun, a settled way of thinking about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.) I hear people make statements like, “That’s just me or I can’t change the way I am” all the time. In fact, most of us have probably said something like this to ourselves or someone else, at least once. A lot …

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Maya Angelou Speaks On Women Judging Women

Maya Angelou shared her wisdom on Facebook shortly after International Women’s Day in 2014. There’s a difference in being an old female and being a woman. Born with certain genitalia, if you don’t get run over by an out of control truck you can become an adult whatever you have been born. A woman is careful with judgment, is courteous, …

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Recognize Your Limits

I’ve always required a quiet space in order to get any writing done. I can’t concentrate long enough to get anything done if there’s any type of noise in the background. That means no TV. No music. No conversation. No… nothing. I’ve never understood how some people can work in coffee shops or busy cafes, but what puzzles me, even …

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Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden: A River In An Urban Food Desert

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”—Isaiah 43: 18-19. The US Department of Agriculture defines food deserts as “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to …

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Work For Food That Lasts

  Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.” John 6:67 (GNB)   Have you ever been driven to the Word because you felt you were missing …

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Encourage Someone

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit. Proverbs 15:4 When someone is in the midst of a difficult period in their lives the last thing they need is a negative word. Our words should be a source of encouragement; they should inspire and uplift. We must – at all times …

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