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Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. – Alice Meynell

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-Author Unknown

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last

Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask “How are you?” do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last

Ever told your child, We’ll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
‘Cause you never had time to call and say “Hi”?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift….
Thrown away…

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

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Once there was this kitten that was chasing its tail. It just chased it and chased. An older wiser cat came along and he watched this kitten. The cat watched the kitten for a long time. Then he asked the kitten, “Kitten, why do you chase your tail?” The kitten replied, “Because I will find happiness in my tail.” The old cat watched for a time longer then he said, “I, too, use to chase my tail because I thought I would find happiness there. But I realized that I didn’t need to chase my tail for wherever I went it seemed to follow.” And the old cat got up and walked away with his tail whishing behind.

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Everybody Knows:
You can’t be all things to all people.
You can’t do all things at once.
You can’t do all things equally well.
You can’t do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s.

So:

You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.

Then:

You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you’ll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:

That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it’s more than a right, it’s your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And we’ll be able to stay one up on what used to get us.

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“Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large.” -Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader

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“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.” – William Feather, 1889-1981, Writer

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“The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it – every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.” -John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937, Industrialist and Philanthropist

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“I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.” -Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt, 1767-1835, German Statesman

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I never expected to have met such a great person as you,
Not even in my wildest dreams did I expect that you’d be true.
I don’t know what I did to deserve such a great treat,
Your presence,your smile,the whole you makes my day complete.

I honestly am grateful for having you by my side,
I know,my friend,all my tears would subside.
You are there whenever I need you the most ,
You are the one who comforts me like the Holy Ghost.

I don’t know how would I compensate you for such genuine kindness,
That’s why I’m always asking Him,that you’ll be bless.
But I know,even if I don’t, He’d always do,
Coz you are a real paragon of sweetness and virtue.

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