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Anger

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than anything on which it is poured.

Author Unknown

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.

Albert Einstein

Blame

If you are involved in something that goes wrong, never blame others. Blame no one but yourself. If you have touched something, accept total responsibility for that peice of work.

Paul Arden

Courage

Adversity is always the partner in Progress... Every obstacle we overcome teaches us about ourselves, about our strengths and weaknesses. Every obstacle shapes us. When we succeed in the midst of difficulty, we become stronger, wiser, and more confident.

John Maxwell

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Albert Einstein

Death

Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea,
but such a tide as moving seems asleep, too full for sound and foam,
when that which drew from out the boundless deep turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness or farewell, when I embark.
For though from out our bourne of Time and Place the flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Forgiveness

The older I get the less judgmental I become. There is not a person on this earth, no matter how wonderful, who has not disappointed or let down someone they loved at some point. Some people have experienced more pain than others, and it seems "hurting people" often hurt people.

This is especially true for those involved in divorce. Divorce is devastating, and those who are hurt most are the children.

I don't have all the answers, but I believe that unforgiveness continues to probigate more pain, and more unforgiveness. Bitterness is like a deadly virus that dampens the spirit of everyone involved, being passed on from one generation to the next in one form or another.

The way to stop the cycle from repeating itself is to stop the cycle now. Otherwise it will continue to be passed on to the next generation. It will affect children and grand children until someone has the courage and the motivation to stop it.

We all have choices. Love or hate. Forgiveness or unforgiveness. Honesty or dishonesty. To be an energy giver or to be an engergy taker. To inspire or to quench. To be trusted or to betray.

Problems come with life to make us strong. We cannot choose our set of problems or their consequences. We only get to choose what we will do about them.

Unforgiveness can destroy us. It is the cancer of all cancers. We don't have to let the same dog bite us over and over, but sometimes we do need to come to terms with the dog, even if only to let it go.

Only one life. Only one chance to get it right.

Tom Mullins once said these words, "When you don't know what to do, do the most loving thing."

If we err, why not err on the side of love.

Linda King - Graphics Palm Beach

Meekness

Meekness must be taught, whereas anger is contagious.

The Power of True Success - IBLP

Overcoming

When any area of life spins out of control... faith, dignity and self respect are key to regaining ones footing.

Linda King - Graphics Palm Beach

Philosophy

I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details.

Albert Einstein

There are two ways to live your life - one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Albert Einstein

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

Charles Wesley

Praise

To Accept Praise Graciously is a positive sign of self acceptance and comes with being satisfied with your own performance. Being satisfied does not imply that you are not inclined to improve your performance but rather that you are satisfied with yourself as an individual and your level of self esteem. But when you deny a compliment or downplay your own accomplishments, the message that you send others is that you are not worthy of their praise. Continued at Article World...

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Success

I believe that the things which really matter in life come about as we learn to interpret it's lessons through, not so much praise and success, but perseverance in the midst of failure, difficulty and struggle. If one takes on a new skill and becomes an immediate success, it is an enjoyable experience but a shallow puddle. If one takes on a deeper vision which encompasses a skill, it enables that one to move forward, to be able to embrace the hard work, criticism, failure, anguish, and yet persevere for the sake of the vision even more than the success. There is so much to be learned by the journey. It far surpasses the moments of success or failure.

Linda King - Graphics Palm Beach

With my background in design I reached a point to where I came to terms with the subjective nature of it all. It was a point of freedom. Freedom to be okay with my own taste as well as the taste of others which was quite different from my own. This can be so liberating. I am learning that, whereas I want to excel in each assignment or creative work, it's the journey that matters even more than the final outcome. It's also liberating to absolutely love something I do and yet respect that someone else might not even like it. There is something to be gained by every experience, whether it's positive or negative. It's up to us what we do with it. Life is subjective. Design is subjective. And quite often even a good photograph is subjective.

Linda King - Graphics Palm Beach