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“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore “What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” –Charles Bukowski “Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere.
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This weekend is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. Thanksgiving comes when the leaves are entering the height of their glory and the air is just beginning to turn crisp. The last of the season’s produce is being harvested and apple orchards are abuzz with activity. This may well be my favorite time of year. As
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Vandna Mittal (above) had a stroke when she was only 15. Read her story of not giving up at Heart.org Robert H. Schuller “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” Tom Lehrer “Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it” Marie Osmond “You can do
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“The words you speak become the house you live in.” ~ Hafiz Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, “Words are the only things that last forever.” There is such beautiful truth to this quotes. The kind of truth that once heard is impossible to ignore. That the words you speak become the house you reside in. Words have
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“I have a feeling that we are in such a hurry that we do not even have time to look at one another and smile.” — Mother Teresa “You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know
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Exploring lessons from yet another fictional character, today we travel back in time to ancient China to look at one of Disney’s well known and well-loved animated characters Fa (or Hua) Mulan. Inspired by a real legendary figure, Hua Mulan, people believe that the origins of this story are from a poem written about her,
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Originally posted on Koffee with Joe: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu “Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” — S.A. Sachs “The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life.” — Ana Jacob…
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius “The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow ” For better or for worse–it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option”― Tom Brokaw
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“Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?”-Simone Elkeles “In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun’s rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you every day I wake up and it is
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