Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

The fragrance always stays in the hand

that gives the rose.

-- Hada Bejar

Nothing is more attractive than sharing with others. No trait will be admired as much as generosity.

There is no surer way to gain the respect of friends and neighbors than to show by what we give that we care about others.

We can give many things besides money, shelter, clothing, or food to those in need.

We can give the rich person love and understanding that money can't buy.

We can sympathize with those who are troubled, even though they appear wealthier than ourselves.

We can share experience, strength, and hope with those who are ill or unhappy.

We can even share our suffering with others who suffer, and hold up a light for them on the road to recovery.

A tip-off to an abusive family

system is a situation in which

nobody ever apologizes.

-- Karen Shaud

When we get a tip-off, we can open the door to a whole new way of looking at the world. The tip-off about apologies can help us learn to have a healthier family.

It is hard to apologize, but with practice, it will get easier.

We are learning that we can make mistakes, and admit them, and that other people will accept our apologies. In the same way, we are learning we can accept others' apologies.

Apologies are sometimes hard to make.

It helps to keep in mind that we make them as much for ourselves and our own growth as for the person we apologize to.

We are not worthless just because we make mistakes, but we increase our value to ourselves and others by being able to recognize them and apologize.

Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

We, too, the children of the earth,

have our moon phases all through any year;

the darkness, the delivery from darkness,

the waxing and waning.

-- Faith Baldwin

Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

Let us think, for a moment, about the changes of the moon. In the beginning of its cycle, it is just a sliver in the darkness.

Each night it grows larger until it reaches its full size.

When the moon is full and rising, its orange glow fills the sky. All night its gentle light brightens everything it touches.

But this fullness is only part of the life of the moon.

For a while it grows smaller, then turns its dark side toward us before reappearing as a sliver and growing again to fullness.

We are children of the earth, and we have our different moods and phases, too.

There will be periods of darkness when we try to find our way by the light of the stars.

Again and again we will grow to our full size, only to fade and grow again in a new way.

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03/01/2014

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