Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

Endurance is nobler than strength,

and patience than beauty.

-- John Ruskin

Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

It's hard to keep from trying to control the lives of others,

especially in a family.

We can learn from the man whose friend drove twenty miles to and from work on the freeway every day.

"How can you do it?" he asked.

"I've tried, and I can't go a mile in such traffic without screaming at the crazy drivers who cut in, go too slow, change lanes.

Nobody listens.

I'd lose my mind if I had to do it your way." His friend replied, "Your trouble is trying to drive every car around you.

I relax and drive only one car -- my own."

We have only our own lives to live, and this is usually enough to keep us busy.

If we pay too much attention to how others live, we will neglect ourselves.

Volunteers are the only human beings

on the face of the earth who reflect

this nation's compassion, unselfish caring,

patience,

and just plain loving one another.

-- Erma Bombeck

The most precious time we will ever have we give away by doing volunteer chores to help others get more out of life.

There is no material wage for this kind of work, but a host of emotional rewards.

The height of volunteer giving is doing an act of kindness or love so quietly that none but ourselves will ever know we had a part in it.

What great humility this can bring to us, who live in a world where selfish people often insist on credit for all their deeds -- often things they had nothing to do with.

All we need do is think of all we have received without deserving it or asking for it.

By taking part in the giving end of life, we find the true wealth of our own generosity.

If you must love your neighbor as yourself,

it is at least as fair to love yourself

as your neighbor.

-- Nicholas De Chamfort

We sometimes find it difficult to accept a compliment.

We may feel we don't deserve such attention, and point out reasons why the compliment is untrue.

When we act this way, we show a lack of love for ourselves.

God teaches us to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Yet, before we can love anyone, we must believe we are worthy of the same love.

No creature is undeserving of love, God reminds us of that.

We can stop hiding behind feelings of unworthiness.

There's nothing stopping us but ourselves.

Sometimes it takes courage to say thank you when we get a compliment.

Let's exercise that courage, and each time we do, we'll find our self-love growing.

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10/26/2024

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