The boy who came back from Heaven

     Self-pit imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption.  The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem & the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are & the larger the problem seems to grow.  Awareness of others is a healthy antidote to this self-focus.
     We're not the only ones with issues, & usually our own struggles are far from the worst we know about.  There is never a moment in life when it's impossible to have a heart filled with gratitiude - no matter what happens.

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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing:  the lat of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose's one's own way.
-Victor Frankl - survivor of a Nazi Prison camp

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The Wedding Machine

It didnt hit her until recently that she has no linkage.  No next generation. No mark on the world.  Nothing to outlive her. -SIS

Friendship for Grown Ups

I've lived enough life to know that my best intentions are no match for the enemy's brilliant use of the weapons of deceit, moments of weakness & things hidden. -Lisa Whelchel

Eclipse

"Look after my heart.... I've left it with you" -Edward to Bella

"Until your heart stops beating Bella, I'll be here fighting" -Jacob to Bella (page 330)

Jacob M. Braude

Consider how hard it is to change yourself & you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.