Very well said, Sue. I agree with life is satisfying once we stop focusing on other's happiness and instead of focusing on ourselves. It was a difficult lesson but one that changed my life.
Oh Wow! I wasn't expecting you to put God as our business partner at the end. I was too busy getting mad at the man in the story who kept the 100%.
Great story plot, btw. You certainly zeroed in on the man's ingratitude effectively. I guess, we all experience a bit of that ingratitude at one time or another in our lives. A big Ooops!
1. “ To Endure is GREATER than to Dare; to TIRE OUT out the hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to KEEP HEART when All have Lost it- who can say this is Not GREATNESS ?.....”
2. “ The Heart that GIVES – GATHERS …..
3. “ I am Only one, but I AM ONE. I cannot do Everything, but I CAN DO Something. And I WILL NOT let what I cannot do INTERFERE what I CAN DO…..”
4. “ JOY is a DECISION, a Really Brave One, about how YOU are Going to RESPOND to Life……..”
5. “ That is what I Consider TRUE GENEROSITY : You GIVE YOUR ALL, and Yet You ALWAYS FEEL as if IT COST YOU NOTHING……… “
6. “ CONFRONT the Dark Parts of Yourself, and WORK TO BANISH THEM with Illumination and FORGIVENESS. Your Willingness to WRESTLE WITH Your Demons Will Cause YOUR ANGELS TO SING…….”
As so well Elucidated by ELIZABETH EDWARDS……
7. “ She STOOD IN THE STORM, and when The Wind Did Not Blow Her Way – SHE ADJUSTED HER SAILS…..”
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