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“It is an old and true maxim ‘that a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.’  So with men, if you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.  Therein is a drop of honey tha catches his heart; which, say what you will, is the great high road to his reason.” (Abraham Lincoln)

Commit this passage to memory:  “Consider it pure JOY, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” (James 1:2-3)

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*If you do not have access to a television, be creative.  Find a way to laugh with someone.

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“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” (Jim Valvano)

Then…

Commit to doing everything in your power to avoid influencing others in these ways.

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“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong things at the tempting moment.” (Benjamin Franklin)

“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.  There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace.” (Proverbs 12:19-20)

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“Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.” (Bill Cosby)

“The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.  The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” (Psalm 19:8)

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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” (Leo F. Buscaglia)

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Commit this passage to memory:  “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ¹⁴ I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD.” (Jeremiah 29:11-14)

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“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” (Winston Churchill)

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.  And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:27-34)

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“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” (Leo F. Buscaglia)

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:33-34)

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“Here we are on earth, with only a few more decades to live, and we lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody.  No, let us devote our life to worth-while actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.  For ‘life is too short to be little.’” (Andre Maurois)