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			 "One need not be a chamber to be haunted; 
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			 "Footfalls echo in the memory 
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			"Ultimately, humanity is one and this small planet is our only home, If we are to protect this home of ours, each of us needs to experience a vivid sense of universal altruism. It is only this feeling that can remove the self-centered motives that cause people to deceive and misuse one another. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	If you have a sincere and open heart, you naturally feel self- worth and confidence, and there is no need to be fearful of others. I believe that at every level of society - familial, tribal, national and international - the key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities." -Dalai Lama  | 
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			'S beannaicht' an duine sin nach gluais 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			An comhairle nan daoi An slighe fhiar nam peacach baoth Na sheasamh fos nach bi. Blessed is the one who turns away From where the wicked walk, Who does not stand in sinners' paths Or sit with those who mock. - gaelic psalm 
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			" The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents" - Charles de Lint 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			"Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is Soap-On-A Rope" Bill Cosby 
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			 "Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart" - Marcus Aurelius  
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			 "I have found power in the mysteries of thought, exaltation in the changing of the Muses ... I have been versed in the reasonings of men but Fate is stronger than anything I have known." – Euripides 
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			 "You are the master of your own destiny. Use your strengths well. They are the keys to your destiny and your success in life. Once you know yourself and take action to realize your dreams, you can unlock the doors to your own potential." - Neil Somerville  
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			The curve that can set a lot of things straight is a smile.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			 "There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. People who do not experience self-love have little or no capacity to love others." - Nathaniel Branden 
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			 "One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world, making the most of one's best." - Harry Emerson Fosdick 
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			 "Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in giving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe." - Jon Kabat Zinn 
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			 "The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it." 
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			 Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death. -Anais Nin  | 
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			"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."- Japanese proverb 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			 "What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too." - Chuck Palahniuk 
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			Christmas reminds us we are not alone.  We are not unrelated atoms, jouncing and ricocheting amid aliens, but are a part of something, which holds and sustains us.  As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.  Christmas shows us the ties that bind us together, threads of love and caring, woven in the simplest and strongest way within the family.  
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself . Aloud"- Coco Chanel
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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