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Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.
Gilbert Chesterton
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EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE.
No one has a corner on success.
Pay the price for it and it's yours.
No matter what you want from life
you've got to give up something to get it.
Nothing worthwhile will come easily to you.
Hard work will accomplish results that last.
There is no easy road to success.
You've got to work a great deal harder than most people to get it.
There is no success at bargain basement prices.
You'll find that the highway to success is a toll road.
YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH IS INEVITABLE.
You'll experience personal growth on the road to success.
All growth means change and change involves risk.
You grow because you struggle, learn and overcome your obstacles.
What happens to you is not as important
as how you react to what happens.
Everything you'll experience "good or bad" has value.
Difficulties in life are the things that show you what you are.
Trouble is the common denominator of living.
It's the great equalizer of life.
Only when you are no longer afraid will you begin to live.
©2002 Written by: MotivationMentor
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Three & one half year old Michael was told that he was going to have a sister.
Michael was excited & wanted to do something for his new sister. He asked his mom about doing something special & his mother & he decided that he could sing to her. When his mother was taking the sonogram, Michael would place his hand on his mother's stomach & sing his favorite song to his sister, "You are my Sunshine..."
When his sister was born, something terribly wrong happened & she had trouble breathing & her heartbeat was irregular. Little Michael & his parents were very concerned. The doctors & staff did everything they could & consulted experts; but nothing helped.
The doctors told the parents to go home & prepare for her death. Michael had never seen his sister since she was born & wanted to see her & sing to her. The age limit for visitors prohibited children to visit. Michael's mom said she would not leave until Michael had a chance to see his sister.
The staff & his mother clothed Michael in the surgical garb & he resembled a walking laundry basket as he entered the room. The boss nurse saw Michael coming & tried to halt his advance as she commanded that children were not allowed in this area & that he would have to leave immediately. Micheal's mother in boldness said that Michael would see his sister & that they would not leave until he did. Michael was escorted into his sister's room & with the monitors beeping & clicking, started singing, "You are my Sunshine..."
As he sang & his voice became stronger, the people in the room noticed that the girl's irregular heartbeat became more regular & her breathing became calmer & deeper. The Boss Nurse standing & watching the girl's breating & heartbeat becoming more normal the longer Michael sang, encouraged Micheal, "Sing Michael. Sing!" Michael's sister was released to go home 4 days later.
Let us each become kinder, more merciful, & increasingly gracious... & try a little more each day to bring a little "Sunshine into the lives of others.
Some of you are the "Sunshine" to certain individuals around you. At times there may be clouds.
Remember that even on a completely overcast day & perhaps there may even be severe thundershowers, the sun is always shining bright & clear above the clouds.
Try to see them as the "Sunshine" of our lives even if it stretches the boundries of our faith & imagination.
Even see that individual as part of the Sunshine in our lives & appreciate him or her more & perhaps give some form of gratitude if only a smile, a thank you, or whatever a greatful heart inspires you to say or do...
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