Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.

Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would enjoy your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future.

By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love;

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

Do not dismiss your dreams.

To be without dreams is to be without hope;

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

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A couple had two little boys ages 8 and 10?who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that?if any mischief occurred in their town?their sons were probably involved.

¡¡¡¡They boys' mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first?in the morning with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

¡¡¡¡The clergyman a huge man with a booming voice?sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly?¡åWhere is God?¡å.

¡¡¡¡They boy's mouth dropped open?but he made no response sitting there with his mouth hanging open?wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone ¡åWhere is God?¡å Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed? ¡åWHERE IS GOD??¡å

The boy screamed and bolted from the room?ran directly home and dove into his closet?slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet he asked¡åWhat happened?¡å

The younger brother gasping for breath replied? ¡åWe are in BIG trouble this time dude. God is missing - and they think WE did it?¡å

The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas, as those of a fool are by his passions. The time of the one is long because he doesn't know what to do with it,

as is that the other, because he distinguishes every moment of it with useful or amusing thoughts, or in another words, because the one is always wishing it away, an the other always enjoying it.

How different is the view of past life in the man who is grown old in knowledge and wisdom, for that of him who is grown in ignorance and folly? The latter is like the owner of a barren country, that fills his eyes with the prospect of the naked hills and plains, which produce nothing, either profitable or ornamental;

the other beholds a beautiful spacious landscape, divided into delightful gardens, green meadows, fruitful fields and can scarce cast his eyes upon a single spot of possessions, that is not coverd with some beautiful plant or flower.

In some Government offices the clerks£¬ upon arrival in themorning£¬ have to sign their names in an¡°attendance book¡±£®This book provides space for signature£¬ time of arrival£¬ and¡°remarks¡±£® Ten minutes after the hour an official draws a redline under the last arrival's name£¬ and all those coming subsequently are expected to furnish an explanation of their tardinessin the¡°remarks¡± column£®

When a real¡°London particular¡± occurs the number¡°below the line¡± is legion £»the first of them wirtes£º¡°Delayedby fog£¬¡± and the rest scribble a¡°ditto¡±£®

One morning¡ªa foggy one¡ªMr£® Jones became a proud father£»but even this only caused him to be about eleven minutes late£® Proudly he wrote in explanation£º¡°Wife had twins£¬¡±which was followed in due course by the usual string of ¡°ditto's¡±£¡

The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.

But John's brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. This doctor remembered the older boy's family name, so when he saw John's papers, he was surprised.

"How old are you?" he said.

"Eighteen, sir," said John.

"But your brother was eighteen, too," said the doctor. "Are you twins?"

"Oh, no, sir," said John, and his face went red. "My brother is five months older than I am."

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A little girl from the East Side was invited to a garden party given by a very aristocratic lady to a group of little East-Siders.

The little girl, as she drank her tea and ate her plum-cake on a velvet lawn under a white-blooming cherry tree, said to her hostess:

"Does your husband drink?"

"Why-er-no, not to excess," was the astonished reply.

"How much does he make?"

"He doesn't work, " said the lady. "He is a capitalist."

"You keep out of debt, I hope?"

"Of course, child. What on earth do you mean by all these impudent questions?"

"Impudent?" said the little girl. "Why, Ma'am, Mother told me to be sure and behave like a lady, and when ladies call at our rooms they always question Mother like that."

Most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the origins of chocolate can be traced back to Central and South America. For centuries, the natives there regarded cocoa as a gift from the gods. But how did chocolate go from being the food of the gods to being the food of love?

Around A.D. 600, the Mayas were the main aboriginal group in Central America. They established the first cocoa plantations and used the cocoa bean as the main ingredient in a dark, bitter drink that we would call ¡°chocolate.¡± The Mayas believed that chocolate had mystical properties---but cocoa also had commercial value. In fact, cocoa beans were used as a form of currency that was worth its weight in gold!

Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez was the first European explorer to realize cocoa's commercial possibilities. When he arrived in the New World in 1519, he soon established his own cocoa plantation. In 1529, Cortez returned to Spain and introduced chocolate---as a drink mixed with sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon---to European society.

It caught on---especially with the nobility, who fancied hot chocolate as an aphrodisiac. As its popularity spread, people found new ways to make and use chocolate. These days, chocolate is enjoyed as both a tasty treat and a romantic indulgence. Whether it is in delectable desserts or crunchy candy, people the world over are still in love with chocolate.

Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.

¡¡¡¡But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull in the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering-waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

¡¡¡¡"When we reach the station, that will be it!" We cry. "When I'm 18." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!" "When I put the last kid through college." "When I have paid off the mortgage! " "When I get a promotion." "When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!

¡¡¡¡Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.

¡¡¡¡"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118£º24£º"This is the day which the Lord hath made£»we will rejoice and be glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.

¡¡¡¡So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.

Always be understanding to your enemies,

Loyal to your friends.

Always be strong enough to face the world each day,

Weak enough to know that you cannot do everything alone.

Always be generous to those who need your help,

Frugal with that you need yourself.

Always be wise enough to know that you do not know everything,

Foolish enough to believe in miracles.

Always be willing to share your joys,

Willing to share the sorrows of others.

Always be a leader when you see a path that others have missed,

A follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.

Always be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds,

The last to criticize a colleague who fails.

Always be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble,

Sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.

Always be loving to those who love you,

Loving to those who do not love you; they may change.

Do you condemn yourself for things which you did--or failed to do--in the past? Everyone does this at some point. However, if you want to lead a successful and productive life, it is imperative that you release the past and not blame yourself for events which have already transpired and which cannot be changed.

The successful person takes this approach: Learn from past mistakes and make adjustments in future behavior. The strategy of berating yourself for past conduct solves nothing and only serves to lower your self-esteem. You create a vicious cycle where negative experiences and negative feelings are reinforced, which leads to more negative outcomes and more negative feelings.

If you insist on dwelling in the past, I suggest that you focus on your past successes. Visualizing and thinking about past successes is an excellent way to build confidence and self-esteem. What you think about is what you become. Therefore, when you concentrate on your successes, you help to create future successes.

When you find yourself starting to dwell on past negative experiences, immediately halt and remind yourself: "There is nothing I can do now which will change what happened. I learned a valuable lesson and will act in a more constructive manner next time." Regardless of what you have done--or failed to do--the only sane approach is to accept it and move forward.

This is Faith at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. The successful individual does not waste precious mental energy dwelling on past events which cannot be changed. Instead, he or she uses past mistakes as learning experiences and springboards to future successes.