Special Cheers

Many young girls who dream of becoming a cheerleader will get turned away. But what if a group of these outsiders pulled together and made their own cheer squad?

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A boat was docked in a tiny fishing village.
A tourist complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
“Not very long,” answered the fisherman.
“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the visitor.
The fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient [...]

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Choose Your Attitude

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others giving away the last piece of bread. They may have been few in number- but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

~Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

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Serenity, What Is It

I was having a discussion with my son this morning and he asked me “what is serenity?”.
I have my own ideas but decided to look at the dictionary to see what Webster had to say. The definitions that I found are:
Serenity \Se*ren”i*ty\, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F. s['e]r['e]nit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being [...]

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Nothing Happens By Mistake

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, there is a line that has given me great comfort in my daily life. It is talking about the things that are put before us and how we handle them.
The line states that “nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God’s world by mistake”.
To me, this says that there is [...]

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The Optimist Creed

Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only [...]

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Judge not lest yea be judged

One of the “gurus” that I listen to (Wayne Dyer) is as very spiritual individual and is a very active supporter of forgiveness.
It is his belief that when we judge someone, we are not defining them as much as we are defining ourselves. We are spending more time being concerned about the externals than about [...]

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