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        I CHOOSE LOVE...
        No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

        I CHOOSE JOY...
        I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical...the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

        I CHOOSE PEACE...
        I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

        I CHOOSE PATIENCE...
        I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

        I CHOOSE KINDNESS...
        I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone, kind to the rich, for they are afraid, and kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

        I CHOOSE GOODNESS...
        I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will see the good in others when it is hard to find. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.

        I CHOOSE FAITHFULNESS...
        Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My spouse will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their parent will not come home. I CHOOSE GENTLENESS...
        Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

        I CHOOSE SELF-CONTROL...
        I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot rule the eternal. I choose self-control.

        LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, AND SELF-CONTROL...

        The Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek God's face. And then when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
        -Anonymous

        ~~ Warm Thoughts of You ~~ Thoughts can warm like sunshine cheer like bright bouquets of flowers... Thoughts can cross the miles and touch a day with happy hours... Thoughts can bring back places, faces, friends, and fun times, too... Thoughts can do all that and more when they're thoughts of me and you.



        My Friend You Are My Friend....... Regardless Of Skin Color.... Regardless Of Size...... I Love You For Who You Are..... Even Though We Haven't Met Face To Face.... I Still Consider You A Friend...... You Will Always Carry A Special Place In My Heart..... We Can Talk About Anything, And We Do..... If You Are Ever In A Bind, You Can Count On Me..... Wherever You Are In This World..... I Will Always Be By Your Side..... If You Need Support, You Can Count On Me.... You Call, And I Will Be There..... So Thank You For Being My Friend.... I Love You For That. I prayed for you before we met, Not knowing who you'd be. I asked the Lord to send a friend, One chosen just for me. I asked that they'd be godly, With wisdom of His ways. A friend to help and guide me, In the troubles of these days. So often in life, we need someone, To listen while we talk. Someone who will not condemn or judge, But encourage as we walk. The narrow road we choose to follow, may sometimes make us stumble. But to have a friend to catch our fall, Teaches us to be humble. When I asked the Lord to send a friend, though many came and went, He gave me much more that I ever asked, For you are the friend He sent.

        A friend should be radical; They should love you when you're unlovable, Hug you when you're unhuggable, And bear you when you're unbearable. A friend should be fanatical; They should cheer when the whole world boos, Dance when you get good news, And cry when you cry too. But most of all, a friend should be mathematical, They should multiply the joy, Divide the sorrow, Subtract the past, and add to tomorrow, Calculate the need deep in your heart, And always be bigger than the sum of all their parts.

        Friends 1.) If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh 2.) "True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost." - Charles Caleb Colton 3.)"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." 4.) "Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend." - Albert Camus. 5.) "Strangers are just friends waiting to happen." 6.)"Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life." 7.)"Friendship is one mind in two bodies." - Mencius 8.)"Friends are God's way of taking care of us." 9.)"If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend." - Stone Temple Pilots 10.)"I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay." - Dave Matthews Band 11.) "If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them" 12.) "Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. 13.) Best friends listen to what you don't say." 14.) "We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere" - Tim McGraw



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