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Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.

Mitch Albom

I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don’t allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each every morning, a few tears, and that’s all.
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Cry Focus Goodness Morning Myself Tears
Anger is a poison. It eats us inside. We think when we hate someone we hurt them, but hatred is a curved blade, and the harm we do to others we also do to ourselves.
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Angry Harm Hate Hurt Ourselves Poison Thinking
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
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Deep Forget Gratitude Loss Present
Once heaven is done with grandma, we’d like her back, thanks.
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Family Heaven Return Thankful
I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.
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Growth Home Memories Notice Thinking Tree Yourself
You can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.
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Collection Life Yourself
You can’t get stuck on what should have happened. That doesn’t help you.
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Help Past Stuck Yourself
There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like.
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Formula Life Need Party Relationship Room
When you come to the end, that’s where God begins.
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Beginning End God Spiritual Yourself
When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.
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Eyes Love Mom Purity World
People are only mean when they are threatened.
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Feeling People Threat
Scenery without solace is meaningless.
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Meaning Scenery Solace Solitude View
We cannot stop what Heaven chooses.
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Choice Heaven One Liner Stop
You know what really offers you satisfaction? Offering others what you have to give.
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Offering Satisfaction Yourself
Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge.
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Escape Home Rare Silence
When you’re rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those you love.
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Love People Worst Yourself

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