Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother
BARBARA JOHNSONBeing codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
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We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
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We cannot protect ourselves from trouble, but we can dance through the puddles of life with a rainbow smile, twirling the only umbrella we need — the umbrella of God’s love.
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Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we’re down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
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Stop what you are doing long enough to enjoy the sunset, listen to a special song that lifts you up, or pick up the phone and share some special thought with a caring friend.
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If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. … I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn’t know were there.
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We are destined for joy no matter how difficult our daily life. Something in us responds to the happiness other people experience, because we glimpse life as God intended it to be.
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How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!
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The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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