Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
BARBARA JOHNSONBeing codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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As you’re rushing through life, take time to stop a moment, look into people’s eyes, say something kind, and try to make them laugh!
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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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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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Have we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
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We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God’s grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.
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Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
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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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Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
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Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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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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Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life.
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I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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The most important things in your home are people.
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