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!
BARBARA JOHNSONLaughter 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
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
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We can never untangle all the woes in other people’s lives. We can’t produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart.
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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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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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Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
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God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
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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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Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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True love doesn’t have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you.
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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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Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
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Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
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We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
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