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 JOHNSONIf we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Always remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
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Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.
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Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
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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
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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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It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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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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We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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The most important things in your home are people.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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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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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
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Smile…it kills time between disasters.
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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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