Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.
BARBARA JOHNSONLove is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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Life can be wonderful. Do your best not to miss it!” Enjoy what it is before it isn’t anymore. Dare to slip on a pair of bunny slippers once in a while! Surprise yourself! Enjoy the little things because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things!
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
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Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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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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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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Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
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If 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.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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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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My karma just ran over my dogma.
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Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life.
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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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