Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
BARBARA JOHNSONGod will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Worry is the senseless process of cluttering up tomorrows opportunities with leftover problems from today
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It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
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Always remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
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The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
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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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All we can take with us to heaven is what we leave behind in the lives we touch.
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Violets are God’s apology for February.
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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.
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Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!
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I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
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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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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
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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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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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Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
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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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Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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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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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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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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Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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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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