We all have tough times. Hold on to hope, Tomorrow is coming. Hang on. Whatever you’re going through, you’ll get through. There are people depending on you. There are people who love you. They’re your anchor. The storms will pass, the clouds will break, and the sun will shine again on you. Yes, your best days are in front of you. It’s never over, it’s just beginning.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Things that are Real
I have a workout shirt I don’t think I can part with. We’ve become good friends over the years. It’s wearing out. When I slip it on, it feels good against my skin. I have other things like my workout shirt. They’re real. They stand up. They pass the test of time. Some are material things and some are friends. We can always count on them. They make life easier and more enjoyable.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ The Best Kind of Friends
The best kind of friends are the friends who place no conditions on the friendship. There are no  unspoken conditions or attached strings or chains. A friend like this will be with you when you celebrate and when you fall. They’ll stand by you when you’re moody and when you are jumping for joy. They’ll stand by you in times of sorrow and cheer you on when you succeed. They have no envy in them. Treasure these kinds of friends, they are rare gems.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Be the Best You Can Be
We all can be the best we can be if we throw ourselves into it. My dad loved growing tomatoes. He kept a rain barrel filled with water and added chicken manure to it. He used the the fertilized mixture to water his tomatoes plants. He pruned them, watched carefully for tomato bugs. The plants were his pets each summer. The harvest was spectacular each year. He gave bags of tomatoes to neighbors, mom canned tomatoes for the winter. He was being the best he could be at growing tomatoes. What are you being the best you can be at?
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Which Will You Choose?
I saw a short YouTube video where the famous musician, Quincy Jones, was sharing the best advice he ever heard. He quoted Mark Twain, “Anger is an acid that does more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to the vessel to which it is poured.” Holding on to anger is like holding on to a stick of dynamite with a burning fuse. When we turn our minds from anger, we create a space for constructive thoughts. There is an inverse proportion between our sense of peace and and our sense of anger. As one goes up, the other goes down. I know which one I want to choose, how about you?
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Love and Loving
When we are deeply loved, we discover a deep sense of self worth, security, and affirmation. When we offer our deep love in return we realize we have strength we never knew existed. Love heals, love strengthens, love brings two people together on a singular journey.Take a chance on love again and again.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ There’s Always Time
There’s always time. There’s always time to take the important person in your life in your arms and say, “I love you. You’re important.” There’s always time to call an aging parent, it may be the only call they get all day. There’s always time to notice a co-worker’s worried brow and ask, “How are you doing? Want to have coffee?” The more we become aware of the people around us, the more we can do to give them a boost. It just may make their day.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ You Are the Right Man or Woman
You are the right man or woman for the place you find yourself. Think about it, without you in this place their would be a great void. You’re filling the void. Your voice, your skills, your ideas and views of life are all important in your place. Wow! You are needed.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ A Meaningful Life
A meaningful  life is a life driven by purpose. It is the force that gets us out of bed in the morning. It is the force that gets to shower, dress, and get going. Our life’s purpose is different for everyone. My immigrant grandfather died early leaving my immigrant grandmother with 11 children. She had no choice, circumstances filled her life with purpose. She had to single-handedly raise a large family. Sometimes life forces a meaning on us and asks us to say yes to it. It’s not always easy to say yes when life asks us to make a difficult choice. When we make the right choice, a pathway opens. Great purposes surround us, grab hold of one and make it your own.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Bring Your A Game
What are you up to today? Did you have your morning cup of coffee or tea? I did. Are you ready to take on the day and everything it tosses at you? Lots of people are counting on you today. They’re going to be happy you show up and bring your A game. When today is over, you’ll have had more wins than losses. You’ll have made a difference in each space where you traveled. We need you and your A game. Bring it on. C’mon, you can do it.
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