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Abundance

Abundanceisalifestyle,awayoflivingyourlife.Itisnotsomethingyoubuynowandthenpulldownfromthecupboard,dustoffanduseonceortwice,andthenreturntothecupboard.Abundanceisaphilosophy.Itappearsinyourphysiology,yourvaluesystem,anditcarriesitsownsetofbeliefs.Youwalkwithit,sleepwithit,bathewithit,feelwithit,andneedtomaintainandtakecareofitaswell.Abundancedoesn’talwaysrequiremoney.Manypeoplelivewithallthatmoneycanbuyyetliveemptyinside.Abundancebeginsinsidewithsomemainself-ingredientslikelove,care,kindnessandgentleness,thoughtfulnessandcompassion.Abundanceisastateofbeing.Itradiatesoutward.Itshineslikethesunamongthemanymoonsintheworld.Abundanceisseeingpeoplefortheirgiftsandnotwhattheylackorcouldbe.

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AmericanEnglishvs.BritishEnglish

Intheearly18thcentury,Englishspellingwasnotstandardized.Differencesbecamenoticeableafterthepublishingofinfluentialdictionaries.Today'

sBritishEnglishspellingsfollow,forthemostpart,thoseofSamuelJohnson'

sADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,whereasmanyAmericanEnglishspellingsfollowNoahWebster'

sAnAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.

WebsterwasastrongproponentofEnglishspellingreformforreasonsbothphilologicalandnationalistic.ManyspellingchangesproposedintheUnitedStatesbyWebsterhimself,andintheearly20thcenturybytheSimplifiedSpellingBoard,nevercaughton.AmongthespellingreformsupportersinEngland,theinfluenceofthosewhopreferredtheNorman（orAnglo-French）spellingsofwordsprovedtobedecisive.LaterspellingadjustmentsintheUnitedKingdomhadlittleeffectontoday'

sAmericanspellingsandvice-versa.Inmanycases,AmericanEnglishstrayedinthe19thcenturyfrommainstreamBritishspelling,butithasalsokeptsomeolderspellings.

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WeAreStandingHere

“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite...”Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomake.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justlikeasculptorcarvingastatuefromashapelessstone.

Thepastisgoneandstatic.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Eachdaywillbringwithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.

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GetaThoroughUnderstandingofOneself

Inallone'

slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.Butitispreciselyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendtooverestimateyourself.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself.It'

slikelythatyouthinkitwiseforyourselftoknowyourplaceandstayalooffromworldlywearingamaskofcowardice,behindwhichtheflowofsapinyourlifewillberetarded.

Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneselfandbeasoberrealist--awareofbothone'

sstrengthandshortage.Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts.

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HowtoMaintainYourLoveRelationship

Inordertoexperienceeverlastingloveinlife,yououghttofirstfigureoutwhatismissinginyourlifeandthenfillinthegaps.Peoplefallinandoutoflovebecausetheyexpecttheirloverstobeeverythingtothemanddoeverythingforthem.Theythenbecomedissatisfiedwhenthepartnersfailtomeetalltheirrequirements.Ifyouhaveadreamofachievingeverlastingloveyouwouldbettercreateyourveryownlifecrownedbyhobbies,interestsandbeneficialpassions.Thismakesyouafullloverwhenyouenjoyacomplete,interestinglifeonyourown.Createaworldofyourown.Onyourto-dolistsaddforgiveness.Somepeoplefindithardtoforgivetheirpartnersespeciallyiftheyhappenedtocatchthemcheatingonthem.Seekprofessionalhelpfromamarriageandrelationshipcounselor.Thisisanimportantmovetowardssearchforeverlastinglove.Itisalwayshealthytoforgivewhileyoucan.Disappointmentsandsadnessarepartoflife.

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ReleasingthePast

Doyoucondemnyourselfforthingswhichyoudid—orfailedtodo—inthepast?

Everyonedoesthisatsomepoint.However,ifyouwanttoleadasuccessfulandproductivelife,itisimperativethatyoureleasethepastanddonotblameyourselfforeventswhichhavealreadytranspiredandwhichcannotbechanged.

Thesuccessfulpersontakesthisapproach:

Learnfrompastmistakesandmakeadjustmentsinfuturebehavior.Thestrategyofberatingyourselfforpastconductsolvesnothingandonlyservestoloweryourself-esteem.Ifyouinsistondwellinginthepast,Isuggestthatyoufocusonyourpastsuccesses.Visualizingandthinkingaboutpastsuccessesisanexcellentwaytobuildconfidenceandself-esteem.Whatyouthinkaboutiswhatyoubecome.Therefore,whenyouconcentrateonyoursuccesses,youhelptocreatefuturesuccesses.

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Change

Inlife,changeisinevitable.Tofindasmoothsailinyourlovelifeyouhavetolearntoforgiveandmoveonwithacleanslate.Acceptchangeswhentheyarriveinsteadoffightingthereality.Nomatterhowsettledyoumightbeitisgoodtoknowthatthingscanchangeinaninstant.Alwaysaccepttheunexpected.Alwaysfindhappinessinwhatyouhaveandbegratefultoownwhatyouhave.Itisagreatsecrettoeverlastinglove.

Despitethegreatestfearanduncertaintiesoftheunknown,whentheinevitablethingshappenyouwilllookbackonthegoodoldtimesandwishthatyouhadbeenmoregratefulwhenthingsweremorecolorful.Toenjoyyourlovelifeyoushouldgivethankseverymomentandlearntoappreciatethesmallproblemsyouexperiencebecauseunknowntoyoutheycangetworseandsometimetheyprobablywill.

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HaveFaith,andExpecttheBest

Faithbeginsbybelievinginyourheartthatwhatisrighthasachance.Faithisknowinginyourheartthatgoodcanovercomeevil,thatthesuncanshineinarainstorm.Faithispeacefulandcomforting,becauseitcomesfromwithinwherenoonecaninvadeyourprivatedreams.Faithisnotsomethingyoucandemandorcommand;

itisaresultofcommitmenttobelief.Faithisbelievinginsomethingyoucannotseeorhear,somethingdeepinsidethatonlyyouunderstandandonlyyoucontrol.Faithistrustinginyourselfenoughtoknowthatnomatterhowthingsturnout,youwillmakethebestofthem.Tohavefaithwhereyoucannotsee;

tobewillingtoworkoninthedark;

tobeconsciousofthefactthatsolongasyoustriveforthebest,therearebetterthingsontheway—thisinitselfissuccess.

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TheArtofForgiveness

Toforgivemaybedivine,butnooneeversaiditwaseasy.Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourgrudge.Butforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlessdepression,angerandstressandmorehopefulness.Soitcanhelpsaveonthewearandtearonourorgans,reducethewearingoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeopletofeelmorevital.

Sohowdoyoustartthehealing?

Tryfollowingthesesteps:

Calmyourself.Todefuseyouranger,tryasimplestressmanagementtechnique.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:

abeautifulsceneinnature,someoneyoulove.Don'

twaitforanapology.Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyouhasnointentionofapologizing.

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WhyAmericansDon’tReallyWantToBreakup?

IndependencemovementsareonthemarchinmanyWesterncountries,butthesecessionistswhohavebeenmakingnewsintheUSsincelastmonth'

selectionarenot,realistically,goinganywhere.Americansare,infact,unusuallykeentosticktogether.Whyisthis?

TheUSAisadividedcountry,we'

reoftentold,polarizedinaculturalcivilwarbetweentheblueandredbitsonitsmap.UnlikealmostalloftheirWesterncounterparts,however,Americansappearremarkablyhappytostaytogetherdespitetheirdifferences.

Whilethestatesandthefederalgovernmentmayhavecomeintoconflictfromtimetotime—mostnotablyduringthecivilwarandthecivilrightsreformsofthe1960s—theconstitutionhashelpedtopreventfrictionbetweenpartsofthenationwithdifferentgoverningphilosophies.

WhileseparatistpartiesarethrivinginCanadaandEurope,recentbidstotakeindividualstates