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Ice Cream

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Last week I took my children to a restaurant.  My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace.
 As we bowed our heads he said,  "God is good. God is great.  Thank you for the food,  and I would even thank you more if  Mom gets us ice cream for desse

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God's Coffee

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A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. 
 
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and r

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The Echo of Life

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A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams Ahhhhhhhhh . Surprised he hears a voice coming from the mountain, Ahhhhhhhhh !


Filled with curiosity, he screams: Who are you , but the only answ

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Plato's Words of Wisdom

8110354066?profile=original( Plato (c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was an immensely influential classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens. Along with his mentor, Socrat

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Living in Pure Awareness

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Nowadays, there is so much talk about Self Realization, enlightenment and freedom. We hear and read about thoughts, the mind, concentration, meditation and inner growth techniques. People search, read, study and wander about to find th

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René Descartes Quotes

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René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. Descartes has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western phi

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Find Your Courage!

12 Everyday Acts of Courage to Create the Life You Really Want!

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By Margie Warrell

1. The Courage to Take Responsibility
Whilst you can't always control your circumstances you can always choose how you will respond to them. No matter what challenges you

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Life's Observations

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How do you throw away a garbage can?

Why in baseball is it called the World Series if it is only played in the U.S.A?

Why do old men have hair in their ears?

Why are buttons on guys' shirts on a different side than girls' shirts?

Why are things typed up

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Richard Bach Quotes

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Richard David Bach (born 23 June 1936) is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, and others. His books espouse his p

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Confucius Says...

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Confucius Quotes

( Confucius (28 September 551 B.C. – 479 B.C.) was a Chinese social philosopher and thinker, whose teachings deeply influenced the life and thought of chinese people. Confucius was contemporary of enlightened mystic Lao Tzu)

What you d

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Analogies and Metaphors

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These came from the annual "Dark and Stormy Night" competition. Actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays:

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.

2. His thoughts tumble

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The Inner Powers

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By Remez Sasson

We all possess various inner powers, but they are often in a dormant state. In order to awaken these inner powers and start using them, special training and inner work is required. Sometimes, due to various unpredicted circumstances, s

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