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“The soul is dyed by the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become.” — Heraclitus Reflection: There is an interesting story of one who became a writer of worldwide influence, who in her youth was said to be the homeliest girl in the town where she lived. There was not an attractive line in her face. The girl herself recognized the fact that she had no beauty, nothing in her features to win others to her, and with charming good sense and in an admirable spirit she resolved to overcome the physical disadvantage by making her life and her personality so beautiful that people would love her and be attracted to her in spite of her homeliness. So she began to cultivate the graces of kindliness, gentleness, and friendliness. She yielded her heart to the full sway of love. She became a minister of help, of cheer, of comfort, of joy, to all within her reach. Wherever there was sickness, care, trouble, need, or sorrow — she found her way, carrying the blessing of her kindly presence and the ministry of her gentle hands. She became known everywhere as a messenger of love. People forgot her homeliness, in the congenial warmth of her spirit. She was spoken of now, not as the homely girl, but as an angel of love in the community. Her face never grew beautiful and attractive in its physical features, but there was a light in it in later years which adorned its homeliness. Love is a wondrous beautifier. No matter what you look like, beautiful or unattractive, we can all take to heart the message in this story.
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Quote of the day:
“Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.” — David O. McKay Reflection: We are the sum of our thoughts. We cannot for any length of time behave in a way that is inconsistent with our thinking. You will not be able to change your attitude for the better unless you know what is currently impacting it for the worse. When professional loggers are floating logs down a river and they discover a log-jam, they climb up a large tree near the river so that they can look over the problem and find the cause. What they’re looking for is the key log that is creating the problem. Once they remove that, the river takes care of the rest. An inexperienced person could spend hours, days, even weeks moving around logs without results. Similarly, if these words are speaking to your heart, why not step back and find the negative thoughts or values that are jamming up your life. You don’t necessarily need to change all of your thinking—just the few items that are keeping a positive attitude from flowing in you. Pin-point what is jamming things up and then take measures to change that and your life should start flowing again. |
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