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I have the power to set myself free by conquering the personal shortcomings that chain me to my problems. And not the least of these is the short-sightedness that has made me refuse to accept responsibility for the way I am. (One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, 11 August)
There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. (Joseph Addison in One More Day by Sefra Kobrin Pitzele, 30 July)
By taking time each day to withdraw from the distractions of the external world, we grow in spiritual knowledge. When the chips are down, this spiritual strength which we developed by daily prayer and meditation is what will see us through. (Food For Thought, 31 July)
Immediate negative reactions to people are reflections of those things you like or dislike about yourself. (Suzanne Somers, 365 Ways to Change Your Life, Day 242)
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Today a house in our neighborhood is to be sold at the county courthouse. There have been issues at this property for several years. The last occupant was the son of the owner. As far as we could tell he never did get the power company to turn on the power. Rather, for months he ran a generator in the backyard where the noise annoyed many of the neighbors. This morning I learned from the real estate agent who lives on 76th Court that two houses are "short selling." One of them is the former house of Melva's friend, Lil. The agent sold this home for Lil and got $306,000 after two Hispanics got into a bidding war for it. Which reminds us of the value of listening to the warning, "Let the buyer beware!"
Mr. Dickie
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