This Is One Of The Kindest Things You May Ever See..

It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:

Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, ‘ To Meredith ‘ in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, ‘ When a Pet Dies.. ‘ Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey and this note:

Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.
Abbey isn ‘ t sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don ‘ t need our bodies in heaven, I don ‘ t have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by..
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I ‘ m easy to find, I am wherever there is love.
Love,
God

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Change

“The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

— Alphonse Karr

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The Man!

Most of the inspiring words that you read here come from a man (Ralph Marston) who knows nothing but motivation and inspiration. I cannot help myself when I read him, he is like the daily dose of life for me. When I am not feeling too good and the feelings are low I know where and who might have a little solution for me. I have always said the words are seldom mine and you will find more of touching at GREAT DAY!

I hate to take credit for anything which is not mine and I think I need to spell it out loud to you all, Most of the Inspiration and Motivation here has come from GREAT DAY!

Have a Great Day All!
And stay motivated because that way life is just a situation which starts and ends when and how you want it :)

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Over the top

I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top.

At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles- a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other- that kept me going.

— Hunter S. Thompson

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4 purposes that unite us all

1. Be as happy as possible.

2. Live life the way you desire.

3. Change the lives of others.

4. Leave the world a little better than when we were born into it.

And yes to all the negative Nancys and Neds: not everyone will fulfill these purposes, but everyone can.

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Sharing An Inspiration

Most of the inspiring words that you read here come from a man (Ralph Marston) who knows nothing but motivation. I have always said the words are seldom mine and you will fine more of touching at GREAT DAY!

I hate to take credit for anything which is not mine and I think I need to spell it out loud to you all, Most of the Inspiration and Motivation here has come from GREAT DAY!

Have a Great Day All!

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Magical

"You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the magic tissue of the universe of your life. No one can take it from you. No one receives either more or less than you receive. Waste your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will, and the supply will never be withheld from you. Moreover, you cannot draw on the future. Impossible to get into debt. You can only waste the passing movements. You cannot waste tomorrow. It is kept for you."

Arnold Bennett

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Life Situation

"What you refer to as your “life” should more accurately be called your “life situation.” It is psychological time: past and future. Certain things in the past didn’t go the way you wanted them to go. You are still resisting what happened in the past and now you are resisting what is. Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the NOW and therefore your unhappiness.
Forget about your life situation for awhile and pay attention to your life. Your life situation exists in time. Your life is NOW. Your life situation is Mind-Stuff. Your life is REAL."

Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

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Anthony Robbins Mental Feng Shui-21 Secrets Of Success

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, t heir conversational skills will be as important as any other.

3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

4. When you say, ‘I love you,’ mean it.

5. When you say, ‘I’m sorry,’ look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

7. Believe in love at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.

9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.

12. Talk slowly but think quickly.

13. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, ‘Why do you want to know?’

14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

15. Say ‘bless you’ when you hear someone sneeze..

16. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

17. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

18. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

19. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

21. Spend some time alone..

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Dont

"Don’t change: Desire to change is the enemy of love.
Don’t change yourselves: Love yourselves as you are.
Don’t change others: Love all others as they are.
Don’t change the world: It is in God’s hands and he knows.
And if you do that change will occur
Marvellously in its own way and in its own time
Yield to the current of life unencumbered by baggage."

Anthony de Mello

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KFC(Keeping Fantastic Character) Secret Recipe

You may know or remember that Colonel Harland Sanders of KFC said that he has a Secret Recipe for KFC which made KFC Fried Chicken one of the Best Fried Chicken around? Ever wonder the Secret Recipes for Life itself?

Well here’s my own KFC (Keeping Fantastic Character) Secret Recipe for a Better Life.:

2 cups of Passion
1/2 tsp of Commitment
1/2 tsp of Smile
1/2 tsp of Music
1/2 tsp of Initiative
1 tbsp of Optimism
1 tbsp of Dreams/ Goals
1 tbsp of Knowledge
4 tbsp of Love
2 tsp of Honesty
1 tsp of Humor
3 tbsp Happiness

Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl of daily life or routinity.

Dip yourself inside the social environment.
Then turn yourself over in regular daily conflicts and intrigues.
Finally plunge yourself in the mixed mixture (above)

Happy Cooking Guys…:)

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There Is Always a Reason to Be Grateful.

The purpose of gratitude is to connect yourself to a higher vision of life….Once you realize that you alone are the projector of reality, you will no longer be dominated by external events. You will correct the mistake that lies at the very root of victimization: a belief that the movie controls you, instead of the other way around.

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make a difference

"I have one life and one chance to make it count for something … I’m free to choose what that something is, and the something I’ve chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference."

Jimmy Carter

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This is life in all its glory

Today is your big moment. Moments, really. The life you’ve been waiting for is happening all around you. The scene unfolding right outside your window is worth more than the most beautiful painting, and the crackers and peanut butter that you’re having for lunch on the coffee table are as profound, in their own way, as the Last Supper. This is it. This is life in all its glory, swirling and unfolding around us, disguised as pedantic, pedestrian non-events. But pull of the mask and you will find your life, waiting to be made, chosen, woven, crafted

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learned what is obvious

"And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love."

Nicholas Sparks

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Unconditional success

Success comes more quickly and more surely to those who refuse to put conditions on their commitment. An attitude of "whatever is convenient" won't accomplish very much. An attitude of "whatever it takes" is impossible to stop.

What is your priority -- convenience or commitment? What do you seek most passionately -- comfort or accomplishment? Do you look for the easiest way out, or the most effective way to move forward?

Unconditional commitment produces unconditional success. When opportunity comes along you must follow it, or it will leave you behind. It will rarely be convenient and will often be uncomfortable. It will interrupt your favorite TV show, and ask that you drive to the other side of town or fly to the other side of the world. It will require that you meet new people, learn new skills, get up earlier in the morning.

Whatever it takes, for as long as it takes -- that will accomplish anything.

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What if?

It's common to become upset and ineffective when things go wrong. What if you became more determined, more positive, and more focused instead?

It's easy to be insulted and defensive when another person criticizes you. What if, instead, you listened with an open mind and made an effort to understand the person's point?

It's natural to give up after the first few attempts fail to bring the desired results. What if you persisted as long as necessary?

It's convenient to make quick judgments about people, ideas and circumstances based on initial appearances. What if, instead, you took the time to look more deeply?

It's comfortable to go through each day making the same old assumptions, not venturing very far from what you already know. What if, instead, you truly opened yourself to the vast, vibrant richness of life?

You know how life can be, living the way you've always lived. What if you knew it could be even better, and used each moment to make it so?

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The power of truth

The more completely you live in truth, the more fully you will connect to and realize your best possibilities. Truth will show you who you are, and enable you to go where you most sincerely wish to go.

Truth is not always the easiest or most convenient choice, and it can often be painful. Yet in the long run, truth never fails to be the best course.

When you seek to avoid the truth, you'll put a great amount of effort into a pursuit that will take you backwards. Instead, work your way willingly toward truth at every opportunity, and you'll always be making real progress.

Those who fight against the truth are fighting a losing battle. Use every opportunity, in every moment, to put yourself on the side of truth.

Deception costs much and gains nothing of any value. Truth sets you free to achieve, to learn, to experience, express and fulfill the best that is within you.

Be true to yourself, to others, to the world around you and to all of life. Truth will always keep you looking and moving forward.

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It takes strength

It takes strength to do what must be done when the work is unpleasant and uncomfortable. It takes strength to persist in the face of obstacles, when it would be much easier to simply give up.

It takes strength to be polite to someone when that person has been rude to you. It takes strength to be truthful when a lie would be more convenient.

It takes strength to build for the future. It takes strength to resist temptations and distractions.

It takes strength to do what is right. It takes strength to make an effort when it would be easier to make up an excuse.

It takes strength to do all these things. And all the while, these are the very things that build even more strength.

Be truthful, do what you know is right, put forth effort when it is called for, persist, and the more you do so, the more easily you'll be able to do so. Exercise your strength, and you'll surely grow stronger, more capable, and successful in each endeavor.

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Another Way

When you're venturing into an unknown place, and you're gripped by fear, and it seems that the only choice is to turn back, remember that there is another way. You can choose to feel the fear, learn from it, let it prepare you, and then move confidently forward.

When you've known extreme disappointment, and it seems that the whole world is against you, and you just want to give up, remember that there is another way. You can choose to put your disappointments behind you, and look ahead toward the very best you can envision.

If someone has hurt you, and the pain is intense, and it seems that anger and vengeance are your only choices, remember that there is another way. You can choose to re-direct your energy into positively and productively improving the situation, rather than just creating more destruction.

When it seems that your only choice is a negative one, there is always another way. When it seems that the only alternatives are defeat and dismay, there is always another way.

Remember, in your most difficult moments, that there's another, more positive way. See it, follow it, live it and you'll lift up your world at every opportunity.

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Choices

It is just as easy to succeed as it is to fail.

It is just as easy to be kind as it is to be cruel.

It is just as easy to listen as it is to talk.

It is just as easy to save your money as it is to waste it.

It is just as easy to call a friend as it is to watch television.

It is just as easy to take a walk as it is to take a nap.

It is just as easy to help someone as it is to hurt them.

It is just as easy to have a positive outlook as it is to be negative.

It is just as easy to get up at 5:30 as it is to get up at 8:00.

Life is determined by a series of choices, each one building on the one before. The significance of each individual choice may not seem that great. When added together, however, it is all the choices you make that combine to put you where you are.

Most people agonize over the big choices and don't even think about the little ones, though the little choices are what make the big ones possible. Making the little choice every day to get up early and get right to work, enables you to eventually make the big choices such as where to live and what kind of work to do. Little choices such as what to eat and how much exercise to get will eventually determine how long and how well you live.

Every moment of every day is an opportunity. What you do with that opportunity is determined by the little choices you make along the way.

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It's got to come from the heart

I heard a great song on the radio the other day. I think it was by Kathy Mattea. The chorus went something like this:

You've got to sing like you don't need the money,
You've got to love like you'll never get hurt,
You've got to dance like nobody's watching,
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work.

The song was from the perspective of a daughter remembering advice about "life" that her father had given her. In those four short lines of the chorus, there's a lot of great advice.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money

If you act like you desperately need money, you're going to have approximately zero success in network marketing. People simply aren't attracted to desperation. How do you feel when you see someone on the street corner with a sign that says "Homeless, Hungry, Please Help"? If that person came to you with a business opportunity, would you be interested? Now what if that same person, with the same business opportunity, showed up in a shiny, new Lincoln Town Car? Would you be more interested? But you don't have to go blow a lot of money on a fancy car just to get respect. What's more important is your attitude. If you're always whining and complaining about not having enough money, you're certainly not going to get many people to work with you. But if you develop an attitude of success, if you look at things from a positive perspective, if you look at problems as opportunities, if you have an exciting vision for the future, you'll attract people to you like magnet.

You've got to love like you'll never get hurt

You are going to have a lot of disappointments along the way. The harder you try, the more disappointment you'll have. But that's no reason not to try. Because if you persevere, you will have success. You simply can't let the disappointment get to you. You can't allow yourself to become discouraged, to feel rejected, to quit. You must get your motivation from within yourself. You must have a vision and a dream that is big enough to stand up to the setbacks that come your way. You must find a reason for what you're doing, and constantly remind yourself of that reason. If you can do that, you'll make yourself bulletproof to all the setbacks and disappointments.

You've got to dance like nobody's watching

Is your fear of "what would other people think" holding you back? Are you reluctant to try something new because you're afraid of being embarrassed? We're all human, and we all look foolish sometimes. But so what? The only people who never look foolish are the ones who never try. If you're confident in your purpose, and focused on your goals, it really doesn't matter what other people think. Dance, dance, dance, and don't worry about being embarrassed. The ultimate embarrassment is never to have tried.

It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work

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It's your life

When you blame others for your problems, you give up your ability to solve them. Do you really want to do that?

No matter who may have done what, your best strategy is to take responsibility for it. Though it may be their fault, it's your life. Don't depend on those who have hurt you in the past to help you in the future. Forget about who is to blame. Focus on what is to be done.

If you're not satisfied with your circumstances, it's up to you to change them for the better. Certainly there are many things outside your control. Accept them, adjust for them, and put your efforts into moving forward as a result of your own thoughts, your own actions.

The energy it would take to blame and hold a grudge can be used instead to make a positive difference. Rather than perpetuating something unpleasant in your past, choose to leave it behind. Create your future the way you would like it to be.

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Kindness

In any situation, you have a choice of how to react. When things are tense, frantic and hurried, stop and show a little kindness. An encouraging word, a helpful gesture, an offer of assistance or understanding can go a long way to turn things around.

It is easy to complain when things aren't going right. It is easy to criticize everyone and everything. But where does that get you? Perhaps a little kindness and understanding would help to change the situation. It certainly won't hurt.

People will respond to kindness. If you want someone on your side, if you want to persuade someone to see your point of view, one of the best ways is to approach them with sincere kindness and caring. It can diffuse a tense situation. It can help you to build rapport. And it must be sincere. It must come from the heart.

Try a little kindness, with no expectations of anything in return. It will improve your outlook, your effectiveness, and it might even lower your blood pressure! Put some kindness into the world and you'll like what the world gives back.

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Aggressively positive

Seize the opportunities to be helpful and considerate. Walk away from the opportunities to be hurtful and mean. There will be a time the good and kind things you do will come back to you. There will be a time when the needlessly cruel things you do will come back to you. Which would you rather have coming back?

No one gains anything when you seek to hurt another. In fact, everyone loses. You cannot lift yourself up by pushing someone else down. If someone hurts you, the best response is not to hurt them in return. That only perpetuates a continuing downward spiral. The best response is to break the pattern, to end the hurt, to move actively and aggressively forward.

There's no need to let others take advantage of you. Be firm, yet don't be cruel. Look for ways to turn the situation in a positive direction. Those ways are there. Just imagine what can happen when you find them and follow them.

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Needless Needs

Do you really need to win every argument? Even in the unlikely event that you win an argument, what have you really gained?

Do you really need to arrange things so that you can feel superior to everyone else? Even when you've been hurt by others, do you ever really receive anything of positive value by hurting them in return?

Do you really need all the many things that you strive to consume or possess? Do you really need to spend every moment concerned about what others will think of you?

How much of your time and energy do you spend satisfying needs that you don't really need? Imagine the sense of freedom that would come from simply letting go of the most useless of those needs.

Practice focusing your effort and attention not on what you must get, but rather on the best you can be. Real abundance comes more from quality than from quantity.

Spend less time striving to acquire and possess and satisfy every perceived need, and you'll have much more time and energy to truly live. The less you need, the more real richness your life will have.

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Difficult Truths

When the truth hurts, it is tempting to ignore it or to deny it. Yet when the truth hurts is precisely the time when it's most important to pay attention to what that truth says.

A real friend is someone who has the courage to speak truthfully to you, even though that truth may be painful to hear. For by knowing and acknowledging the reality of a situation, you can begin to successfully deal with it.

When the truth hurts, it can indeed be painful. Yet if you will listen carefully, you'll gain the wisdom to avoid even more pain and to move positively forward.

When you encounter a truth that is painful to hear, that pain is doing you a favor. It is providing you with an opportunity to make a change for the better.

Take that opportunity and run with it. Be thankful that a difficult and valuable truth has succeeded in getting your attention.

In the difficult truths you will find much power. Though the truth may hurt for a moment, in the long run it can also set you free.

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Even Though

Even though you have every right to be angry, you have every reason to let it go. For when you let go of your anger, you make more room for joy.

Even though your first impulse may be to retaliate, you're likely to be better off when you reconcile and forgive. After all, when you've been hurt, it makes no sense for you to prolong the hurt with your own attitude and actions.

Even though the world is often cruel and unfair, it does not have to get you down. The more fully and willingly you accept what is, the more power you have to improve upon it.

Even though many things will come along that could be frustrating and annoying, you can always choose to respond with patience and with grace. By so doing, you'll be building strength as well as focusing your energy in a more positive and productive direction.

Even though events may not go your way, you can continue to move in the direction of your own choosing. Success depends very little on being given what you want, and much more on becoming the best you can be.

Even though life has its setbacks, disappointments and tragedies, they pale in comparison to the new and positive possibilities that increase with each passing moment. Choose to fully live the immeasurable blessing that is your life, and every day will move you forward

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Cleansing

Empty yourself of everything you care about, every dream, every worry, every concern, every ambition, every purpose, every disappointment, every desire. Gently let it all go.

Then put back in only the things that have real meaning. And taste the sweet, glorious freedom of being able to bring those hallowed purposes fully to life.

Are you so intensely concerned with chasing success that you've made that success impossible? Let it go, and then you can truly know it.

Do you ache so fervently for love that you drive it away? Let it go, and it will fill you.

Cleanse your spirit of all the many layers of need to, have to, want to, and can't do without. Clear out some space to truly live.

Underneath all those empty artifacts you've been striving to hold on to, there is freedom and there is power. Cleanse yourself of the need to need, and free yourself to soar.

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Beauty Itself

You are beauty itself. Spend your days revealing that beauty more fully in an infinitely expanding number of ways.

There is nothing to fear. For nothing can diminish the true beauty at the heart of you.

How is it that you're able to recognize beauty when you see it? Because that beauty resonates with the beauty that is you, and you know it, and you feel it.

Live from a perspective of beauty, for it is your most authentic nature. See each circumstance as an opportunity to express the unique beauty that is your life.

What could possibly be more beautiful than the ability to experience and comprehend beauty? That is who you are, and that is what you do.

Live the miracle that is the beauty that is you. Give your beauty to life, and it all grows more beautiful.

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