In every moment we make a decision -- whether conscious or unconscious. Will I choose to open my heart, send love, withhold judgment and thus free myself from fear? Or will I close my heart, project fear instead of extending love, judge others, and thus bind myself to fear? The choice is mine and mine alone.

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I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. – Charles Dickens

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The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc. ― Michael Bassey Johnson

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We can’t heal the world today, but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness. – Mary Davis

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Sadness flies on the wings of the morning, and out of the heart of darkness comes the light. ― Jean Giraudoux

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Happiness is like a cloud—if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. — Sarah McLachlan

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There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world. ― Hillary DePiano

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Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. - Walt Whitman

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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

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One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

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