We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites. Without dark, we can’t understand light. Without hardship, we wouldn’t *experience* ease. Without the existence of deprivation and loss, we couldn’t grasp the need for gratitude or the virtue of patience. And without separation, we wouldn’t taste the sweetness of reunion. Glory be to the one who gives—even when He takes.

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It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change ― Miles Davis

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He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.

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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

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Free yourself from the complexities of your life! A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you. ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

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In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety. — Abraham Maslow

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Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.

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We always have enough to be happy if we are enjoying what we do have.

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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life. — Walt Disney

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Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.

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