tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71185303464879903292024-03-05T18:40:23.364+08:00Inspirations for lifeA mix collection of inspirational stories gathered from the internet and personal experiences.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1093125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-18273446251324236372018-11-08T21:32:00.005+08:002018-11-08T21:32:51.111+08:00A Beautiful Message by Arthur Ashe<br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">The legendary Wimbledon Player who was dying of AIDS, which he got due to Infected Blood he received during a Heart Surgery in 1983!</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">He received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Why did God have to select you for such a bad disease?" </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">To this Arthur Ashe replied: </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Million children started playing Tennis, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">5 Million learnt to play Tennis, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">500 000 learnt Professional Tennis, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Thousand came to Circuit, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">5 Thousand reached Grand Slam, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 reached Wimbledon, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 reached the Semifinals, </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 reached the Finals and </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">when I was holding the cup in my hand, I never asked God </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Why Me?" </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">So now that I'm in pain how can I ask God </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Why Me?" </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happiness keeps you Sweet! </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trials keep you Strong! </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sorrows keep you Human! </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Failure keeps you Humble! </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Success keeps you Glowing! </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">But only, Faith keeps you Going!</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes you are not satisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead dreams of flying. but, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse & dreams of returning home.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's life!</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enjoy yours... If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">But only poor kids do that. </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">If power ensures security, then VIPs should walk unguarded. </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">But those who live simply, sleep soundly. </span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Live simply, be happy! Walk humbly and love genuinely! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-55326678795257570162018-11-01T21:59:00.001+08:002018-11-01T21:59:06.411+08:00Bill Bradley said ...<h3 class="iw" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: auto; background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 20px; margin: inherit; max-width: 92%; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;">
<br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: normal;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: normal;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: normal;">"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: normal;">is the vehicle you arrive in."</span></span></h3>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-36143769679400815292018-10-31T19:03:00.000+08:002018-10-31T19:03:02.667+08:00Gretchen Rubin, the founder of the Happiness Project, said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“What you do every day matters more than what <br />you do once in a while.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-7436969060531957982018-10-31T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-31T07:30:17.849+08:00Colin Powell said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"None of us can change our yesterdays, but all <br />of us can change our tomorrows.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-50562339430084530752018-10-30T19:19:00.000+08:002018-10-30T19:19:13.617+08:00The Dalai Lama<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />The Dalai Lama witnessed the near total destruction<br />and military occupation of his country when he was <br />a child. Yet, today he is widely viewed as one of <br />the happiest people on the planet. Whatever one’s <br />religious beliefs, here’s a man who obviously <br />knows a thing or two about happiness.<br /><br />He said …<br /><br />“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes <br />from your own actions.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-60333921779374950102018-10-30T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-30T07:30:27.831+08:00Churchill said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"Success consists of going from failure to <br />failure without loss of enthusiasm."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-1974375098452418432018-10-29T19:17:00.000+08:002018-10-29T19:17:04.241+08:00Og Mandino said...<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at <br />at time who advance in this world.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-15755835167978620792018-10-29T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-29T07:30:08.926+08:00Henry Ford said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“Opportunity is missed by most people because it <br />is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-19185726444385011742018-10-28T19:14:00.000+08:002018-10-28T19:14:03.539+08:00Roger Staubach said ...<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks <br />and years of constant work and dedication.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-53645108658904347682018-10-28T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-28T07:30:08.353+08:00Steve Jobs said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"If you are working on something exciting that <br />you really care about, you don’t have to be <br />pushed. The vision pulls you."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-51998732454745031272018-10-27T19:12:00.000+08:002018-10-27T19:12:13.915+08:00Lee Iacoca said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“In times of great stress or adversity, it's <br />always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and <br />your energy into something positive.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-21077370609102342322018-10-27T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-27T07:30:09.589+08:00Robert J. Mckain said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“The reason most goals are not achieved is that <br />we spend our time doing second things first.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-17245791768519868072018-10-26T23:04:00.003+08:002018-10-26T23:04:49.533+08:00Forgotten Catholic traditions to aid your spiritual life<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
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width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />Why bury a statue of St. Joseph<br />(upside down!) in your yard<br />when selling your house?<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3Decc0b85506%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1540643543593000&usg=AFQjCNGVfca1tnowq2r_k8aAgY1tzmnvCQ" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=ecc0b85506&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhO2OBqaOjs7w19xdQDIgFe-ilrOGolc5S61QkWpJ7KjsSwL-Mh_bQEa4SoPdTg8NIaFYO8-NRs3Dwe83bJt7Ys9nKPgkRdpXcPKk-4vxqRerc4BgwLDbdWlXDXxJIP2S5qvs_eT0ZSpaZgV2UGfthUhKPI6eJm3lPjDy4GI_D15mPsKJ1cJYAry8Bt_GcJ8h4meEDQiXwv3CWbiuLU-NJK_5qXMsfl8Q=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 256px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />New converts and cradle<br />Catholics alike are often perplexed<br />by the myriad of devotions, traditions,<br />practices, and beliefs that the Catholic<br />Church has accumulated over<br />the past twenty centuries.<br /><br /><br />How can we understand these<br />many practices and devotions?<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3D97de8c815d%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1540643543593000&usg=AFQjCNGAzZQnMjPUgL9QH5LiWdXW0Bfk6g" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=97de8c815d&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgHJdhBTRkHoKbUdSECBu9kjyjTchyphenhyphenM3ulbsHwvtey6KGIYVqwAksn-PJijEgRhbKWuVJLKZ-8LQBpeCu5bDmiFHNALLq8zQcu7Ejtc-hd3_B_QyMykjceHIapCxyhlo8bxgflaTo9QIdLf1fYZTblat4vqsmTVV-coXeMyVZP-VpsROGdmWt0QhGcOAgvqueMJ0LDzRTyMrxj5INQGL0VtsOZYf8E3DA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 382px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />In these pages,<br />Dr. Helen Hoffner explains<br />how the treasures and traditions<br />of our Faith remind us of our <strong>roots</strong><br />and also <em>lead </em>us toward our<br />heavenly destination.<br /><br /><br />With lovingly-illustrated,<br />encyclopedic pages you’ll find<br />succinct, and sometimes amusing,<br />answers to hundreds of questions<br />relating to Catholic practices.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3Da132d697d4%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1540643543594000&usg=AFQjCNH39-jLF6ZMO8jSgxacNP5LLSEIAw" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=a132d697d4&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjblM0VMQrXyBPD0-VgjI0Pg-gXJqu0u9mhsPCPd_3vF0kAn-jmOa-dqOjNu5yZ-V8RJ6NcUTwquQiXr9Qsm1aS-za9Ywt23fPvXK9tO4qs5bxRUuwh4q8Kxu7z8Y83n4oa_9h4VH9Mhq9UlM6MFfxQfrnDWCjr7Z-RzkTixstTND84Gh1lLBI1x3CpKShfyzP2G3YGfgtmLQuc6l4MiL72_tm_6xokkGuERnuS2w=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; 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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">Genuflecting </span></span><br /> </li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Penance </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Prayer Corners </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Prayers for the Dead </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Relics </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Religious Medals </span></span><br /> </li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The Roman Curia </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The Sacraments</span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The Sacred Heart</span></span><br /> </li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Stations of the Cross </span></span><br /> </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Vestments </span></span><br /> </li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-15750016898379840602018-10-26T19:09:00.000+08:002018-10-26T19:09:00.638+08:00Ronald Reagan said ...<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our<br />mind what we are going to make of our lives, <br />then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – <br />somehow we always win out."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-31261420183919223632018-10-26T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-26T07:00:05.265+08:00Abraham Lincoln said …<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to <br />succeed is more important than any one thing.” </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-40544514146748450312018-10-25T19:06:00.000+08:002018-10-25T19:06:01.327+08:00General Colin Powell said …<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">General Colin Powell, whatever you think of his <br />politics and the choices he made, is a man who <br />knows a thing or two about what it takes to make <br />things happen. He said …<br /><br />“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; <br />it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”<br /><br />Yes. And it doesn’t have to be as hard as most of <br />us make it.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-15519144583566046542018-10-25T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-25T07:00:09.116+08:00Aristotle said ...<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-41465582901700509742018-10-24T20:03:00.000+08:002018-10-24T20:03:02.250+08:00Robert Collier said ...<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />The great salesman and philosopher Robert Collier said ...<br /><br />"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated <br />day in and day out."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-83977949655605552018-10-24T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-24T07:00:07.816+08:00 Babe Ruth said ...<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"It's hard to beat the person who never gives up."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-40018757668802645502018-10-23T08:00:00.000+08:002018-10-23T08:00:08.741+08:00Showering with Nolan Bushnell<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pioneer of the video game industry - and one of <br />Newsweek’s “50 Men Who Changed America” Nolan <br />Bushnell said ...<br /><br />"Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. <br />It's the person who gets out of the shower, <br />dries off, and does something about it that <br />makes a difference."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-21827209816174349212018-10-22T07:30:00.000+08:002018-10-22T07:30:03.265+08:00In the wonderful film Pursuit of Happyness,<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will Smith’s character (Christopher Gardner) said to <br />his son ..<br /><br />“Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you... You <br />can't do something. Not even me. All right?<br /><br />You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People <br />can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell <br />you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go <br />get it. Period.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-31870884434217618932018-10-21T19:46:00.000+08:002018-10-21T19:46:00.885+08:00Martin Luther said ...<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go <br />to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."<br /><br />Just like Warren Buffett and the Sufi mystics, <br />Luther understood the multidimensional power of <br />compounding returns</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-34928409695488085782018-10-21T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-21T07:00:11.100+08:00 Benjamin Franklin said ...<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner."</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-2694352090572641372018-10-20T20:11:00.000+08:002018-10-20T20:11:07.073+08:00RFK said ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever <br />achieve greatly.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118530346487990329.post-39863117838674022772018-10-20T08:30:00.000+08:002018-10-20T08:30:06.452+08:0019th century Chinese inventor Lin Yutang said ..<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />"Besides the noble art of getting things done, <br />there is the noble art of leaving things undone. <br />The wisdom of life consists in the elimination <br />of non-essentials."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0