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Minimize

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Yes, minimize every voice screaming negative thoughts in your mind. Turn the volume down. You are the Property Manager of your mind. You have the right to evict every thought that is non-compliant with your rules and regulations. However , many times the negative voices sound; you have the authorization to silence it. Anything trespassing on the territory of your mind you have the right to bar it from your property. Don’t be afraid to escort them from the premises.   Say goodnight to doubt if it is sounding louder than your faith. Tell your concentration that you will no longer be distracted. Serve notice on other people’s negative opinion that there is no room in your mind for it. Minimize the attention seekers. Some didn’t receive the attentiveness as a child. So many individuals are in desperate need of a response. Every conversation does not demand a reaction. They have suffered neglect at the hands of a parent or caregiver. So, they would like for you...

Prayer Works

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A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man’s parcel of land remained barren!  After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, there was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, again there was nothing!  Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing!  Finally, the first man prayed for a...

Are Your Windows Clean

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Dirty Windows A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments. About one month later, the woman was surprised to see nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: “Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?” The husband said, “I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.” And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look. This a story that we all can reflect on. Before we criticize or pass judgement on anyone or their situation we should check our windows to see if they are clean, whereas ...