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November 29, 2009

The Age of Independence

In this age of independence, people find it hard to acknowledge their neediness.
However, I have taken you along a path that has highlighted your need for Me:
placing you in situations where your strengths were irrelevant and your weaknesses
were glaringly evident. Through the aridity of those desert marches, I have drawn you
closer and closer to Myself. You have discovered flowers of Peace blossoming in the
most desolate places. You have learned to thank Me for hard times and difficult
journeys, trusting that through them I accomplish my best work. You have realized
that needing Me is the key to knowing Me intimately, which is the gift above all gifts.

Page 348 JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young

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November 27, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thankfulness is a great way to start a conversation with your Creator.

Have a GREAT holiday with family and friends!

Ben and Bunny Wardlaw
ALMOST PARADISE
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
Psalm 150:6

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November 26, 2009

Love Is Eternal

Love Is Eternal

Once you have learned to love;
who you are, what you do,
and those around you,
you will have truly learned to live.
Search for love, for it is the most important ingredient of life.
Without it, your life will echo emptiness.
With it, your life will vibrate with warmth and meaning. Even during any hardship,
love will shine through.
To love abundantly is to live abundantly.
To love forever is to live forever.
Be thankful for what you have now.
And be thankful for the opportunities for love
and success that are before you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 25, 2009

Believing Always Precedes Seeing!

See Things As You Want Them To Be

How can you make your dream come true, if you don't have one?
Visualize your goals and your subconscious will begin to work toward making your mental pictures come true.
You'll gradually grow into any condition you desire, provided you adjust your mental attitude to mirror the person who corresponds to those conditions.
If you advance with confidence in the direction of your dreams, and begin to live the life you imagine, you'll meet with success beyond your wildest imagination.

The only way to discover your limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
You're the one who can stretch your horizon.

And Remember this: Believing Always Precedes Seeing.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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November 23, 2009

The Highway To Success Is A Toll Road

The Highway To Success Is A Toll Road

Success cannot be coaxed or bribed.
It's the offspring of drudgery and perseverance.
Pay the price for success and it's yours.
This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere.
Fortune sells her wares, she never gives them.
In one form or other, you pay for her favors or you go away empty.
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it.
There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay for just leaving things as they are, a price for everything.
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated.
She'll give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
There is no victory at bargain basement prices.

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November 21, 2009

Follow Those Dreams

Follow Those Dreams

If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and yourself.
Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, your ideal of what you long to attain, the ideal of health, efficiency, fun and success.
You can lift yourself by your thoughts. Your vision will help you climb mountains.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
You'll become as small as your controlling desire, or as great as your dominant aspiration.

The courage to follow your dreams is your first step toward destiny.
When you cease to dream, you cease to live.

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November 20, 2009

The Secret To Confidence Is Preparation

The Secret To Confidence Is Preparation

With practice you'll come to a point of competence.
You'll find yourself accomplishing your goals gracefully and confidently.
It's then that you'll do things that you never dreamed you could do.
You'll discover powers you never knew existed.
If you're prepared, you're able to feel confident.
There can be no great courage when there is no confidence or assurance.
Half the battle is in the conviction that you can accomplish what you undertake.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's the result of constant work and dedication.

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November 19, 2009

Nothing Is Impossible To A Willing Heart

Nothing Is Impossible To A Willing Heart

You can do anything in this world you want to do, but you must want to do it badly enough.
You really can have everything you want, if you go after it. You have to want it.
The first ingredient of success is desire. Do you know what you want?
Your desire is the planting of your seed.
Your desire for success must be so strong within you that it's the very breath of your life. It must be your first thought when you wake in the morning, and your last thought when you go to bed at night.

You can be whatever you make up your mind to be. What's in your mind is all that counts.

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November 18, 2009

What is the NUMBER ONE problem that you and your family are currently dealing?

NOTE: When someone posts something and you can offer them help or advice, please take time to Comment or send them a private message.

Let's turn Facebook and Twitter into social media tools for solving people's real and pressing problems.

With Teamwork, Compassion, and Love we can achieve UNCOMMON results!

Many blessings,

Ben Wardlaw
Chief FUN Officer
ALMOST PARADISE
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
(843) 341-5066
Psalm 150:6

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November 18, 2009

Work Is Reward Not Punishment

Work Is Reward Not Punishment

Your success in any occupation depends on your enjoyment.
Loving your work makes the difference.
If you enjoy what you do, you'll be successful.
If you don't enjoy what you do, you won't be successful.
Your chances for success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do. If you have a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.
Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind, enjoyment, and happiness which comes only when you find the work that you like best.

You don't pay the price for success. You enjoy the price for success.
Work is love made visible.

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