un_inspired...

With all that has been going on in the political realm and all the problems that we face, both locally and nationally, it has been difficult for me to share anything inspirational on this blog.
It has been so difficult that I've changed my display name from In_spired to just Jackie. I had begun to feel "two-faced" by posting under "inspired" when I haven't been inspired at all. Hopefully, my good feelings about my Hometown and our Nation will return.
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Without writing in detail, (if you keep up with the news, you already know the problems of our nation) we are having some of the same problems locally, on a smaller scale.
People...we're in a mess that is beyond the 'fixing' by man alone. It's time our problems are handed over to the One that is willing and able if His people ask with repentive hearts.
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Well....THANK GOODNESS for good friends who are perceptive and thoughtful. I'm sure my friend, who is a faithful reader of For the Love of Home, has noticed the difference in my posting. This afternoon RTM sent me the following e-mail with the subject.....Use?
You betcha Mr. RTM!! This is what I needed today. Thank you and God Bless!

Things We SHOULD Believe

I Believe...
Just because two people argue,
Doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
Doesn't mean they do love each other.
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I Believe...
We don't have to change friends if
We understand friends change.
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I Believe....
No matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt
You every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
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I Believe...
True friendship continues to grow, even over
The longest distance. Same goes for true love.
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I Believe...
You can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.
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I Believe...
it's taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.
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I Believe...
You should always leave loved ones with
Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
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I Believe...
You can keep going long after you think you can't.
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I Believe...
We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...
Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
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I Believe...
Heroes are the people who do what has to be done
When it needs to be done, regardless of consequences.
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I Believe...
Money is a lousy way of keeping score.
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I Believe...
My best friend and I can do anything or nothing
And have the best time.
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I Believe...
Sometimes the people you expect to kick you
When you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
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I Believe...
Sometimes when I'm angry, I have the right to be angry,
But that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
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I Believe...
Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
And what you've learned from them, and less to do
With how many birthdays you've celebrated.
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I Believe...It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others;
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself..
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I Believe...
No matter how bad your heart is broken,
The world doesn't stop for your grief.
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I Believe...
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
But we are responsible for whom we become.
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I Believe...
You shouldn't be so eager to find
Out a secret. It could change your life forever.
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I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different..
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I Believe...
Your life can be changed in a matter of
Hours by people who don't even know you.
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I Believe...
Even when you think you have no more to give, when
A friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
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I Believe...
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
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I Believe...
The people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
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'The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of anything."

We all have heard these beliefs at one time or another though it doesn't hurt to be reminded. I certainly needed the reminder of "controlling my attitude".

Have a good weekend and....
peace to your household!