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Quote on Compassion
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future – Nelson Mandela
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Your best is waiting
Your best is waiting The world is a crazy place, you may agree. Crazy because kind or nice turns people off. Being kind or nice can get you used or betrayed. Humility is seen as a weakness. Well, if you ever felt rejected or ignored because of your kindness or niceness, please hang on. This […]
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Thoughts on Kindness
Kindness, I say, will never get out of fashion. Small acts of kindness, like smiling and holding doors for others, can positively impact their day. Kindness doesn’t hold back. It is a true definition of love. While a lot may happen and things change, I advise not to take things and people for granted. Family […]
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Quote on Gratitude
Gratitude erases negativity – Steve Harvey
Our differences make us uniquely beautiful
Home is a warm hug
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Quote on Being Yourself
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me […]
Many colours, one people
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Quote About Africa: Drums
The drums of Africa still beat in my heart — Mary Bethune
We wonder what it meant To follow orange twilights As it glides down the horizon Leaving all for the evening But the silhouette of love The best we keep for ourselves Staring into your pretty eyes Is my favourite sunset moment
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Quote on Being You
When a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps he is listening to the beat of a different drummer, let him dance to the music that he hears, however, measured or far apart. When you are dancing to a beat of a different drummer don’t expect people to understand you. Don’t expect it […]
A home that welcomes strangers will never lack food Hospitality is an act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting or entertaining guests. It’s an attitude that portrays openness, respect, and generosity. There are always rewards for those who have good hearts. Is it not said blessed is the hand that giveth than the one that […]
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Quote: Beautiful Day
A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset – John Geiger
Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.” – Benjamin B. Warfield
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Quote on Happiness
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. – Chinese Proverb
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Quote on Affection
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you are the world.” — Unknown
When you like a flower you pluck it, but when you love a flower, you water it – Japanese quote
Limits like fears are often just an illusion – Michael Jordan Limitations In my last post on African proverbs, we discussed how the eyes become useless when the mind is blind. In this short story below we will understand more about mental limitations. Held by Ropes! A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp and […]
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Quotes on Compassion
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength – Dalai Lama The highest form of knowledge is empathy – Bill Bullard
Hard work compounds like interest, and the earlier you do it, the more time you have for the benefits to pay off. -Sam Altman
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. ——Martin Luther King
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Go For It
Go for it
Colours are the smiles of nature – James Henry Leigh-Hunt
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Quote: Don’t Give Up
How high can a sycamore grow? If you cut it down, you will never know – Pocahontas
A Japanese proverb says “fall seven times, stand up eight.” Vince Lombardi said, “There’s only one way to succeed. In anything, and that is to give it everything.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.” ALWAYS REMEMBER […]
Confidence defines behaviours and actions, so this new year, let’s do ourselves favours by believing we are whole and accompanying these thoughts with actions that make us grow. So, be grateful every second for who you are and this will change your internal believes over time. What you tell yourself will either make you attract […]
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Reflection: Leaving The Past Behind
No matter how beautiful and glorious you think the past was, the future is better; far, far better. I used to be a teacher. I love working with kids and youth. I spent a lot of time, preparing my classes and discussions because I would not want a boring class. Fast forward, I was accepted […]
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan
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Quote: Power of Giving
To receive, give
Go where the wind goes, where sunset is gold, where hills, rise and fall and discover the world.
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Quotes on Kindness
There’s so much power in love and compassion. The first part of healing is finding the courage to forgive. Let your message to the world be one of kindness and humanity. Love is the fuel that keeps the world glowing. Light the world.
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Quote on Love
Love is always there if you would look for it
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Home
No matter where you go don’t forget home We may fly, live far away, Far away Papa sits, watching TeeVee Far away, I look back, I crave home’s love Far away, Mama makes tasty dinner Far away, My little ones – all home in my heart I send all my heart and love home
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Quote: Be Yourself
Figuring out who you are is something nobody can do for you.
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Quote on Family 2
Never allow hate in your family because hate can build up in a child’s heart until it swallows them whole and leaves them empty inside.
Happiness is contagious; spread it. It is a direction and not a place. Spread it as you go. 🙂
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Quotes on Fear
Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small. Ruth Gendler. FEAR is False Expression Appearing Real.
Life is a circle, and stories take us all around it. © Oke Iroegbu
Whoever likes war is not in his right senses and is a lunatic. We must ensure there is no war again. – Sir Joseph Hammond, Ghanaian World War Two Veteran
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