My Rules for Life…
George DeHoff
1. I try never to say anything behind
A man’s back that would give me
The least embarrassment to say
To his face.
2. I try never to speak back to
Personal critics… friends do not
Need to hear the defense and
Enemies would not believe it.
3. Every day I greet every person
I see with a smile and make a
Special effort to do so if the
Person is poor or in unfortunate
Circumstances.
4. The first thing when I awake
In the morning I plan what my
Duty for the day is and try to
Go beyond it.
5. Every day I read from the Bible
And some other good books…
Feeding the mind and soul is
More important than feeding
The body.
6. I try to pay every debt I owe
On time and always save
Something from every pay check,
However small.
7. I like people and never harbor
Any malice or hatred toward any
Person in the world; I like places
And have yet to be anywhere that
I do not like… I go there with the
Intention of liking the place.
8. I am a confirmed optimist
believing that even in this life
evil men will be punished by
their own unhappiness and
good men will be rewarded.
“It’s better further on.”
9. I try to close each day as if
It were the last day I’d be on
Earth, closing the books on all
Regrets, worries and annoyances.
10. The last thing I do at night
Is to count one by one the
Blessings of the day.
This makes me so thankful
And happy that I soon drift
Into pleasant sleep.
In this spirit I hope to close
Life’s journey and drift into
Eternity.
- Beacon 9/26/1991
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Cecelia’s Recipe For Life…
Cecelia Weir
Be Positive…
Look ahead…
Live in the present…
And be sure…
To love every minute…
Of whatever you do.
Have a zest for life…
A forgiving spirit…
Enthusiasm for others…
A genuine will for helping…
And nothing…
Will be impossible for you.
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I have found that if you
Love life,
Life will love you back.
- Arthur Rubenstien
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