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| Legend of the Cherokee
Indian Youth's Rite of Passage His father
takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves
him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the
whole night and not remove the blindfold ...
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A Great (and
true) Story
His name was Fleming and he was a poor Scottish
farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for
his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a
nearby bog.
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Something to
Think About
If you think you are beaten, you are. If
you think you dare not, you don't
If you like to win but you think you can't ...
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Do Good Anyway
People can be unreasonable, illogical and self
centred ... Love them anyway!
If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish
ulterior motives ... Do good anyway!
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Time and
Friends
To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student
who failed a grade
To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who
gave birth to a premature baby ...
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The 10
Cannotments
You cannot bring about prosperity by
discouraging thrift ...
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| Honour Others
as Geese Do Consider geese, heading south for
the winter, flying along in a "V" formation. Science
has discovered why they fly that way.
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| The Mayonnaise
Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee When things in your
life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar
and the 2 cups of
coffee....
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| All About
Attitude Jerry is the manager of a restaurant.
He is always in a good mood and always has something
positive to say. When someone would ask him how he
was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any
better, I would be twins!" Many of the waiters at
his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs
so they could follow him around from restaurant to
restaurant.
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| Your Life
I’m a novelist. My work is human
nature. Real life is all I know. Don’t ever
confuse the two, your life and your work. You will
walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing
that no one else has. There will be hundreds of
people out there with your same degree; there will
be thousands of people doing what you want to do for
a living.
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| Teaching
Stories It is an ancient
tradition, across all cultures, for the elders of
the community to teach the younger members Life’s
important lessons by telling stories. Here is a
collection for you to read, and take whatever it is
that you need, for yours and your family’s life.
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| The Courage to
Try In an
interview with the Sydney Morning Herald after
winning his first Gold medal at the Winter
Paralympics, Bart Bunting (Class of 1993) said “It’s
a little scary, not being able to see anything and
going so fast”. Our
belief that, as well as being a world class athlete,
Bart is a master of under-statement!
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| United for
Healing and Peace It is time to Unite for
Healing and Peace - for ourselves, our loved ones,
our families, our communities, our congregations,
our environment and our world. Please watch this 12
year old and hear her voice as a voice of an angel
sent here to remind us.
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Final Fable
As Gandhi stepped on board a train one day, one
of his shoes fell off and landed on the track.
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