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It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
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Ravenna
Ohio
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I think of her every time I judge myself or someone else too harshly. How do we really know the worth of our work? It's not our job to judge the worth of what we offer the world, but to keep offering it regardless. You might never know the true worth of your efforts. Or it could simply be too soon to tell.
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We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.
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No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.
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If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.
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Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.
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Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
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Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.
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Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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God never gives us more than what we can carry.
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Family is more than DNA, more than who we used to be, more than we can imagine we will become.
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A book store is a treasure chest. Every time you walk in one, you strike gold.
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A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
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We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, 'Who calls during dinner? If it's important, they'll call back.' He was right.
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The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.
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