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I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.
Richard Paul Evans
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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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The depth of love is revealed in its departure.
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What a culture we live in, we are swimming in an ocean of information, and drowning in ignorance.
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The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.
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Rarely do we invest the time to open the book of another's life. When we do, we are usually surprised to find its cover so misleading and its reviews so flawed.
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Dwelling on him would make him a bigger part of my life than I want him to be.
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. . . Harboring an emotion as powerful as gratitude has power of its own.
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The further along we get on our life journey the more we wonder about those who traveled before us and paved the road.
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Commitment to a plan or thought carries with it a force that can influence the unconscious mind and bring about the desired effect. In other words, once we decide to have something, the mind unconsciously begins to create the reality necessary to bring to pass what we desire.
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. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.
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It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.
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Heroes rarely look the way we draw them in our minds: attractive, imposing figures with rippling muscles and strong chins. More times than not they are humble beings, small and flawed. It is only their spirits that are beautiful and strong.
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It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake.
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It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.
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