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Thankful Thursday – Denise Gwinn

            On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful for my niece, Denise Gwinn – “DeNiece.” Denise was married to my late nephew, Danny. Denise is the wonderful woman that helped him turn his life around. She watched over him during his long illness. Most of all she loved him and is the mother of their son, Wesley.  She is a warm-hearted, no-nonsense, and hard-working  person that can always be counted on. She is a committed Christian. Her pastor and church were fantastic during Danny’s illness and his death. I was amazed by their response. Wesley is fortunate to have a mother who is as committed to him as she is although he can’t get away with much.. His welfare is always uppermost in her mind.  Denise is a fun person to be around. She has a great sense of humor. On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful for the presence of Denise Gwinn in my life.

            Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to honor someone special to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.

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168 Ways To Communicate Better Now – 81 – 82 – 83

81.   Listen.

You will gain insight.

You will gain knowledge.

You will make friends.

You will be remembered.

You will be unique. 

82.  Live with a purpose.

It will give your life meaning.

It will give your life focus.

It will keep down boredom.

You will be a more interesting person. 

 83.  Love.

Make love a goal.

Love God.

Love yourself.

Love others.

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Console – Key 46

            Be there for those who are distressed, lonely, forgotten. Words are often not necessary. Sometimes just being there is enough. At times of trouble people want your presence not your presents. Money and material things can not heal hurt or sorrow, but love can, friendship can, thoughtfulness can. Be 100% present. Do not be distracted by anything but be fully focused on the one who needs you. Do not pretend that you know what he or she is going through or that you understand his or her feelings. Each one of us experiences pain in different ways. Don’t say, “It’s God’s will.” You do not know the mind of God. Our role is just to be there.

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Love – Key -38

        The more you love the greater your capacity to love. The world needs more love. Each of us needs more love and the only way to fill our need is to love more. The more we love the more we are loved. We cannot ever fill the world’s need for love nor exhaust the storehouse of love. It is a renewing energy source. Love is only good when it is shared or given away. Almost everything that we use can eventually be depleted but not love. Love is not a thing. It is a verb and an active one at that. Love is contagious. Love more. It crowds out hate and indifference. Reach deep inside yourself and you will find a gusher of love ready to be released.

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“Why do people hate you? God is love.”

 Terence Scott, a New Orleans fourth grader, reminded everyone of what we all know and forget to practice – God is love.”  After the president’s speech in New Orleans, Terence asked “Why do people hate you?” Then he added, “They are supposed to love you. God is love.” Wow!

            Jesus said, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” There are thousands who do not love the president and thousands more who don’t even like him. Unfortunately there are thousands who really do hate him and many of them call themselves Christian. According to the Scriptures, you cannot hate your fellow man and love God. You cannot love the Creator and hate His creation. There should always be questioning, disagreement, debate, but hate of an individual or a nation has no place in religious dialogue. We all have something to learn from this fourth grader, a lesson that is long overdue. Thank you Terence.

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