Cited from Chuck Palahniuk, 2003 - do not suffer do not rejoice, be not complimented or offended by such gifts. Judge not, lest ye be judged (Ejump, 2017)
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Every good gift and every perfect present comes from God. He is out Father who will always love His children.
When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.
You don't wear jewelry, do you? Besides your wedding ring, I mean?''Now often. If is not that I disapprove. I simply don't take the time to bother with it. I've been given a few trinkets over the years, but rarely wear them.' Thora looked down at her hand, the plain thin wedding band, the unadorned wrist, and a memory struck her. She said, 'Frank gave me a gift once - a find gold bracelet with a blue enamel heart dangling from it. He said it was to remind me that I was more than his helpmeet and housekeeper, but also an attractive woman. I was sure I'd break the delicate chain, and the heart clacked against the desk whenever I wrote in the ledger. So I put it back in its box, and there it has remained ever since.'Nan said gently, 'We've all been given gifts, Thors, and ought not to hide them away. They remind us that we are blessed and loved. They give pleasure to those who see them - especially to the one who bestowed the gift in the first place.
Should we try to account for all the gifts of life there would be no time for distress and uneasiness.
The worth of a gift lies as much in the way it is offered as in its intrinsic value.
Awards and recognition are not the purpose of life and not the goal of an activist. The heart of an activist usually redonates the money, or uses the accolades as a foot in the door for more activism and awareness. A plack on the wall won__ change the world; it only shows your devotion.
One of the most important gifts that you can give to yourself is the gift of self-education, that is the best way to grow on constant basis
some time a big event could not make you happy, but some time a small gift can change the geography of your face.
Only when you cultivate your talents and gifts you prosper
See and live life for the wonderful gift that it is ...acknowledging everyone's beauty, flaws, frailty, strength, gifts and possibilities. Honour and cherish it and above be loving and compassionate. Here is the birthplace of inner and worldly peace.
If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is_an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness_you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.
Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. These gay natures contrast with the somewhat stern countenance of ordinary nature: they are like music heard out of a work-house. Nature does not cocker us; we are children, not pets; she is not fond; everything is dealt to us without fear or favor, after severe universal laws. Yet these delicate flowers look like the frolic and interference of love and beauty. Men use to tell us that we love flattery even though we are not deceived by it, because it shows that we are of importance enough to be courted. Something like that pleasure, the flowers give us: what am I to whom these sweet hints are addressed?
Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
It is a tremendous gift to simply and truly listen to another.
Recognize that you are enough, and that all external gifts are simply extra blessings.
Can God be counted on? Count blessings and find out how many of His bridges have already held.
Count blessings and discover Who can be counted on.