THE GIFT OF A DAY (23) DON'T HOLD BACK

"Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words." - John C. Maxwell 

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The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up. Many of us miss the opportunity of ever growing up because we allow ourselves to be discouraged by the inevitable "discouraging" circumstances and situations characteristic of this imperfect world!

Here's a story. Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile soil. The first seed said, "I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts through the earth's crust above me ... I want to unfurl my tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring ...