“Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do.“-  Gian-Carlo Menoi

This quote stops me.  It forces me to look, to really search for who I am and what I’m supposed to be doing.  When I can say “I’ve done my best,” I can say I’m done.  Until then, I must continue to do as Paul the Apostle when he says:

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

I don’t want to waste a sunrise.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.  — Cicero

In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means:  education and physical activity.  Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together.  With these two means, man can attain perfection. – Plato

Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind. – Unknown

Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around.  – Frank A. Clark

Who gossips to you will gossip about you. – Proverb

Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue. – Unknown.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.  – George Bernard Shaw

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.  – Leo Aikmang

What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.  – Jewish Proverb

These are helpful for me to put things in perspective and I’m thankful for them

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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.  – Marcus Tullius Cicero

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. – Alfred Painter

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment. – Naomi Williams

If we fill our hours with regrets over the failures of yesterday, and with worries over the problems of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful.

There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy. – Ralph H. Blum

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

There’s always something to be thankful for. If you can’t pay your bills, you can be thankful you’re not one of your creditors.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  Paul of Tarsus

Thanks.- Jesus