You need to forgive everyone who has wronged you. Kindness is not to be mistaken for weakness, nor forgiveness for acceptance. It’s about knowing that resentment is not on the path to glory. Remember, you don’t forgive people because you’re weak. You forgive them because you’re strong enough to know that people make mistakes.
You need to reach out and help people.
The closest thing to being cared for is to care for others. We are all in this together and we should treat each other as such. Your faith alone don’t make you a better person, your behavior does. Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, and your hands for charity, always. You don’t need a reason to help someone else, just do it.
You need to be present enough to enjoy your journey.
Find your balance between planning and presence. When life is good, enjoy it. Don’t go looking for something better every second. Joy never comes to those who don’t appreciate what they have. You must be willing to loosen your grip on the life you have planned so you can enjoy the life that is waiting for you in this moment. It may not be everything you want for your future, but it’s everything you need right now so live it and be blessed.
Remember:
If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of the world.
If you have money in the bank, your wallet, and some spare change you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the agony of imprisonment or torture, or the horrible pangs of starvation you are luckier than 500 million people alive and suffering.
If you can read this message you are more fortunate than 3 billion people in the world who cannot read it at all.
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