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Thirteen Ways to Keep Your Marriage Alive
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Yesterday marked the 8th anniversary of Bunnie’s death, my wife for 44 years. Today I was thinking about some of the things that helped to make our marriage the success that it was, and I came up with thirteen things we both did with or toward each other. Pray and worship together: “The family that prays together stays together.” Forgive each other: If you fail to forgive, the offences will pile up until they forge a crack in the marriage that can ultimately destroy it. Show gratitude: The rarest of qualities among humans is showing gratitude. Do this toward your mate and you will be miles…
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Do the thing and you will have the power-Part I
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend I’ve just completed reading Jeff Olson’s book “the slight edge”. The philosophy isn’t new; perhaps the title is. The idea is based on doing a little consistently each day using the philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Do the thing and you will have the power”; by doing the things other will not do it gives a person a slight edge and is all it takes to get you in the upward spiral instead of the downward one. Successful people are willing to do the…
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Do the thing and you will have the power-Part II
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend The final three of the life principles that shape our future and our lives are: Personal development Finances Relationships Personal development: “We attract success by the person we become”, Jim Rohm. Successful people realize the value of personal development, the unsuccessful often don’t. Personal development gives a person the slight edge, just enough of an edge to be on the upward spiral of life instead of the downward one. It is a deliberate and determined effort to do little things consistently that over time…