You Look So Much Better When You Smile

I dare you to watch this video and not smile.

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Smile.

Failure Is Not a Person

Stand Still to Get Ahead

(An excerpt from my book, "I Know How You Feel.")

Come a little closer. Do you want to know the secret to getting ahead in life? Stand still. That’s it. That’s the secret. You look surprised. I was, too, when I discovered it. Then I realized that the reason I had missed this secret for so long was because I was so busy trying to rush head. I was too busy for this insight to come through.

But that all changed today.

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Five Simple Ways to Enjoy Your Holidays

I don’t know about you, but this year more than any other, I’m determined to keep the holidays simple. Yes, part of the reason is finances, but it’s also a matter of perspective. The older I get, the more I appreciate simplicity, and that’s especially true in celebrating the anniversary of our Savior’s birth. 

After all, the reason for the season is not about spending a small fortune and running ourselves ragged. Actually, the opposite is true. The reason for the season is simply love—God’s love in us, for us and with us through Jesus Christ.

With that in mind, here are some ways in which I’m keeping my holidays simple this year. Maybe some of them will also work for you.

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God Is Greater

I'm thinking a lot today about the bombings in Boston, and all the lives that were affected by them directly and indirectly. It would be very easy to let my mind slip into a mood of despair and fear if I let it. But despite this horrific act against human life, I'm reminded that God is greater. He is greater than anyone who planned and implemented this bombing, He's greater than any fear, pain and loss we may be experiencing as a result.

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