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A problem is something that can be solved. A fact of life is something that must be accepted...-John C. Maxwell............Job22:21"Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee."

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Once in a blue moon there's someone who knows it all, who accepts you unconditionally, who's there for life...-Jim McCorkie........Proverbs18:24 "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

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Truly humble people are centers of peace. They fear neither their own failure nor others' success'...-Raul Romulo.........1Peter3:8 "Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing."

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If you're going to cry at every task, then this isn't for you...-Darcey, UK Prima Ballerina........Romans5:3-4 "...But we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."

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Hitting the top, and hitting the bottom, you might hit three or four of those in your lifetime...-T. Boone Pickens, Hedge Fund Billionaire........Ephesians1:17-19 "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory...give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe."

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The Plight of the Central Banker: keep interest rates too low and risk Inflation, keep interest rates too high and risk Recession...-BBC News Editorial........Ephesians5:17,-1Thessalonians4:3 "Understanding what the will of the Lord is.-This is the will of God, even your sanctification."

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That doggone plaque- on the 9th hole at the Rancho Park Golf Course in LA-w/c states: 35th LA Open Jan16/61 Friday "Golfer of the Year Palmer took a 12 on this hole"-will be there long after I'm gone. But you have to put things like that behind you. That's one of the wonderful things about golf. Your next shot can be as good or bad as your last one-but you'll always get another chance....Keep swinging...-Arnold Palmer............Romans12:2 "Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."

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As I checked in to The Last Resort Hotel at the City Of Regret where the Annual Pity Party would be held, i saw that all my old colleagues were on the guest list: The Done family-Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda; Both of The Opportunities-Missed and Lost; All the Yesterdays-too many to count, but all had sad stories to share; Shattered Dreams and Broken Promises were there too; along with their friends Don't Blame Me and Couldn't Help It; and, of course, hours and hours of entertainment would be provided by that renowned storyteller It's Their Fault....If you have found yourself getting on a flight to the City Of Regret, recognize that it's a trip you book yourself, and you can cancel it at anytime-w/o penalty or fee. All we had to do was return to the present and WELCOME THE NEW DAY. But you're the only one who can...-Dwight Bain........Romans12:2,-Psalm87:7"Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.- All my fresh springs shall be in Thee."

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To those who are anxious comes the gracious promise of our Heavenly Father: If He is the source of our mercies, mercy will never fail us. No heat or drought can dry the "river whose streams make glad the city of God"(Ps46:4)...-James Reimann........Deuteronomy11:11-12 "The land you are...to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from Heaven. It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end."

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There are still more trials, joys, temptations, battles, defeats, victories, prayers, answers, toils, and strength yet to come. These are then followed by sickness, old age, disease, and death. We cannot see what loss, sorrow, and trials are accomplishing. We need only to trust. The Father comes near to take our hand and lead us on our way today. It will be a good and blessed New Year...-Cowman/Reimann.........1Samuel7:12,-Isaiah35:6 "Thus far has the Lord helped us.-Water will gush forth in the Wilderness and Streams in the Desert."

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else...-Judy Garland........Hebrews10:22 "Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water."

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Be what you is, cuz if you be what you ain't, then you ain't what you is...-Gravemarker, Boothill Cemetery, Tombstone, Arizona........Matthew10:39 "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." Arizona........

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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be...-Ralph Waldo Emerson.........Proverbs16:20 "Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord."

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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it...-Rabindranath Tagore.........Proverbs16:25 "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."

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There are people who have money and people who are rich...-Coco Chanel.............Romans11:33 "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God."

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The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others...-William Lewis........James1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

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If you don't appreciate it, you don't deserve it...-Terry Josephson........2Peter1:5-7 "Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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What a wonderful life I've had. I only wish I'd realized it sooner...-Collette.........1Corinthians2:9-10 "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit."

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Many are content to live like people in coal mines, who never see the sun. Tears sadden their faces when they could be anointed with heavenly oil. I am convinced that many believers suffer in a dungeon when they could walk on a palace roof, viewing the lush landscape and Lebanon. Wake up, believers, from your lowly condition! Throw away your laziness, sluggishness, coldness, or whatever is interfering with your pure love for Christ. Make Him the Source, the Center, and the One who encompasses every delight of your soul. Refuse to be satisfied any longer with your meager accomplishments. Aspire to a higher, a nobler, and a fuller life. Upward to Heaven! Nearer to God!...-Charles Spurgeon........Proverbs4:18-19 "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble."

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Business is in the business of doing business, and that is, to make a profit...-BBC Radio Editors Roundtable.. .........Ephesians1:17-19 "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory...give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power."

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What a beautiful picture of Jacob's thoughtfulness for the cattle and the children! He would not allow them to be driven too hard for even one day. He would not lead them at a pace equal to what a strong man like Esau could keep or expected them to keep, but only one as fast as they were able to endure. He knew exactly how far they could go in a day, and he made that his only consideration in planning their travel. He had taken the same wilderness journey years before and knew from personal experience its roughness, heat, and distance. And so he said, "I will move along slowly, since you have never been this way before(Joshua3:4)"L.B.Cowman........Genesis33:14 "I will move along slowly at the pace of the droves before me and that of the children."

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Clouds and Darkness...Then all of a sudden the Words become Spirit and Life because Jesus re-speaks them to us in a particular condition. This is The Way God speaks to us, not by visions and dreams, but by Words. When a man gets to God it is by the most simple way of words...-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest........Psalm48:14,-Job36:22 "The Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.-For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death. Who teacheth like Him?"

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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but simply taking God at His Word...-Christmas Evans---The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety...-George Mueller...........Hebrews4:3 "Now we who have believed enter that rest."

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Nothin' comes from nothin'/ but His Word is a sure Guarantee/ To Everyone that hath faith in the Lord/ everythin's a possibility/ If you'll only trust in the Lord/ He's gonna show you a better Way...-Neal Joseph-Love Overflowing, sang by Sandi Patty w Russ Taff DUETS........2Chronicles14:11 "Then Asa...said, 'Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty."

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Why is the windshield bigger thanthe rearview mirror? Because what's ahead is more important than what's behind...-Pastor Joby Soriano/Raul Romulo.........Romans8:38 "For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things yet to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature; shall ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our Lord."

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We are again in another bubble, and facing consequent Recession. I don't think that's any way to run the World Economy, going from Bubble to Bubble. Inflation Targeting-that should always be directly related to the Core CPI Consumer Price Index and that says All Of It...-Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman-re US Fed Reserve moves to adjust interest rates as appropriately as can be calibrated and timed to avoid runaway inflation or deep recession..........Psalm90:17 "Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish Thou the work of our hands."

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I think we're going to need a combination of aggressive monetary policy and disciplined fiscal policy by the Bernanke led FED to address the Inflationary effects of higher oil prices and the deflationary effects of lower home prices which are the twin scourges of the current regimen. In 2003, the Greenspan led FED lowered interest rates all the way to 1% to deal with the World Economic Crisis prevailing then...- Bill Gross, Managing Director Pimco-World's Largest Bond Fund........Isaiah43:2b-3 "When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, The Holy One Of Israel, your Savior."

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The Philippines has been a popular off shoring destination for some time now, and as a result, we're seeing an evolution of the local BPO Industry: Where it used to be all about call centers and IT Services, the industry is now expanding to other more high-skill activities like engineering, animation, and financial analysis. This is definitely a big vote of confidence for our local talent and a good sign of things to come. We just have to stay focused, and keep doing the work needed now to make sure these 'wins' turn into 'long term gains'...-Greg Navarro, CEO of Punongbayan Araullo/ Grant Thornton........Ephesians4:13 "...until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

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Seas of sorrow, seas of trial,/ Bitter anguish, fiercest pain,/ Rolling surges of temptation/ Sweeping over heart and brain-/ They will never overflow us/ For we know His Word is true;/ All His waves and all His billows/ He will lead us safely THROUGH...-Annie Johnson Flint........Isaiah 43:2a "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you."

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I have called you friends. Friendship is rare on earth. It means identity in thought and heart and spirit. When once we get intimate with Jesus we are never lonely, we never need sympathy, we can pour out all the time without being pathetic. Fruit bearing is always mentioned as the manifestation of an intimate union with Jesus Christ...-John15:1-4 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the Gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the Word I have spoken to you. Remain in me and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."

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Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as its chief obstacle...-Jack Paar, Television host........John3:3 "In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."