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Friends-
by Madisyn Taylor

By acting as mirrors, friends help us define who we are by reflecting our selves back to us.

Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, comforting us with familiarity when we see ourselves in them. When we are drawn to those we admire, the same recognition is at work, unconsciously acknowledging that these people possess qualities that we ourselves possess. By acting as mirrors, friends help us define who we are by reflecting our selves back to us.
http://www.dailyom.com/cgi-bin/display/p...leid=49384

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The vision of things to be done may come a long time before the way of doing them becomes clear, but woe to him who distrusts the vision. -- Jenkin Lloyd Jones

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You can’t control others’ acts, but you can control your reaction to their acts, and that is what counts most to you. Napoleon Hill

No one can make you feel any negative emotion — fear, anger, or inferiority — without your express permission. There will always be people who find perverse enjoyment in upsetting others, or who simply play upon your emotions so that they can use you for their own selfish purposes. Whether or not they are successful depends entirely upon you and how you react to their negative behaviors. When you are forced to deal with such people, recognize from the outset that they are trying to upset you, not because of something you may have done to them, but because of some problem they have with themselves. Tell yourself, “This isn’t about me. I will not allow this person to upset me. I am in control of my emotions and my life.” NHF

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Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. -- Voltaire

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Dr. Wayne Dyer Dies at 75. POM

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self...75-n418556

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Make each day your masterpiece. -- John Wooden

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Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful. -- John Wooden

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Never worry about criticism from the misinformed. -- Adolph Rupp

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If you isolate your problem from others, your chances of solving it are thin. Problems require wisdom, and wisdom requires perspective. Other people provide that perspective. -- Bill Russell

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Obviously there have been times when I've failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail. -- Michael Jordan