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If God were to make a million lovely flowers in your image and plant them in a garden with you among them, I would still know you by your scent and by the feel of your petals and by the crazy way you lean towards my light whenever I draw near.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Mistakes focus our minds on specific details. They weed out truths and afford us goals, bringing straight to our attention lessons to be learned. Mistakes are not meant to make us failures; they are meant to make us wise.Richelle E. Goodrich
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We live that we might have experience; that through it we might gain wisdom, compassion, faith, and inner strength.Richelle E. Goodrich
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When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Ha ha ha ha! Tee-hee-hee! Mwa-ha mwa-ha! Kee kee kee! Ho ho ho ho! Haw-hee-haw! Heh heh heh heh! Gah guffaw! Hoo hoo hoo hoo! Hoi hoi-eee! Ba ha ha ha! Tsee tsee tsee! Giggle, titter, snicker, crow, laughter makesmy 'happy' grow!Richelle E. Goodrich
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Happiness is a frame of mind. It is a state of thinking. It is an attitude, a headset, a mentality. Happiness is a disposition and demeanor. It is a mood and sensibility. It is a philosophy, a notion, a tone, an outlook and perspective. Happiness is all of these things, none of which exist separate from me. They cannot be extracted or stolen because they constitute my very being. Therefore, happiness must be the natural essence of me.Richelle E. Goodrich
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I love you" means I want you to be happy.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Music is happiness with a steady pulse.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love.Richelle E. Goodrich
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My favorite words in the world are these: in conjunction. They question curiosities in simple form and function. is a query of broadest scope. is wonder that fuels all hope. Together they lasso the mind like rope, and spur the wildest deductions!Richelle E. Goodrich
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Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows. And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Weakness drives us to set goals, to try harder, to put forth more effort, to dream and wish and hope, to reach out further and down deeper, to pray earnestly, to cry mightily, to understand and empathize with valid sincerity. In truth, weakness is a catalyst for greater strength.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Knowledge gained is as useless as prideif filed away and never applied.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Life's greatest lessons were not shown to me, read to me, illustrated or explained to me; they happened to me.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Chew off a little every day, because it’s hard to swallow a whole pie at once.Richelle E. Goodrich
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You cannot know what I do not tell you, yet you will be judged harshly for not knowing.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Time is a power of its own, and it may be the only power by which some miracles come to pass.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Father always said that money doesn’t grow on trees. Well, time doesn’t grow on trees either.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Hey, pretty book, why don’t you lie in my lap awhile?Richelle E. Goodrich
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Dragons are a manifestation of things we fear. More often than not, those fears prove to be just as daunting and just as imaginary.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Fearing the night won’t keep the sun from setting.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Fear comes at me like a massive bull with lowered horns ready to gore. But I have learned of the insubstantial nature of fear: if I stand my ground, it will pass right through me.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry from the same animal.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Fear confronted me, and I stood paralyzed. He seemed a formidable, abiding presence. Then a voice whispered, “Fear not.” Fear not, I thought with desperate longing. Oh, how I wanted to heed those words–but how? Hour after hour, day after day, fear refused to budge while I remained paralyzed. And so I let him make my choices; what else could I do? Alas, he never once chose well for me.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Fear never scaled one mountain, never stepped up on a stage, never accepted a challenge, never tilled new ground, never walked in a race; he never even dared to dream. Fear failed to slay a single dragon. Remember this before you choose to keep his company.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Superman’s scourge is kryptonite. Fear’s kryptonite is laughter.Richelle E. Goodrich
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If you dream your problems at night and live your problems by day, you are suffering the effects of paralyzing toxins delivered by the sting of worry, stress, and fear. You must detach yourself from these leeches if you do not wish to be irreversibly poisoned.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The moon is my fear. The sun is my heart afire. The stars, my love songs.Richelle E. Goodrich
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The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are “Hello, Beautiful.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Hate is loud. Love, however, is so pleasantly felt it has no need to be heard.Richelle E. Goodrich
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I never realized how much you meant to me until someone spoke your name and an irrepressible, goofy grin stretched my lips.Richelle E. Goodrich
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I hope you know I love you, not just because I tell you so at every opportunity, but because I show you so as often as the sun sets.Richelle E. Goodrich
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When I first heard your voice, my heart leapt in my chest as if it recognized you as its owner from another lifetime.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.Richelle E. Goodrich
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She laughed, and he fell in love.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Maybe love isn’t meant to be bliss never-ending. Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Your face is engraved in my mind. I can’t erase it. I don’t want to. Because as much as I hate you, I love you. And I love you unforgettably.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Amore is loveconfessed to you in haiku. Do you love me too?Richelle E. Goodrich
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Please stop. If you keep chipping off little pieces of my heart, soon there will be no heart left with which to love you.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Love by the sweat of thy brow. Not through whispered words of hollow sound or lofty dreams ne’er substance bound that more than oft do run aground. Nay, love with mighty, blistered hands that turn the soil and carve the land. A bearer of toil and golden band. Be strong! A founder of the feast! Protective knight who slays the beast! For promises and vows aloud are naught but wispy veneer shroud like cobwebs, frail, the airy words and wooing fail. So work, my darling. Toil as proof. Thy loyal heart be drained of youth and yet beat on, incessant sound. Both feet take root within the ground, and service be thy kingly crown. Love by the sweat of thy brow. .Richelle E. Goodrich
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At the core of love is validation. It is what gives love power. For when love is given away, validation seeps in and expands in the heart of the recipient, filling up every empty, dark corner. It is a wonderful, light, consuming feeling we long for, and once found, we hope–even expect–it will forever remain. But there are times when that most precious love is revoked, and a hard scab forms over the empty hole. Though this scab is both healing and protective, it is the reason why validation from future love may not seep in so easily, no matter how wanting the heart.Richelle E. Goodrich