Author: Pearls For The Soul
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SELF-HELP—E-Z-ER THAN YOU KNOW YOU ACTIVATE WHEN READY
Self-help does not mean doing everything alone. It means activating the part of you that must participate in your own growth. A doctor may advise you. A teacher may instruct you. A counselor may guide you. A friend may encourage you. Their help becomes most powerful when something within you answers: “I will participate.” —…
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PAIN FROM SELF-ASSESSMENT? USE IT AS GROWTH FOOD
Self-assessment is not self-condemnation. Condemnation says: “You are hopeless.” Assessment says: “Here is something that needs attention.” One closes the door. The other points toward it. Face the truth—but use it to correct yourself, not permanently condemn yourself. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul, you feed everything. https://pearlsforthesoul.com
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CONSIDER EFFORT (CONTROL) VERSUS ACCEPTANCE (FAITH)
Thinking asks the mind to keep working. Considering allows awareness, evidence, experience, and time to join the conversation. If thinking has tied you into a knot, stop pulling the ends tighter. Observe. Listen. Try something reasonable. Receive feedback. Make a correction. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul, you feed everything.…
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TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE—SET YOUR PERSONAL BAR AND LIVE IT
Wanting to be accepted begins with accepting yourself. But authenticity is more than saying, “This is who I am.” It means knowing your gifts, admitting your weaknesses, honoring your standards, and correcting yourself when truth demands it. You cannot genuinely improve a person you continually pretend not to be. — Richie Pearls for the Soul…
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THE GIVE AND TAKE OF LIFE… BOTH ARE REQUIRED BUT YOU KEEP THE BALANCE
Take your turn. Enjoy it. Work hard. Receive the compliment. Buy the jacket. Find the bargain. Win the prize. Then remember that another person is waiting for a turn too. Your success does not become smaller because you helped somebody else succeed. Taking may fill the hand. Giving helps fill the person. — Richie Pearls…
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THE MASTERPIECE WITHIN CREATED WITH CARE AND LOVE
You are not an accident. You are an unfinished masterpiece. #Purpose #Faith #GodIAM #PearlsForTheSoul
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IT’S YOUR TURN—LIVE TO THE FULLEST OR HIDE IN THE SHADOWS OF LIFE
Stop waiting for someone to announce that your life may begin. The announcement was made when you took your first breath. Your turn is not approaching. Your turn is NOW. Use what you have. Love who is here. Develop what is within you. Live like your number has been called—because it has. — Richie Pearls…
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THE MIRROR DOES NOT LIE—BUT YOU MIGHT
You can avoid the person. Leave the room. Change the job. Move to another city. Destroy every mirror. But wherever you go, there you are. You may buy yourself some time-out—but never permanent time-away. Do not break the mirror because you dislike the reflection. Correct what belongs to you. Then look again. — Richie Pearls…
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INVESTING IN CHARACTER BUILDING IS A STRONG LIFE FOUNDATION
Your reputation may open doors. Your character determines whether they’ll stay open. #Leadership #Wisdom #PearlsForTheSoul
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CLEAR THINKING IS THE GIFT OF A SOUND MIND USE IT WELL
Temptation wants speed. Depth requests time invest. Before making a decision that could damage your character, freedom, relationship or future, give clear thinking three minutes to report for duty. Three minutes may feel inconvenient. Years of regret are far less convenient. PAUSE FOR CAUSE. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul,…
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INNER SUCCESS—YOURS TO KEEP OUTER IS FOOD FOR THE WORMS
It is not merely what a person has—but how the person came to have it. Did you play fairly? Did you keep your word? Did you become someone you respect while obtaining what you wanted? Success purchased by abandoning yourself is very expensive. Build success that circumstances can recognize—but first, build success your soul can…
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THE POWER OF A SECOND CHANCE BRINGS HOPE, JOY AND REDEMPTION
Every sunrise is proof that yesterday doesn’t have to have the final word. #SecondChance #Hope #PearlsForTheSoul
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BUILD A BETTER YOU FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE
You can improve your clothes, hairstyle, car, education, and professional story. But you cannot outsource the “WHO YOU.” People eventually compare the outside impression with the person they experience inside. When the two do not agree, mixed messages and self-sabotage begin. Enjoy what you add to yourself—but never neglect the self receiving it. — Richie…
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THE COMPASS OF TRUTH HIDDEN WITHIN THE SELF WILL GUIDE YOU
The compass doesn’t create direction. It reveals it. #Truth #Faith #GodIAM #PearlsForTheSoul
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SPEND YOUTH WISELY A GUIDE FOR AGES 20 TO 30 AND PARENTS TAKE NOTE PLEASE
Remember the Universal Law: Whatever you get into gets into you. The workplace shapes you. Friends influence you. Habits train you. Debt follows you. Discipline strengthens you. Learning enlarges you. Choose wisely—you are building yourself even when you believe you are merely passing time. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul,…
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THE GARDEN OF ALL POSSIBILITIES YOU ARE IN IT NOW
The older I become, the more I admire people who faithfully keep planting long before anyone notices the garden. This includes you too
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THE MIRROR OF TRUTH IS THE ONE YOU LOOK INTO AND ACCEPT WHAT IS SHOWN
The greatest improvements in life begin when we stop blaming and arguing with the mirror. #Growth #Wisdom #PearlsForTheSoul
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YOU VERSUS YOUR FEAR—WHO GETS TO STAY WITHIN YOU?
Fear may knock upon the doorway of your mind. It may ask: “What if you fail?” Turn the question around: What if you grow? What if you succeed? What if help appears? What if the promise is waiting beyond it? Fear may knock. You decide whether it receives a key. — Richie Pearls for the…
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YOUR GROUND ROOTS DETERMINE YOUR END FRUIT
Fruit attracts attention. Roots sustain life. #PearlsForTheSoul #Wisdom #Character
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THIS TEST ON PEOPLE REVEALS A LOT…BUT NOT EVERYTHING
Hair testing can look farther back than many blood or urine drug tests. But it does NOT “tell all.” More information… is not the same as complete truth. #Science #HairTesting #RichieSpeaks #PearlsForTheSoul