This Christmas

Mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed.


Keep a promise. Find the time. Forego a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Listen. Apologize if you are wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands on others. Think of others first. Be appreciative. Be kind and gentle. Laugh a little. Laugh a little more.


Be deserving of the confidence of others. Guard your heart against malice. Rise above mediocrity. Express your gratitude. Extend your hand to a stranger and the warmth of your heart to a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. 

Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still, once again.


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