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Mahatma Ghandi was an inspirational, deep thinker who challenged our values.

We are often distracted by the urgencies of our daily lives.

But, we must sometimes pause to ask ourselves, “Am I doing what is truly important to me?”

Is there something important that you have avoided until now?

Could it make this world a better place?

If you can enhance the life of one person, you will have made this world better!

If not today, when?

Kids who develop early may become anxious not understanding changes in themselves, and late-developing kids may see some changes in their classmates and wonder, “what’s wrong with me?”

Instead of parents waiting until asked by the child, it is suggested giving your child information in bits and pieces over time “to help your kid get the concept that these changes are going to happen. They are normal.”

And while nearly half of parents said they felt “very confident” in recognizing signs of puberty in their children,  “parents might be a little overconfident.

Some of those first changes are subtle” — like hair growing and voices changing — and parents can’t actually see the hormonal or emotional changes.

“When we’re talking about these younger kids, 7, 8, 9, maybe even 10, as they’re just getting started with puberty, they don’t necessarily need the sex talk,” stating that tweens and teens need a conversation about what is or will soon happen with their body and emotions. (CNN)

In the above photo, people celebrate the life of Pope Francis who died today.

The first book he wrote as Pope, is “The Name Of God Is Mercy!”

The Pope felt that the centrality of our lives MUST BE MERCY.

He believed we should live with a driving force and that force is called MERCY!

He stated that MERCY is not waiting for someone to knock on your door.

MERCY is going out into the streets to find them!

When he was younger Francis used to go out at night alone and knock on the doors of the poor to visit them.

When we live that kind of life, we follow Jesus.

The important concept of faith is not what services we go to or how much money we give,

it is how we care for the needs of others.

There was this 2018 meta-analysis that looked at a wide variety of different health conditions from diabetes to hypertension, to birth outcomes, ADHD in children, eyesight in kids.

And it found that almost across the board, these studies showed some benefit when people spent more time outside.

So in general, the trend says that nature is good for our bodies and brains.

And it’s backed up by lab studies, right?

Where they’re looking at body hormones and neurotransmitters. They’re looking at blood pressure and heart variability response.

When people spend time sitting in or looking at nature scenes versus urban scenes, these markers respond in a positive way. (Chasing Life)

Simple but effective advice!

Have you thanked the people who made a big difference in your life?

Hopefully, it’s not too late and they are still among us.

Most of us can’t take sole credit for our accomplishments.

There is usually someone who gave us the boost we needed along the way.

Our dad always told me I I could do anything I wanted to do.

And I believed him.

I think we all need someone who believes in us.

That “someone” should be thanked.

Unfortunately, our dad passed away many years ago.

Don’t be late in thanking that ‘someone.”

This is a true story about a mama brown bear carrying her wounded cub in her teeth.

Obviously, the homeowner was shocked at the site.

When the bear saw the homeowner, she dropped the cub and backed away.

The cub was bleeding from one leg. and was limp.

It seemed that the mama bear wanted help from the homeowner.

So, the homeowner slowly approached the cub and picked it up.

As he came to his front door, thr mama bear followed.

The cub was badly wounded.

He called a veterinary friend of his who gave him some advice.

Meanwhile, mama bear had advanced to the front porch and was watching.

She never left the front porch while care was being given.

Eventually, the homeowner drove the cub to the veterinary leaving mama behind.

The baby bear was revived and sent back to its mother in a crate.

As the homeowner drove off, the vet shouted, “Do not return!”

Mama was waiting and ran off into the woods with her cub close behind.

The most noble creature is a mom!

Yep, moose are a big deal in Sweden!

I fact, 77,000 people witness the annual moose migration from northern to southern Sweden.

That’s the size of the audience on Facebook.

It takes 3 weeks for the moose to make the trip..

34 cameras are used to broadcast the migration live along the route.

The route was begun by their ancestors going back to the ice age.

The moose do not know they’re being watched.

Wonderful!

You must have fear of something in order to have courage.

And you must put your courage into action with a strong will.

I also believe passion is an important ingredient of a strong will.

If you strongly believe in a cause, reach down and summon the willpower to act.

None of us are really aware of the willpower within us.

Many times misfortune brings it out.

At the time, there is really no other viable alternative.

If not today, when?

“Rivers don’t drink their own water.

Trees don’t eat their own fruit.

The sun does not shine on itself.

Flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.

LIVING FOR OTHERS IS A RULE OF NATURE!

We are all born to help each other no matter how difficult it is.

Life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you.”

(Pope Francis)

Rory Mcilroy was in a high drama with uncertain outcome in this year’s Masters Tournament.

He had a 4 point lead over the rest of the field in yesterday’s final round.

He obviously felt quite comfortable and seemed to be enjoying his position atop the leader board.

Suddenly, his game began to deteriorate while Justin Rose began to catch fire.

As Mcilroy began a series of mistakes, Rose became flawless and took the lead!

After 18 holes, they were tied at at 11 under par.

On the playoff hole, Mcilroy pulled off the victory by 1 stroke.

He took home $4,200,000 in first place prize money.

It was a real cliff hanger!