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The following stories have been tagged with Believe In Yourself

Believe in yourself, you can do great things

A few years back when I was about ten, my grandfather was on his deathbed, and we were getting ready to leave the hospital-not knowing that it was the last time we would ever see him. Going around the room we all (yes the entire extended family was shoved into the little window side half of the room) went and gave him a hug goodbye. As my turn came up, I leaned over to hug him, and as I did h... MORE
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Encouragement and Believing

I just watched Track Coach and it brought back memories of when I was in grade 6. I joined the cross country running club. I hated running but joined because my friends were in the club. I worked hard and no matter how hard I trained, I constantly came in dead last. After yet another meet where I came in last I told my teacher/coach that I was going to quit. That I couldn't run, I hated ru... MORE
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Moment of Clarity

You need to stop measuring your worth through the eyes of another. Be the fabulous unique individual you are. Do not judge; love. Be in love with you and the rest will fall into place. Don't let the insecurities take over. Believe in what you want. Think about and obsess over what you want. Not what you are afraid the outcome will be. Don't bring negative thoughts into relationships by ... MORE
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From Spark to Flame

When my now 19 year old daughter was in Grade 3, all of Mrs. Mathews’ students were given a small pot with a bean seed to plant. Green string beans it seems are pretty hardy and the perfect seed to use when promoting green thumbs in young children. That same plant was also a most unexpected source of understanding and insight for me. Once the bean plants had sprouted and flowered, their... MORE
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The Only One There

My life had been going downhill since the beginning of high school. I hated school and I didn’t care about anything in my life. But something my brother had told me about my high school was sitting in the back of my mind through the beginning of the year. He told me, “If you ever needed someone to talk to, the counselors are there for you.” I had been secretly fighting my ... MORE
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Teach Them In the Way To Go

I grew up in a very proper Catholic family. Five brothers and me, with just enough of all the right ingredients to make it a childhood well remembered. It was a very strict upbringing, and, in those days, more the norm than not. My father used some unusual techniques to teach us and rarely spared us from the school of hard lessons. These are the two I cherish most. On the first day of 2nd ... MORE
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