This Christmas…

End a quarrel.
Seek out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust.
Write a love letter.
Share a treasure.
Give a soft answer.
Keep a promise.
Find time for others.
Forgo a grudge.
Forgive your enemies.
Listen.
Apologize if you are wrong.
Try to understand.
Examine your demands on others.
Think first about someone else.
Be gentle. Be kind. Appreciate.
Laugh a little.
Laugh a little more.
Express your gratitude.
Gladden the heart of a child.
Welcome a stranger.
Take pleasure in the beauty of God’s creation.
Speak your love, speak it again and yet again.

~ Author unknown

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