Vitamins for the Heart
The Essence of Christmas Another Christmas is almost here, and if you’re like most people, you’re probably so busy with all that goes into Christmas that you haven’t yet found much time to stop and think about “the reason for the season.” The following quotes and a poem are all about putting the meaning and joy back into Christmas. – Ronan Keane Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. – Thomas Monson The world is filled with the sounds of Christmas. If you listen with your outer ears, you will hear carols, bells, and laughter, and now and then a sob of loneliness. If you listen with the inner ear, you will hear the sound of angels’ wings,…
Book: Change the world with loveAuthor: Wolfgang Peter Schmidt Leave the website of Aktive Direkt Hilfe e. V. to find out more about the book? Go directly to the website: https://w-p-schmidt.com/ The book ‘Change the world with love’ was written under the private responsibility of the author Wolfgang Peter Schmidt (Second Chairman of Aktive Direkt Hilfe e. V.). The political statements contained in it are the author's personal views, which do not necessarily coincide with the views of the Aktive Direkt Hilfe e. V. association. Due to the high degree of agreement with the convictions of the organisation, this publication is nevertheless gladly presented on this website. Working together, helping each other, and showing love to those who are lonely, downcast, forgotten, mistreated will change things around. It helps the ones who receive love as well as those who give it – a win-win situation. Selfless love can give us…
Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. – Proverbs 4:23 Making a Choice The beautiful, well-versed 83-year-old lady fully dressed every morning at 8:00 a.m. sharp, with her hair done in fashion and perfectly applied makeup, is moving to a retirement home. Her husband recently died, which motivated her move. After many hours of patiently waiting in the hall of the home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she moved in her wheelchair toward the elevator, she was given a detailed description of her small room, including the curtains hanging from her window. “I love it,” she said, with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old girl who was just handed a new pet. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room; just wait.” “That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide over time. Whether or not I like my room doesn’t…