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So if the [very] light inside you [your inner self, your heart, your conscience] is darkness, how great and terrible is that darkness!  -Matthew 6:22-23 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How we take things in and how we talk to ourselves through any situation, good or bad, is what determines what fills our heart and out of our mouth is an overflow of our heart. If you want to be a person that encourages others, you have to fill yourself with truth and choose to look on the positive side of things.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people&#8230; He said, &#8220;My son, the battle is between two &#8220;wolves&#8221; inside us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: \u201cWhich wolf wins?\u201d The grandfather simply replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dad Joke of the Day: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you say to a slow tomato? Come on, ketchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great Monday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God\u2019s precepts]. But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God\u2019s precepts]. 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