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Strength in Your Thoughts

Have the student stand up with one of their arms outstretched straight to the side. Tell them that you are going to apply pressure on their hand and try and push it down. Their job is to keep their arm up in the horizontal position. Ask the student to think about something horrible that has happened to them. When they have said they have thought of something, give them the instruction to "think, think, think about it" as they are doing that apply...
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If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain

I found this quote in the February 2010 Reader's Digest p. 187 by Dolly Parton. It reads: "The way I see it, if you want a rainbow you have to put up with the rain." ...

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If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain

I found this quote in the February 2010 Reader's Digest p. 187 by Dolly Parton. It reads: "The way I see it, if you want a rainbow you have to put up with the rain." ... JPG - JPEG image file
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His Image in Your Countenance

Take a picture of someone in the group with a digital camera, or bring a photo of someone most everyone will recognize like the prophet, a national leader, or your Bishop/Branch President. ...
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Optimism

This handout was submitted by Lindsay S. to accompany lessons on optimism. ...

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Helen Keller's Door of Happiness

This hand out has the quote from Helen Keller: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." ... GIF - GIF image file
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Helen Keller's Door of Happiness

This hand out has the quote from Helen Keller: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." Avaliable in PDF and GIF ...

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Optimism versus Pessimism

One's attitude regarding circumstances and people depends upon their attitude and what they are looking for...positive things or negative things, A woman with a beautiful rose garden has two neighbors...one an optimist and the other a pessimist. She invites the optimist over to have cookies..the optimist looks out her large window and states: "what a beautiful rose garden you have", eats some cookies then leaves. The neighbor then invites the pe...
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Everything red

Focusing on the negative keeps us from being grateful about the positiveAfter everyone in the room has had a sufficient time period to look for everything in the room that is red, ask them to close their eyes. Then ask them to keep their eyes closed and tell them they can raise their hand if they can name the yellow items in the room. Most will not be able to name anything unless they are wearing the color themselves. Of course any color can be u...
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service

We need to serve with a kind and giving heart - not because we're told to serve....
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We effect others.

How each person can effect other people ...
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Pebbles in the mouth

Sometimes we focus on our trials and forget our blessings....
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Positive Outlook

To inspire us to have a positive outlook in life. (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8)...
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