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Mennonite Sale for World Peace
Think Positive
by Doyle Ward ou have more than 55,000 thoughts each day. Many are the same thoughts over and over again. Every single one is an affirmation; this also includes everything that you say. By reducing your negative thoughts and words and increasing the positive ones, you can reshape your life. Expecting a better day helps to create a better life. The only place we have to take action or make changes is the present. There are basically two kinds of thoughts. Those that work for you and those that work against you. Positive affirmations are statements that help keep your thoughts on track so you can create the life that you want and deserve.
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My thoughts are focused in ways that empower me. The only thing that you are guaranteed in life is this moment. Working with positive affirmations can radically change your mindset. Say them and write them repeatedly with the feeling that they are your truth. You have the power to make great changes in yourself and the world. I know this is true because I have made huge changes in my life by changing my thoughts. Doyle Ward is a successful life coach, workshop leader and lecturer in the field of personal development and intuition. Listen to him live on inflowradio.com each Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT. See ad on page 15.
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elief Sales” are a Mennonite tradition across Canada and the United States, with annual sales at fair grounds from Pennsylvania to Kansas drawing crowds in the thousands. Staple activities at those multi-day sales usually include a live auction of quilts, woodworking, and sometimes farm implements; there’s almost always a dizzying array of baked goods, often served with homemade ice cream; and craft supply stalls keep local crafters and quilters supplied with patterns, materials, and inspiration into the next year. The traditional name comes from the whole point of these sales - to raise money for Mennonite Central Committee and their peace-making and relief efforts around the world. In Houston, our sale is smaller, and we’ve added an urban spin to the traditional Relief Sale. Known as the “Texas Mennonite Sale and Auction for World Relief ” for its first 28 years, it was renamed the “Mennonite Sale for World Peace” for the 29th event in 2018, because “world peace” seems to be a more widely recognizable idea than “world relief ”, even though they essentially mean the same thing. This year, the Houston Peace Sale will feature: Craft Market, Bakery, Ten Thousand Villages, Turkish pottery & ceramics, A 2nd Cup coffee, food & snacks, live auction of quilts, silent auction, books & games, “My Coins Count” (spare change for world peace projects). Come along and see what you think: Saturday, November 3, 2-7pm. Houston Mennonite Church, 1231 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX 77055. More info at PeaceSale.org or Facebook.com/HoustonPeaceSale.
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