Other easy and simple ideas may include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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• Pray before getting out of bed.<\/strong><\/li>\n
• Pray while you wash your hair (your eyes are shut anyway!).<\/strong><\/li>\n
• Read one verse while getting ready in the morning or as you’re trying to fall asleep.<\/strong><\/li>\n
• Smile at one new person a day.<\/strong><\/li>\n
• Say \u201cthank you\u201d to the tired bus driver or store clerk.<\/strong><\/li>\n
• Count to 10 before reacting to a child\u2019s wrong behavior.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  You may not see the quick results that you would by going to the gym. But your impact on someone else\u2019s day will be much greater.<\/p>\n

  Just one small thing can turn into a good lifelong habit. What would one small, different, positive thing in your life look like?<\/p>\n

  Start it today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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