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Self-completeness, Not Self-pity
A wonder of this world is a person who is totally without self-pity —one who does not spend time moaning over apparent injustices, deprivations, and other hard experiences on the human scene; one who makes the best of unpropitious situations and with good grace takes steps to become self-reliant and content, not looking for sympathy from others.
Self-pity is a thief. If allowed to claim a foothold in our mentality, it steals away the joy and satisfaction that naturally belong to us as children of God—at least it would steal them if such a thing were possible. But in fact it is not. The Bible tells us, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17;

February 26, 1977 issue
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Man Includes All Right Ideas
GLADYS C. GIRARD
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Above the Troubled Waves
DESMOND E. MAC-KWASHIE
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Overcoming Colds
CHRISTINE CAROL WEINER
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CANA
Betty Reiss
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Satisfying Our Cravings
ELAINE H. NATALE
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Walk Softly over the Earth
WILLIAM SUDDABY
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Flowing Joy
J. WOODRUFF SMITH
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NOW
Susan Morrison
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Any Nellies in Your Life?
Sandra Carolyn Parker
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The Logic of Life
Geoffrey J. Barratt
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Self-completeness, Not Self-pity
Naomi Price
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I give deep thanks to God and Christian Science for my healing...
L. Bradford King, Jr. with contributions from Virginia O. Matthews
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My heart is filled with gratitude for the many blessings that...
Herta M. Loniak
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My gratitude to God for His constant love and goodness is...
Mary E. Whalen Ramsay with contributions from LaVon L. McMorris