"You, Lord, give light to my lamp..."   Psalm 18:29

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Psychiatrist and author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was known for her book On Death and Dying and for developing the five stages of grief. But she also offered many insights about living, not just dying.  Here are just a few:

■ “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

■ “There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally.”

■ “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

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