Carlos Wallace, The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind To Enjoy Serenity Quotes
Focus on patience, loyalty, intelligence, greed, dissatisfaction and pride.
If you continue to concentrate so deeply on the negative factors you are unable to acknowledge all the positive results.
Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.
There should always be an end game, or else all you are doing is practicing for an opportunity for which you have no idea of what it is or what it will even look like.
I just follow God's lead. One step, one day and one opportunity at a time. The hardest part is not becoming distracted.
We must learn to choose between lining our bank accounts and being accountable for our future.
You own your feelings. You own your thoughts. You control both. No one has the right to any of it—to any of you without your permission.
Testing the wrong person can prove a massive failure for the antagonist.
Never spend more time worrying about somebody or some situation (that plays no significant role in your life) more than you do about yourself.
Just because I understand does not mean I agree.
In the heat of the moment, rational thinking tends to elude us.
Shutting out your problems does not dismiss them. Ignorance is not bliss. On the contrary, it creates an opportunity for those problems to grow.
It's been said that actions speak louder than words. Sometimes, it's what you don't say or do, that sends the loudest message.
One truth that has helped me accept some of the most difficult moments and heartbreaking decisions in my life is that I already have all for which I ask. I am blessed! I am delivered from my worries!
Never lose sight of the people who are the foundation of the future you are working to build.
Each day, wake up with a plan. Don’t just approach your days in an unfocused void. That state of mind leaves too much room for discontent, opposition, unhappiness and hopelessness.
The foundation that my parents and grandparents instilled in me is unyielding, especially the principle that teaches me to keep God first in all I do.
In the midst of combat, we learned a great deal about mankind and its many different races, creeds and beliefs.
Sharing pillow talk with the wrong people can make a hard bed to lie on, and will surely lead to nightmares in your relationship.
Under no circumstance is any proverbial player ever more significant than the collective.
The tide seldom shifts in favor of a selfish individual.
The first step to receiving more blessings is appreciating the ones you have.
I discipline my mind to see past distractions, to scrutinize deceptive tendencies and to pay careful attention to details whether I am conversing with others or I’m just a passive observer.
There will never be a point in my life where it is acceptable to waste time.
Every thought, every action, every statement should have meaning.
When God chooses you to deliver a message, to have a purpose, no one and nothing can reverse the course of His plan.
I want you to identify your strengths or talents and to find something about yourself that makes you unique and special and refer to that image each time you find yourself feeling insecure or unsure.
Never be afraid to love. Just be careful who you love.
I understand (finally) that God does not REACT to prayers or petitions. He has ACTED. It is already done.
Why trade definite for a maybe?
Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one’s tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.
In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.
Truth be told, many couples spend more time planning the wedding and the honeymoon than they do preparing for the marriage.
Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.
No one should gain access to the important areas of your life if you are not absolutely sure they are there for good reason.
No matter how worldly I became, there was always that one part of me that never forgot where I came from and how simple life was there.
Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!
Nothing will ever be solved if we wallow in the darkness of denial.
Keep your eyes and your mind open. Don’t be blinded by filters like fear, uncertainty, pessimism and negativity.
Occupy your thoughts with purpose and you will be so busy pursuing a meaningful future there will be no time for doubt, chaos and disappointment.
Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.
Love is a two-way street, but not everyone deserves a license.
Connect with someone on a deeper level…mentally, spiritually, emotionally…and your soul will transcend the height of ecstasy.
To be fearlessly vulnerable with someone…One of the deepest, most desirable paradoxes of love.
The seriousness of being part of Operation Desert Storm-the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War- was never lost upon us.
Dozens of days, experiences, and encounters have set me on a path I never dreamed possible.
The most liberating feeling in the world is to not give the negative opinions of others any traction.
Do not waste your life away by wishing for days you may not even get to see.
Make a difference, change the game for the better, leave a legacy, be a guide that someone else can follow and make better, and then someone else will follow that and make that better.
Be the start of something that is good, revolutionary and powerful. Everything after that is a bonus!