Day Quotes
We are successful the moment we start toward a laudable goal
The past and future are what's complicated. It's the present that's simple.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think the same could be said for time.
The more you are grateful for what you have the more you can live fully in the present. When you live in the present moment the greater you can build stepping stones for a brighter future.
Man can never go backwards, but his past can light the way for his journey.
When we walk with knowledge in our present and wisdom from our past we are able to discern how to prepare for tomorrow". HS/el
Irony alone is damning.The flesh will be bland and you will believe you are forever reading the same book.
She would not have cared to confess how infinitely she preferred the exactitude, the star-like impersonality, of figures to the confusion, agitation, and vagueness of the finest prose.
Did your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything’? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head. (339)
The sound of the words as they're said is always different from the sound they make when they're heard, because the speaker hears some of the sound from the inside
The sound of words as they're said is always different from the sound they make when they're heard, because the speakers hears some of the sound from the inside.
Allow your mind to be still and rest in His presence.
As a sufferer of depression for many years, I know the importance of trying to find positive experiences in each day, no matter how small.
In retrospect, crappy chemicals in my brain were working overtime, driving me to destroy myself, like that thing that makes lemmings throw them¬selves over a cliff.
Maybe tranquility is the dirt under my nails. I know it's there but I never feel like digging it out.
I want to sleep in the ovenbecause I just burn in the bed.
Oh, precious losing streak, you're too cute for your own good. I try to laugh about itbut my face is made of wood.
God reveals possibilities through impossibilities"! EL
I also learned that prayer is not as much about getting God to act in certain ways as it is about getting to the heart of God and getting my heart to reflect His heart.
What is it?”“A prayer.”“For a child?”She nodded.“For me?”Another nod.“On a tree?”“Trees spend all day looking up at God.
You can live your whole life not realising that what you're looking for is right in front of you.
You see, God didn't create us to merely survive. He created us to thrive! We were made for abundant life.
Footsteps of success, are trailed by fading footprints, of failures past..
The world around us conforms to expectations we place upon it.
Humility: The most quietly profound professor in the university of Christian living.
Life without challenge is life denied any chance for one to achieve.
Faith is the light that chases the darkness of doubt away." el
Now she’s lit by the warm orange spreading from the horizon as not-quite-day, becomes not-quite-night
Trust your heart and embrace the journey. You may make a wrong turn but your heart will get you back on the right path. Just keep making choices and don’t second guess yourself.
He swatted at her with his book. "Shut up and read, will you?"He lay back down and closed his eyes. Emma glanced over to check that he was smiling, and smiled too.
You should visit the Palatine. It's at the top of that hill . . .""I know where the Palatine is, Dexter, I was visiting Rome before you were born.""Yes, who was emperor back then?
To resist evil is to stand firm against the wrong committed without reacting to the wrong-doer!
Meeting you was not the first day of the rest of my life
I have learned through repeated experiences that in order to heal, I MUST forgive. The forgiveness is not for the transgressor. The forgiveness is for ME.
Forgiveness does not mean I approve of or condone what transpired.
What I did cannot be forgiven, any more than it could have been avoided.
Forgiveness comes later in life, after you've created enough disasters of your own.
Sometimes people aren't hating on you. Because they feel a certain way about themselves, they just don't know how to be happy for you.
Guilt addresses an external action while shame attacks the internal character!" EL
Anger keeps us down and hinders us from moving forward. Its power is strengthened by our longing for justice.
Holding on to weight (i.e. anger, bitterness, the past, hatred) will not only hold you back, but also block your blessings. You've got to let some things go to move forward.
When I could find something to laugh about for 30 minutes, my grief lightened just enough to make the day bearable.