Almost nothing that happens is pure curse or pure blessing but a measure of both.
Repetition is an important part of learning. It is a vital factor in life lessons because each recurrence tends to challenge our earlier notions, resulting in continued contemplation and greater depths of understanding.
I know it makes no sense, but believe me it is true: to be soft is to be strong, to be humble is to be great, and to be generous is to be wealthy.
Never assume that because you cannot see the answer, there is no answer. There is. Give it prayer. Give it faith. Give it patience. Give it time. You will have your answer eventually.
You know when sunlight first touches your skin and it feels warm and tingly all over? That’s what it feels like when a compliment touches your heart.
Feeling discouraged does not mean you quit. Feeling sad does not mean joy is nonexistent. Feeling lonely does not mean you are alone. Feeling anxious does not mean you are in danger. Feeling loss does not mean you have nothing. Feeling angry does not mean you lose control. Feeling sorry does not mean you are at fault. What you feel is not necessarily what is.
Naivety doesn’t excuse poor choices, darling. You and I both know life is unforgiving. I can’t rescue every drowning pup that is stupid enough to peer too deeply down a well.
Read. Dream. Repeat.
If you want to be sure your love is real, erase every selfish motive and bar every possibility of repayment.
Books are wishing stars fallen to Earth, waiting for people to live their dreams through reading.
Don’t shut your eyes, my darling, there is daylight to come. I promise.
What we say doesn’t always paint an accurate picture of what we mean. Sometimes the result is sort of abstract, open to misinterpretations. We use the colors and words on our present palette when others would paint a clearer picture.
I wish to live in the world behind my eyes. It is a wondrous world; one worthy of dreams. Worthier still of bringing to life.
Oh so simple, and yet oh so mighty are acts of human kindness.
I know the pain was awful, but to never make yourself vulnerable again, to never step into areas that suggest new warmth and light, is to continue living under the cold shadow of the same awful pain.
Guilt does for the conscience – for the spirit – what pain does for the body. It is meant to grab your attention, to make you stop and consider your actions in order to prevent further damage done to yourself.
You were born to author your own story. This includes editing the bad parts. Go back. Repent. Climb where you fell. Joy where you sorrowed. Mend what you tore. Heal where you harmed. Speak where you were silent. Sing and laugh and dance where life once snatched your pen and scribbled black, ugly marks in your book. Buy new ink and print beautiful poetry over all the ugly parts.
Success is the result of moving forward. Concentrate on that fact, regardless of how slow or fast, how poorly or well things seem to be going. If you are moving forward, you are succeeding.
Take away your trials, and you take away the magnificent reward of overcoming.
Believing in yourself is enough, but it sure is nice when another’s kind words of encouragement kiss your ear. There is genuine strength in verbal expressions of support.