You will understand why when you look back, the answers are rarely given in the middle of the lesson.
Nothing goes to waste on the journey of life. Both good and bad experiences shape your mind and heart for what is to come.
First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is.
You will fall many times in life, but you will pick yourself up and become stronger and wiser for each trouble you pass.
Life does not always give you what you want, but if you look closely you will see that it gives what you need for growth.
If you never tasted a bad apple, you would not appreciate a good apple. You have to experience life to understand life.
Become the person you were meant to be, light your inner fire and follow your heart’s desire.
Take a good look at yourself before you criticise another, for what you see wrong in them, will also be a lesson for you.
Respect yourself and others will follow suit. Most people will not treat you any better than you treat yourself.
You cannot evolve unless you are willing to change.
By letting go, you allow everything to find it’s rightful place. Once free, everything finds its way home.
There is no need for revenge. Living happily ever after is a sign that you have not let the past beat you.
The more you try to control something, the more it controls you. Free yourself, and let things take their own natural course.
Every second you spend with the wrong person, is a second wasted in the search for true love.
All things pass and pain is temporary. It comes to teach a lesson and when the lesson is understood it disappears into the night.
Life is taking you somewhere, listen to the messages, they will repeat until you follow their call.
You must let life flow naturally, for life’s secret is patience; you must stop pushing for change and allow things to unfold.
Our congregations should be welcoming to everyone, affirming the good of the various cultures expressed in one’s community, and seeking to implement those cultural distinctions in our church services.
Only Jesus is able to bear the weight of the center. Your Blackness cannot. Your Whiteness cannot. Your American-ness cannot. Your “Whatever-ness” cannot.
You may have lost your way temporarily, but do not lose sight of what matters most on your journey back to happiness.