Inspirational Quotes - Page 23

Be the master of your mind, dwell on positive thoughts.

Misunderstandings are a normal part of life, and the outcomes of these depend upon how we choose to react to them.

In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.

Sometimes what’s dead must be burned away to make room for new life. Sometimes you just have to step back and let the brittle bits ignite - but once those flames begin to dance their caustic dance, don’t you dare look the other way. Don’t close your eyes. Watch closely and let that image seer itself forever on your mind. Remember what it looked like in the midst of the soot, the smoke, and the haze. Remember, so you don’t repeat the same conditions that required such a blaze.

To inspire is revealing the unpolished bits before perfection.

All joy lies in the present moment. The journey of life and prosperity are made of the present moment.

Love has no monetary value, but it enhances the value of life.

I would rather have a man chasing JESUS than a house full of stuffs and garrage filled with big cars.

When question ariseHope or not to hopeAlways hope.

It’s very possible to live life without disliking anyone. It’s all vibration. We can get to the point where ‘dislike’ does not even register as an option in the default settings of our minds.Some may wonder, ‘What does it matter if I like or dislike people?’In my perception, it matters greatly since dislike influences our entire energetic body. It becomes part of our vibrational aura, what we’re emitting and receiving in return from the world. How we respond to the world is how the world will treat us.

The majestic mountain is swimming in the eternal lake of beauty, love, and tranquility.

Gratitude is a choice which can change our lives for the better.

It was my kingdom. And when enemies attack your kingdom, you don’t flee. You show them why it’s your kingdom.

Is the sunrise of Mount Fuji more beautiful from the one you see in the countryside a bit closer to home? Are the beaches of Indonesia really that much more serene than those we have in our own countries? The point I make is not to downplay the marvels of the world, but to highlight the notion of the human tendency in our failure to see the beauty in our daily lives when we take off the travel goggles when we are home. It is the preconceived notion of a place that creates the difference in perception of environments rather than the actual geological location.

Gratitude is one of the greatest attitudes of the human heart.

You do not have to be beautiful.You do not even have to be intelligent.All you have to do is practice kindness,for that is our purpose.

Be a wave of kindness that touches the hearts of everyone.

When our heart wants to live in purity & do the right thing, God will keep us from falling into sin.

Your trustworthiness quotient depends on your transparency ratio.

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.

The best education makes our minds more fertile.

On Easter day let us promise to resurrect, transcend, and transform our conscience for the happiness of mankind.

And suddenly, as if her head had cleared, she was quite sure that wonderful things did indeed exist. Even if they’re only in my own mind, she thought, they’re there and worth fighting for. I mustn’t give in.

By creating problems for others you will never able solve your own problem. When you will try to solve your enemy’s problem, your problem will disappear.

The greater the pain, the greater the fun.

Don’t carry your ideas to the grave untouched.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come.

Few moments are so special that they should be recognized by special expressions.

Purpose is the reason something is designed, made, created, or exists.

There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.

To the delicate,You will fall for the rough ones. the cold ones. the ones filled with apathy. you will spend your time counting their affection in change. you will stuff your pockets with silence. you will settle for second hand love. Delicate, you will be fashioned in the art of forgiveness. you will love like it’s a religion. you will memorize birthdays, phone numbers, and the moments you’ve heard goodbye. and when life becomes unyielding, and the burden too heavy, you will fault yourself. blame the material you are made of. say that you rip too easy, expect too much, give too often. you are a well that keeps on leaking. but even if you overflow, even if the thunder finds your home, you must remain soft. and if they have broken your heart, allow it to make you softer. kinder. do not imitate the cruel. do not allow yourself to take the shape of those who hurt you.

I have lived long enough to see real, significant changes made for the good...and I have been fortunate enough to have participated in some of them...One person can make a difference!(Father Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C., quoted in our book, God's Icebreaker by Jill A. Boughton and Julie Walters)

In the beginning, it is difficult and even painful to see the faults in yourself, the flaws in your soul, the error of your ways. But I have come to love the moments when I see my flaws and I spot my errors! It is one of the most beautiful things, really! Because it is when we see our own flaws and our own errors that we can find the opposite of those things! It is when we see our own flaws and our own errors that we can see that there is so much more room to become better! And so I have come to actually rejoice when I find something wrong with me! And I know when it’s really wrong because I can see it and I can feel it in my heart both at the same time— it is a revelation. It’s not something that comes from any external source; but it is my own spirit and the voice of God revealing these things to me, unfolding them, rolling them out of a silken cloth at my feet. And I smile.

What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. “What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter’s grip, though his hands chafe. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.

God is as real as a station wagon.

Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

Dream a daybright with kindnessand a deep compassionate ray.

Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.

When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.

If you have a definite purpose, if you have a driving desire to achieve it and if you go with passion, then don't wait for success because you are already a success.

Echo of your thoughts are more important than your actions because that has greater impact on the world.

When I was a little girl, everything in the world fell into either of these two categories: wrong or right. Black or white. Now that I am an adult, I have put childish things aside and now I know that some things fall into wrong and some things fall into right. Some things are categorized as black and some things are categorized as white. But most things in the world aren't either! Most things in the world aren't black, aren't white, aren't wrong, aren't right, but most of everything is just different. And now I know that there's nothing wrong with different, and that we can let things be different, we don't have to try and make them black or white, we can just let them be grey. And when I was a child, I thought that God was the God who only saw black and white. Now that I am no longer a child, I can see, that God is the God who can see the black and the white and the grey, too, and He dances on the grey! Grey is okay.

Selfish in his posture; material at his grasp, smirk upon his face; but this success will not last. For you see, son, his purpose; lost along the way, He started only living; for the dollar that he made. Never make that error; for a dime to loose sight of your seek, For value is not measured, by the wealth at your feet

If we constantly focus only on the stones in our mortal path, we willalmost surely miss the beautiful flower or cool stream provided by theloving Father who outlined our journey. Each day can bring more joythan sorrow when our mortal and spiritual eyes are open to God'sgoodness. Joy in the gospel is not something that begins only in thenext life. It is our privilege now, this very day. We must never allowour burdens to obscure our blessings. There will always be moreblessings than burdens--even if some days it doesn't seem so. Jesussaid, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have itmore abundantly." Enjoy those blessings right now. They are yours andalways will be.

If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.

I let my love for myself grow infinitely. I understand that loving myself is emotionally healthy and necessary to my well-being.

When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.

The dawn of light is the liberation of souls.

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents...

Life is not about reality. It is about how you perceive it.

Sometimes we have spent so long in the cage that it feels safer to be trapped inside.

NOTHING goes exactly as planned.Make your OWN destiny

We are born and reborn again and again. We are changing with the waves of time.

Having a positive attitude gives you the power to uplift, the power to create change, the power to motivate, the power to inspire, the power to influence, the power to cultivate happiness, and the list goes on.

Anger is a poison that affects our thoughts and creates a fire that burns our sweetness of heart.

Good character is all about improving your personal moral values to advance to a more desirable state.

With determination, the dream will be fulfilled.

was it scripted by God or I am playing with my life.

The sacred time exist in days, weeks, months, seasons and years.