"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road." Henry Ward Beecher

Most birds were created to fly. Being grounded for them is a limitation within their ability to fly, not the other way around... You, on the other hand, were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around... pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly... And if left unresolved for very long, you can almost forget that you were ever created to fly in the first place. William P Young

Faith is a refusal to panic. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience. French Proverb

I often think: "A life is like a day; it goes by so fast. If I am so careless with my days, how can I be careful with my life?" I know that somehow I have not fully come to believe that urgent things can wait while I attend to what is truly important. It finally boils down to a question of deep and strong conviction. Once I am truly convinced that preparing the heart is more important than preparing the Christmas tree, I will be a lot less frustrated at the end of a day. Henri J.M. Nouwen

“This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.” C S Lewis

Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is to dance to it. Rubem Alves

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some” Charles Dickens

What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what kind of a person you are. C S Lewis

“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”

But forgiveness is not an emotion... Forgiveness is an act of will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. Corrie Ten Boom

In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn... to go through hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God- this is the challenge and the way. Abraham Heschel

Some people believe that holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. Ann Landers

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. Corrie Ten Boom

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Concentrate not on what you're going to get, but on what your going to give. Luke Wright

True Beauty

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk in the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn