God is not limited by our limitations….
It is the morning of your life--the best is
yet to be
Plan your future while living one day
at a time.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope
for tomorrow.
You can't control everything around you -- so
don't try.
A stone may determine a great river's
course.
I will see something special in this ordinary
day.
You were not created a copy. You were born an
original. You are unique and special in your own way. Be happy with yourself.
Think of someone you truly appreciate and
send her/him a note of thanks.
What we really are matters more than what
others say we are.
Attitude--not aptitude--determines your
altitude.
If a care is too small to be carried as a
prayer then it is too small to be carried as a burden.
Treasure the moments of this day.
Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.
You don't know, until your cup is bumped,
what's inside it.
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
Love isn't love until you give it away. Share
some today.
Try to make some part of every day just a
little special.
Loving hearts are happy hearts.
Keep your sense of humor.
Success is never final. Failure is never
fatal. It is courage that counts.
Kindness begins with me.
God is as great in minuteness as He is in
magnitude.
A good neighbor is as rare as found treasure.
The world is round, and the place which seems
to be the end may only be the beginning.
Quiet times are good times, too.
Climb as though your were to live forever.
Live as though you were to die tomorrow.
Three grand essentials for happiness:
Something to do. Something to love. Something to hope for.
Today I agree to be agreeable!
A contented man is one who enjoys the scenery
along the detours.
A cheerful heart is good medicine.
Think in terms of thyself rather than myself.
Be accepting. When you remember how hard it
is to change yourself, then you begin to understand what little chance you have of
changing others.
True wealth is what you are, not what you
have.
The great man shows his greatness by the way
he treats the little man.
If you're headed in the wrong direction, God
allows U-turns.
Don't be afraid to go out on a limb--that's
where the fruit is.
Life is filled with many gifts--unwrap the
ribbons
It takes both the sun and the rain to make a
rainbow.
A grudge is too heavy a load for anyone to
carry.
He who can take advice is sometimes superior
to him who can give it.
All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds
of today.
Today can be sunny--even if it rains.
Fear is unbelief parading in disguise.
Dow what you can, where you are, with what
you have.
Every disadvantage has its advantage.
If I cannot do great things, I can do small
things in a great way.
Today I will practice the art of being a good
listener.
Small beginnings can have long-lasting
results.
What you are becoming is more important that
what you are accomplishing.
Sometimes a good scare is worth more than
good advice.
Behold the turtle--he makes progress when he
sticks his neck out.
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you
flowers, why not plant your own garden?
Love comforts like sunshine after rain.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing whom to
thank.
Before we take advantage of opportunities and
privileges, we must first remember our responsibilities.
This is the day to be the person you have
dreamed to be.
A friend is one who loves you as you are.
Troubles are often the tools by which God
fashions us for better things.
The weather of your heart determines the
climate of your day.
Remember to smell the flowers.
Worry less and work more. Ride less and walk
more. Frown less and laugh more. Preach less and practice more.
Jumping to conclusions is not half as wise as
digging for the facts.
Most people are about as happy as they make
up their minds to be.
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but
envy rots the bones.
The important thing in life is not what
happens to us, but how we react to what happens.
All sunshine makes a desert.
Happiness depends on circumstances. Joy comes
from within.
Walk softly. Speak tenderly. Pray fervently.
How beautiful a day can be when kindness
touches it.
Be able to say at the end of each day,
"I did the best I could."
Every sunset brings the promise of a new
dawn.
This day is but a moment in the flow of
eternity.
Everyone you meet knows something you don't
know. Be willing to learn from them.
Be optimistic today. Something good will
surely happen.
A smiling face is always beautiful.
To be bitter is to waste precious moments of
a life that is already too short.
Small beginnings can have long-lasting
results.
Praise loudly and blame softly.
When opportunity knocks, don't be one to
complain about the noise
The more one learns to live within, the more
one learns to live without.
Our grand business is not to see what lies
dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Discipline can be the difference between
success and failure.
Only God is in a position to look down on
anyone.
A friend is one who knows all about you and
won't go away.
Almost all of our unhappiness is the result
of comparing ourselves to others.
Don't brag. It's not the whistle that moves
the train.
A spade and a kind word should never be
allowed to rust.
Live each day as if your life has just begun.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to
the eye.
If we don't stand for something, we may fall
for anything.
Time heals grief and love prevents scar
tissue.
Three thoughts on conversation: Is it true?
Is it kind? Is it necessary?
You can never speak a kind word too soon.
Love can hope where reason would despair.
A soft answer has often been the means of
breaking a hard heart.
Speak kind words and you will hear kind
echoes.
You wouldn't be worried about what people
think of you if you knew how seldom they actually do.
Your character: what you do when you think no
one is looking.
Today I will not judge another, think
negatively, or be envious.
Act yourself into a new way of thinking.
Think yourself into a new way of acting.
Pour out your heart to God your father. He
understands you better than you do.
You never know what you can do until you try.
What matters is not our ability or inability,
but our availability.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as
you deal with your own.
The smallest good deed is better than the
grandest intention
Begin this day with a prayer.
He who's content has enough, He who complains
has too much.
Some people grin and bear it; others smile
and do it.
Better to try something and fail than to try
nothing and succeed.
God never puts any person in a space too
small to grow in.
He has achieved success who has worked hard,
laughed often and loved much.
Today's bright moments are tomorrow's fond
memories.
Gather and treasure all the special pleasures
of each day.
When problems cease, so do opportunities.
Consider the postage stamp. Its usefulness
lies in the ability to stick to one thing until completed.
All people smile in the same language.
The rainbow of God's promises is always above
the trials and storms of life.
The world looks brighter from behind a smile.
True patience means waiting without worrying.
Temper is a valuable possession--don't lose
it.
If only I may grow kinder, simpler, quieter,
warmer.
Prayer should be the key of the day and the
lock of the night.
Never judge another until you have walked two
weeks in his shoes.
Wash your windows and see how clean your
neighbors look.
Love is the reason behind everything God
does.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless.
If you were another person, would you like to
be a friend to yourself?
Don't worry--it may not happen.
If it were easy, anybody could do it.
The way to get to anywhere is to start from
where you are.
The man who trims himself to suit everybody
will soon whittle himself away.
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.
Do it now. Then it's done.
Dear friends are never forgotten. They live
within your heart.
Write it on your heart that every day is the
best day of the year.
If it isn't right--don't do it. If it isn't
true--don't say it.
The joy you give to others is the joy that
comes back to you.
Appreciation is the memory of the heart.
It would be nice if we could forget our
troubles as easily as we forget our blessings.
Hem your blessings with praise, lest they
unravel.
Count your blessings today by writing them
down on a sheet of paper.
A grateful mind is a great mind.
Tell someone today that you love them and are
thankful for them.
Give something to someone less fortunate than
yourself today.
There is no better exercise for the heart
than reaching down and lifting someone up.
It is by giving that we receive.
Life is fragile--handle with prayers.
Peace is not a season--it is a way of life.
We can't all be shining examples but we can
at least twinkle a little.
Thoughts are the seeds of future deeds.
Reflect. Be thankful. Be joyful and at peace.
Fear not tomorrow; God is already there.
Act as if it were impossible to fail.
Paralyze resistance with persistence.
There is no beauty so great as beauty shared.
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of
others cannot keep it from themselves.
Life is the flower of which love is the
honey.
The heart is happiest when it beats for
others.
You will find as you look back upon your life
that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in
the spirit of love.
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side
effects.
Happiness is not a state to arrive at but a
manner of traveling.
Most smiles are started by another smile.
I cannot change yesterday. I can only make
the most of today, and look with hope toward tomorrow.
Shared joy is double joy...and shared sorrow
is half-sorrow.
Doubt makes the mountain which faith can
move.
Hope is the anchor of the soul, the stimulus
to action, and the incentive to achievement.
A misty morning does not signify a cloudy
day.
After the verb "To Love" "To
Help is the most beautiful verb in the world.
The great acts of love are done by those who
are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
Wherever you are, it is your own friends who
make your world.
Love comforteth like sunshine after the rain.
A friend is someone who understands your
past, believes in your future and accepts you today for just the way you are.
Kindness is the oil that takes friction out
of life.
The future belongs to those who believe in
the beauty of their dreams.
Keep your face to the sunshine...and you
cannot see the shadows.
Inch by Inch life's a cinch....Yard by yard
life is hard.
Friends are relatives you make for yourself.
Happiness is not the absence of conflict but
the ability to cope with it.
Use the talents you possess; for the woods
would be very silent if no birds sang except the best...
The gem cannot be polished without friction,
nor man perfected without trials.
Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be
true to yourself.
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a
single step.
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass
of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
No one can make you feel inferior without
your consent.
Worry is the misuse of the imagination.
Not everything that is faced can be changed
but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
True confidence comes from our ability to
uncover and accept our weaknesses and to discover and use our strengths.
Self-doubt is nothing but a cover-up of
innate strengths.
Over confidence is nothing but a cover-up of
our weaknesses.
It is all right to forget your mistakes if
you remember their lessons.
Faith lets us walk in those areas outside the
boundaries of human thought.
Every problem contains the seeds of it's own
solution.
Fear carries a man farther than courage but
not in the same direction.
If you want to be original be yourself!
It's never to late to have a happy childhood.
Break the tensions of daily living or the
tensions will break you.
You can no more blame your circumstances for
your character than you can the mirror for your looks.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from
the human face.
For every minute you are angry, you lose
sixty seconds of happiness.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables
us to recognize a mistake when we make it again.
You run your own life.
To read without reflecting is like eating
without digesting.
The unfortunate thing about this world is
that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.
When your heart is feeling heavy, and your
brain is rather sad, Don't think about your trouble, But of the fun you've had.
People who complain about the way the ball
bounces are usually the ones who dropped it.
Things do not change.....we do.
If what you did yesterday still looks big to
you, chances are you haven't done much today.
Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves
undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
A sunny temper gilds the edges of life's
blackest clouds.
The heart has eyes which the brain knows
nothing of.
To ease another's heartache is to forget
one's own.
Stress is like an ice cream cone...you have
to learn to lick it.
Keep going...if you cannot walk, creep.
Time flies, but remember you are the
navigator.
Accept your own flaws and those of others as
part of life.
In life pain is inevitable, but misery is
optional.
Do you act or react?
We should be patient with everyone, but above
all with ourselves.
Enthusiasm is a mental sunshine that keeps
everything in us alive and growing.
The smiles that count are those that shine
when it rains.
Life is 10 percent what you make of it and
90% how you take it.
We can think about tomorrow, but what a
relief to know we only need to handle today.
The best thing about the future is that it
comes only one day at a time..
Clear as you go.
Today I will look for places where God is
telling me to serve.
Make an effort everyday to feel good about
who you are and what you can be.
Write down today all your "I can't
do" thoughts on paper today. Then rip them up and throw them away.
Don't be so busy living that you forget to
make a life.
To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack
on your back.
Sometimes in the dark you see what you want
to see.
Your day goes the way the corners of your
mouth turn.
One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is
what one becomes.
People who light up your life usually know
where the switch is...
No man has an enemy worse than himself.
We who have no time for our health today, may
have no health for our time tomorrow.
Every journey begins with a single step.
We can not let our burdens paralyze our
progress.
Experience s what you get when you don't get
what you wanted.
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Dark moments are dark corridors leading to
sunlit rooms.