Posts from 5/21-22/13

Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk.
- J.C. Penney

 Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
- Confucius

 Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.
- Ecclesiastes 11:4

 At some point, the illusion breaks down and the opening for the start of the spiritual quest commences. The quest turns from without to within and the search for answers begins.
- David R. Hawkins

 If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
- Herman Hesse

 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32

 If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work.
- C.S. Lewis

 The more I see, the less I know for sure.
- John Lennon

 The world when seen through a little child's eyes, greatly resembles paradise.
- Unknown

 The first step is you have to say that you can.
- Will Smith

 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
- 1 Peter 5:10

 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- Proverbs 31:30

 We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
- Anais Nin

 Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is for you.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
- Psalm 139:13-14

Posts from 5/20/13

Love is everywhere, it has no distance. All you have to do is stop the resistance.
- Matt Zotti

 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
- Matthew 5:14

 Turn your wounds into wisdom.
- Oprah Winfrey

 There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him & bad when it turns from Him.
- C. S. Lewis

 It is impossible to see the darkness, so long as you are focused on the light.
- The Daily Guru

 If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
- Matthew 18:15

 Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you.
- Jerry Gillies

Posts from 5/16-19/13

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
- Malcolm Forbes

 You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.

 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27, 28

 Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
- Jim Rohn

 In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.
- Albert Einstein

 Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
- Earl Nightingale

 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Colossians 4:5-6

 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14

 If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you are doing, love what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing.
- Will Rogers

 Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
- Dale Carnegie

 I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela

 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 8:1-2

 Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James

Posts from 5/15/13

Do everything with a mind that lets go. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end.
- Achaan Chah

 Be here now.
- Ram Dass

 Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Luke 6:37

 The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation
- C.S. Lewis

 There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstance of your life can change!
- Rhonda Byrne, Author of The Secret

 In dreams begin responsibilities.
- Delmore Schwartz

 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Posts from 5/14/13

Miracles never cease to amaze me. I expect them, but their consistent arrival is always delightful to experience.
- Mark Victor Hansen

 Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
- Henry Ford

 But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"
- 1 Corinthians 2:9

 May you live every day of your life.
- Jonathan Swift

 There is nothing permanent except change.
- Heraclitus

 Enlightenment means rising above thought, not falling back to a level below thought, the level of an animal or a plant. In the enlightened state, you still use your thinking mind when needed, but in a much more focused and effective way than before.
- Eckhart Tolle

 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14

 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7

Posts from 5/13/13

He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
- Psalms 103:9-12

 Make each day your masterpiece.
- John Wooden

 I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
- Albert Einstein

 One sound idea is all that you need to achieve success.
- Napoleon Hill

 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
- Romans 12:12

 We cannot be present and run our story-line at the same time.
- Pema Chodron

Posts from 5/9-12/13

I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.
- Albert Einstein

 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
- Job 19:25

 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
- Psalms 115:1

 Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
- T.S. Eliot

 Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
- Alphonse Karr

 The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
- Ephesians 4:15

 A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
- Charles Schwab

 You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
- Mae West

 Wake Up ... Live the Life You Love!

 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
- Psalms 139:23, 24

 The virtue of courage is a prerequisite for the practice of all other virtues, otherwise one is virtuous only when virtue has no cost.
- C.S. Lewis

 Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
- William Feather

 Nothing is impossible; the word itself says "I’m possible".
~ Audrey Hepburn

 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
- 1 John 5:14-15

 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
- Proverbs 3:7

 Happy Mothers Day to all the mommy's out there!!

Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.
- Proverbs 23:25

Posts from 5/8/13

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
- Luke 19:10

 No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
- Harry Emerson Fosdick

 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
- 1 Timothy 6:10

 We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
- Native American Proverb

 No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
- Andrew Carnegie

 The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
- Paulo Coelho

 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
- Philippians 2:5-8

 No pressure, no diamonds.
- Mary Case

Posts from 5/6-7/13

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
- Proverbs 10:12

 It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
- Winston Churchill

 How hard it is to turn to God when everything is going well.. We 'have all we want' is a terrible saying when 'all' does not include God.
- C.S. Lewis

 No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
- William Blake

 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
- Hebrews 7:25

 Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.
- Unknown

 Failure is success in progress.
- Author Unknown

 Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life.
- Alex Noble

 "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."
- Luke 22:42

 He who loves, sees.
- C. S. Lewis

Posts from 5/2-5/13

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
- Oprah Winfrey

 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
- Galatians 6:7

 The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.
- Zig Ziglar

 Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
- Danny Thomas

 Never, never, never, never give up.
- Winston Churchill

 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19

 Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
- Les Brown

 Success can't be forced.
- Loretta Young

 We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
- Tobias Wolff

 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7

 We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.
- C.S. Lewis

 No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.
- Victor Hugo

 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
- Colossians 1:27-28

 The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.
- Robert G. Ingersoll

May the forth be with you.

 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- Philippians 4:8

Posts from 5/1/13

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
- Seneca

 Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
- James Neil Hollingworth

 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
- Psalms 121:3

 Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.
- L.J. Cardina Suenens

 A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and to make others as comfortable as you can will solve most of the problems.
- C.S. Lewis

 If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
- Napoleon Hill

 It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’"
- Romans 14:11

 It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
- Alvin Toffler

Posts from 4/29-30/13

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 121:1, 2

 The thing always happens that you really believe in and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

 Do not give any time to your past, you can’t change what happened 5 minutes ago.
- Jan Ruhe

 Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
- William A. Ward

 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

 In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
- Thomas Carlyle

 My vision of the world which comes most naturally to me is one in which “we happy few” stand together against something stronger and larger.
- C.S. Lewis

 Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.
- William Feather

 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6

 Anger is the fluid that love bleeds when it gets cut.
- C.S. Lewis

 It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
- Elbert Hubbard

 The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.
- Thomas Dreier

 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
- Romans 1:20

 If you think you can your probably right, if you think you can't, your probably right,
- C.S. Lewis