Surrender

I vividly remember how I had, at one time, become totally dependent on the affection and friendship of one person. The dependency threw me into a pit of great anguish and brought me to the verge of a very self-destructive depression. But from the moment I was helped to experience my interpersonal addiction as an expression of a need for total surrender to a loving God who would fulfill the deepest desires of my heart, I started to live my dependency in a radically new way. Instead of living it in shame and embarrassment, I was able to live it as an urgent invitation to claim God's unconditional love for myself, a love I can depend on without any fear.

Henri J.M. Nouwen, Live of the Beloved

Kind words

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Mother Teresa

Face the sun

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will not see the shadows.

Helen Keller

Destiny

It's choice, not chance, that determines your destiny.

Jean Nidetch

Little things

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

Robert Brault

Laughter

Laughter is an instant vacation.

Milton Berle

Courage

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying ..., "I will try again tomorrow".

Mary Anne Radmacher

Stand up

If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything.

The Second Mile

The Second Mile represents a much higher law, the law of kindness, generosity and love. Following the Lord means following His ways, which are much different than our own. He said, "My thoughts and my ways are not like yours. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways are higher than yours" (Isaiah 55:8-9 CEV).
Going the Second Mile means living above the norm, treating people with kindness and respect regardless of whether they deserve. It is not enough to simply do what is required. In order to find joy and victory in our lives, we must give generously of ourselves beyond what is expected of us.

Paula J. Fox

Silence

Silence is the great master. It speaks to the human heart. Silence is not an empty void; God dwells therein.

P. Jacques

Using time wisely

If you avoid unnecessary talk and aimless visits, listening to news and gossip, you will find plenty of suitable time to spend in meditation on holy things.

Thomas A Kempis

Attraction to God

We are not drawn to God by iron chains, like bulls and wild oxen. We are drawn by enticements, sweet attractions, and holy inspirations.

St. Francis de Sales