Give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.

Stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will”

Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you’re waiting.

Words are like seeds. They have creative power. Isaiah says, “We will eat the fruit of our words.” What seeds are you planting?

Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.

19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a] says the Lord.20 On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;

   if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.

In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[b]21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good

Roman 12:19-21



True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, found everywhere.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding. -Prov 3:5

Don’t let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.

Be patient. Good things come to those who wait.

Sometimes you have to walk away from what you want to find what you deserve.

Your thoughts become your words and your attitude. Where the mind goes, the man follows.

Little trials without God will break you. Big trials with God will make you. May you always find strength in God’s love and faithfulness.

No Matter How Strong The Wind Of Evil May Blow; The Flame Of Truth Cannot Be Extinguished” ~ DalaiLama

The God you serve is bigger than the problems you encounter.

It’s Not How Much We Give But How Much Love We Put Into Giving”  MotherTeresa

Follow Your Bliss And The Universe Will Open Doors For You Where There Were Only Walls” ~JosephCampbell

Don’t search for #happiness in the horizon, search for happiness where you stand.”~

DalaiLama

Every Person Has An Equal Responsibility To Ease The Current Suffering On This Planet~DalaiLama

Get Out Of Your Head And Get Into Your-heart Think Less, Feel-more.

It is better to do nothing than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself

What we hold in our hands is temporary-What we hold in our hearts is forever

When our heart breaks, what truth can we find beyond the stories we tell ourselves?

“Your days pass like rainbows, like a flash of lightning, like a star at dawn. Your life is short. How can you quarrel?”

~Buddha

When our heart breaks, what truth can we find beyond the stories we tell ourselves?

In A Night Full Of Suffering And Darkness; Be A Candle Spreading Light Till Dawn.” ~Rumi

“Your days pass like rainbows, like a flash of lightning, like a star at dawn. Your life is short. How can you quarrel?”

~Buddha

Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can only be forgiven, nor forgotten.

Everything happens for a reason.

Why worry when you don’t have to? Caring is an option. Focus on the positive. Ignore the negative.

Don’t make a promise you can’t keep.

The best & most beautiful things in life cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. – Helen Keller

Some people come in your life as blessings, others come in your life as lessons.

You can forget what hurt you in the past, just never forget what it taught you.

It takes some courage to stand up and speak; it takes even more courage to open your mind and listen.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but of appreciating what we do have.

No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, you can still turn around.

The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose.

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.

Don’t feel sad over someone who gave up on you, feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who would have never given up on them.

The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard times pass.

A woman is like a tea bag: you cannot tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. -Nancy Reagan

God didn’t promise days without pain, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day and light for the way.

Pray, forgive yourself, appreciate others, do things you enjoy, and remind yourself that you are loved.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. -Psalm 34:4

Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.

Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart.

The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased; it can only be accepted.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Never give up on something you really want. It’s difficult to wait, but worse to regret.

When you have doubts and questions, choose to say Lord, “I believe. I may not always understand, but I trust you.”

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. -Philippians 4:13

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t.

Love is a verb. Without action, it is merely a word.

Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, “who is & who was & who is to come, the Almighty.” -Revelation 1:8

Worrying is wasting energy on the things you can’t control. Leave everything in God’s hand. Think less, pray more.

Happiness is not based on your circumstances, but on a decision you make.

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.

I’m not where I need to be, but thank God I’m not where I used to be.

Love is always a demonstration – not just a set of words or a feeling

One small crack does not mean you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.    

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

If you live your life with the regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you will have no today to be thankful for!

Hope… Sometimes that’s all you have when you have nothing else. If you have it, you have everything

Work hard in silence; let success make the noise

Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you

Gratitude: recognize the good in your life.

Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t.

SMALL changes can make a BIG difference.

Never Forget who was there for you when no one else was

Be a voice, not an echo.

Love is always a demonstration – not just a set of words or a feeling.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

rust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. -Golda Meir

Your child will follow your example, not your advice.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Your word is your honor. If you say you’re going to do something, then you need to do it.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts

Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. -Warren Buffet

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are

Everyone you meet has something to teach you

In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -Theodore Roosevelt

Give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.

Disappointments were not meant to destroy you. They were meant to strengthen you & give you fortitude to accomplish your God-given destiny.

Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, “who is & who was & who is to come, the Almighty.” -Revelation 1:8

Don’t look back when you know you shouldn’t. Don’t stress over things that don’t matter. Don’t worry about thinks you can’t control. Have faith and trust in God.

God is the best part of my life. Without Him, I can’t imagine where I’d be.

Live more, complain less. More smiles, less stress. Less hate, more blessed.

Be grateful for everything you have received in your life. Good and bad it’s all brought you to Jesus!

92 years old man

A man of 92 years, short, very well-presented, who takes great care in his appearance, is moving into an old people’s home today.

After waiting several hours in the retirement home lobby, he gently smiles as he is told that his room is ready.

His wife of 80 has recently died, and he is obliged to leave his home.

As he slowly walks to the elevator, using his cane, I describe his small room to him, including the sheet hung at the window which serves as a curtain.

“I like it very much”, he says, with the enthusiasm of an 8 year old boy who has just been given a new puppy.

” You haven’t even seen the room yet, hang on a moment, we are almost there. “

” That has nothing to do with it “, he replies.

” It is already decided in my mind that I like my room. It is a decision I take every morning when I wake up. ”

” Happiness is something I choose in advance. Whether or not I like the room does not depend on the furniture, or the decor rather it depends on how I decide to see it. “

“I can choose. I can spend my day in bed enumerating all the difficulties that I have with the parts of my body that no longer work very well, or I can get up and give thanks to heaven for those parts that are still in working order. “

“Every day is a gift, and as long as I can open my eyes, I will focus on the new day, and all the happy memories that I have built up during my life. “

Free your heart from hate.
 Free your mind from worry.
 Live simple.
 Give more.
 Expect less.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, “who is & who was & who is to come, the Almighty.” -Revelation 1:8

If we confess our sins, he is faithful & just & will forgive us our sins & purify us from all unrighteousness. -1John 1:9

Happy moments: Praise God

Difficult moments: Seek God

Quiet moments: Worship God

Difficult moments: Trust God

Every moment: Thank God

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. -1Thessalonians 5:15

God not only sees where you are, He sees where you can be.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” -Matthew 19:26

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. -Hebrews 12:14

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” -Matthew 22:37

You dont need to know what tomorrow holds. All you need to know is the One who holds tomorrow.

Love is not a feeling we have; it’s a decision to treat people the way Jesus would treat them.

I believe in the sun even if it isn’t shining.  I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent.

God never leads us where He cannot keep us. His grace is always sufficient for us in any and every circumstance of life.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness: Letting go of grudges and bitterness

When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge — or embrace forgiveness and move forward.

Nearly everyone has been hurt by the actions or words of another. Perhaps your mother criticized your parenting skills, your colleague sabotaged a project or your partner had an affair. These wounds can leave you with lasting feelings of anger, bitterness or even vengeance.

But if you don’t practice forgiveness, you might be the one who pays most dearly. By embracing forgiveness, you can also embrace peace, hope, gratitude and joy. Consider how forgiveness can lead you down the path of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

What is forgiveness?

Generally, forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. The act that hurt or offended you might always remain a part of your life, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help you focus on other, more positive parts of your life. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you deny the other person’s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn’t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

What are the benefits of forgiving someone?

Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for happiness, health and peace. Forgiveness can lead to:

  • Healthier relationships
  • Greater spiritual and psychological well-being
  • Less anxiety, stress and hostility
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Fewer symptoms of depression
  • Stronger immune system
  • Improved heart health
  • Higher self-esteem

Why is it so easy to hold a grudge?

When you’re hurt by someone you love and trust, you might become angry, sad or confused. If you dwell on hurtful events or situations, grudges filled with resentment, vengeance and hostility can take root. If you allow negative feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might find yourself swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice.

What are the effects of holding a grudge?

If you’re unforgiving, you might:

  • Bring anger and bitterness into every relationship and new experience
  • Become so wrapped up in the wrong that you can’t enjoy the present
  • Become depressed or anxious
  • Feel that your life lacks meaning or purpose, or that you’re at odds with your spiritual beliefs
  • Lose valuable and enriching connectedness with others

How do I reach a state of forgiveness?

Forgiveness is a commitment to a process of change. To begin, you might:

  • Consider the value of forgiveness and its importance in your life at a given time
  • Reflect on the facts of the situation, how you’ve reacted, and how this combination has affected your life, health and well-being
  • Actively choose to forgive the person who’s offended you, when you’re ready
  • Move away from your role as victim and release the control and power the offending person and situation have had in your life

As you let go of grudges, you’ll no longer define your life by how you’ve been hurt. You might even find compassion and understanding.

 

What happens if I can’t forgive someone?

Forgiveness can be challenging, especially if the person who’s hurt you doesn’t admit wrong or doesn’t speak of his or her sorrow. If you find yourself stuck:

  • Consider the situation from the other person’s point of view.
  • Ask yourself why he or she would behave in such a way. Perhaps you would have reacted similarly if you faced the same situation.
  • Reflect on times you’ve hurt others and on those who’ve forgiven you.
  • Write in a journal, pray or use guided meditation — or talk with a person you’ve found to be wise and compassionate, such as a spiritual leader, a mental health provider, or an impartial loved one or friend.
  • Be aware that forgiveness is a process and even small hurts may need to be revisited and forgiven over and over again.

Does forgiveness guarantee reconciliation?

If the hurtful event involved someone whose relationship you otherwise value, forgiveness can lead to reconciliation. This isn’t always the case, however.

Reconciliation might be impossible if the offender has died or is unwilling to communicate with you. In other cases, reconciliation might not be appropriate. Still, forgiveness is possible — even if reconciliation isn’t.

What if I have to interact with the person who hurt me but I don’t want to?

If you haven’t reached a state of forgiveness, being near the person who hurt you might prompt you to be tense and stressful. To handle these situations:

  • Remember that you can choose to attend or avoid specific functions and gatherings. If you choose to attend, don’t be surprised by a certain amount of awkwardness and perhaps even more intense feelings.
  • Respect yourself and do what seems best.
  • Do your best to keep an open heart and mind. You might find that the experience helps you to move forward with forgiveness.

What if the person I’m forgiving doesn’t change?

Getting another person to change his or her actions, behavior or words isn’t the point of forgiveness. Think of forgiveness more about how it can change your life — by bringing you peace, happiness, and emotional and spiritual healing. Forgiveness can take away the power the other person continues to wield in your life.

What if I’m the one who needs forgiveness?

The first step is to honestly assess and acknowledge the wrongs you’ve done and how those wrongs have affected others. At the same time, avoid judging yourself too harshly. You’re human, and you’ll make mistakes.

If you’re truly sorry for something you’ve said or done, consider admitting it to those you’ve harmed. Speak of your sincere sorrow or regret, and specifically ask for forgiveness — without making excuses.

Remember, however, you can’t force someone to forgive you. Others need to move to forgiveness in their own time. Whatever the outcome, commit to treating others with compassion, empathy and respect.

Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.

Accept what is, let go of what was and have faith in what could be.

Prayer changes more than things, it changes you

My life isn’t perfect but I’m thankful for everything I have.

When you love what you have, you have everything you need.

Today walk with your head up and your shoulders back in the confidence that only God can give you. YOU ARE AMAZING !

 Everybody wants to change the world but nobody wants to change himself

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose

Lord, lead me so I can lead others.

The things we think about, focus on, and surround ourselves with will shape who we become.

Disappointments were not meant to destroy you. They were meant to strengthen you & give you fortitude to accomplish your God-given destiny.