“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”
-James Dean
“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
-Ashley Smith
“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
-Tom Bodett
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.”
-Swami Vivekananda
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure”
-Peter Marshall
"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it."
-Mother Teresa
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Prayer
“Prayers go up and blessings come down” Yiddish Proverb
“Pray often; for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan”
-John Bunyan
“A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing”
"And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray." ~John Keble
"God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer." ~Mother Teresa
"Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God." ~Edwin Keith
"We must move from asking God to take care of the things that are breaking our hearts, to praying about the things that are breaking His heart." ~Margaret Gibb
"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"-- Corrie Ten Boom
“Pray often; for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan”
-John Bunyan
“A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing”
"And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray." ~John Keble
"God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer." ~Mother Teresa
"Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God." ~Edwin Keith
"We must move from asking God to take care of the things that are breaking our hearts, to praying about the things that are breaking His heart." ~Margaret Gibb
"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"-- Corrie Ten Boom
Faith
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.”
-Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr
“Living without faith is like driving in a fog.”
Proverb
"To me faith means not worrying." ~John Dewey
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly. ~B.C. Forbes
"Weave in faith and God will find the thread." ~Author Unknown
"Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death." ~Author Unknown
"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit." ~Emmanuel
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." -Henry Ward Beecher
"Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them." -Mahalia Jackson
-Kahlil Gibran
“Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr
“Living without faith is like driving in a fog.”
Proverb
"To me faith means not worrying." ~John Dewey
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly. ~B.C. Forbes
"Weave in faith and God will find the thread." ~Author Unknown
"Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death." ~Author Unknown
"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit." ~Emmanuel
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." -Henry Ward Beecher
"Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them." -Mahalia Jackson
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!
“Only a God could bring about this miracle of resurrection. As a teacher of righteousness, Jesus could inspire souls to goodness; as a prophet, he could foreshadow the future; as an intelligent leader of men, he could organize a church; and as a possessor and magnifier of the priesthood, he could heal the sick, give sight to the blind, even raise other dead; but only as a God could he raise himself from the tomb, overcome death permanently, and bring incorruption in place of corruption, and replace mortality with immortality.”
The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 17–18
“…Because our Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of His death as the symbol of our faith. But what shall we use? No sign, no work of art, no representation of form is adequate to express the glory and the wonder of the Living Christ. He told us what that symbol should be when He said, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15). As His followers, we cannot do a mean or shoddy or ungracious thing without tarnishing His image. Nor can we do a good and gracious and generous act without burnishing more brightly the symbol of Him whose name we have taken upon ourselves. And so our lives must become a meaningful expression, the symbol of our declaration of our testimony of the Living Christ, the Eternal Son of the Living God”
-Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Apr. 2005, 4–6
“Part of the reason the Savior suffered in Gethsemane was so that he would have an infinite compassion for us as we experience our trials and tribulations. Through his suffering in Gethsemane, the Savior became qualified to be the perfect judge. Not one of us will be able to approach him on the Judgment Day and say, ‘You don’t know what it was like.’ He knows the nature of our trials better than we do, for he ‘descended below them all.’”
Glenn L. Pace, Ensign, Sep 1988, 70
The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 17–18
“…Because our Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of His death as the symbol of our faith. But what shall we use? No sign, no work of art, no representation of form is adequate to express the glory and the wonder of the Living Christ. He told us what that symbol should be when He said, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15). As His followers, we cannot do a mean or shoddy or ungracious thing without tarnishing His image. Nor can we do a good and gracious and generous act without burnishing more brightly the symbol of Him whose name we have taken upon ourselves. And so our lives must become a meaningful expression, the symbol of our declaration of our testimony of the Living Christ, the Eternal Son of the Living God”
-Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Apr. 2005, 4–6
“Part of the reason the Savior suffered in Gethsemane was so that he would have an infinite compassion for us as we experience our trials and tribulations. Through his suffering in Gethsemane, the Savior became qualified to be the perfect judge. Not one of us will be able to approach him on the Judgment Day and say, ‘You don’t know what it was like.’ He knows the nature of our trials better than we do, for he ‘descended below them all.’”
Glenn L. Pace, Ensign, Sep 1988, 70
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Laughter
"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."
--Marjorie Hinckley
“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” - Mary H. Waldrip
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around”
-Carolyn Birmingham
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. ~Woody Allen
Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." ~Quincy Jones
"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."
--Marjorie Hinckley
“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” - Mary H. Waldrip
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around”
-Carolyn Birmingham
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. ~Woody Allen
Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." ~Quincy Jones
Happiness
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
- Herman Cain (American business man, author and speaker)
" Happiness is a condition of the soul. This joyous state comes as a result of righteous living."
-BENJAMÍN DE HOYOS
"True happiness comes from keeping the commandments of God."
CLAUDIO R. M. COSTA
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- Buddha
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. ~Author Unknown
- Herman Cain (American business man, author and speaker)
" Happiness is a condition of the soul. This joyous state comes as a result of righteous living."
-BENJAMÍN DE HOYOS
"True happiness comes from keeping the commandments of God."
CLAUDIO R. M. COSTA
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- Buddha
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. ~Author Unknown
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