Summer Sunshine Sunday

August 25, 2024
Quotes

“The teacher is always silent during the test.”

“One of the clearest signs of personal growth is greater self-love, self-awareness and love for all people.”

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”

“If you bite into the seed of bitterness, it never leaves you. But if you hold faith, even if that faith is the size of a mustard seed, you will survive.”

“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.”     Frank Llyod Wright

“That which God said to the rose and, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, he said to my heart and made it a hundred times more beautiful.”

“I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.” Edgar Alan Poe

“You will become way less concerned with what people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” David Foster Wallace

“An outside enemy exists only if there is an anger inside.”

“I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.”        Kerry Washington

“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”         Sarah Williams

“The heart is wiser than the intellect.”        David Foster Wallace

“You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s corn bread- stale and dry.” Loretta Lynn

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.”  Steve Sisgon

“Attentiveness is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”         Simone Weil

“How you react emotionally is a choice in any situation- and those cumulative choices can make or break your chances for well-being.”      Judith Orloff

“Each time you set a healthy boundary; you say ‘yes’ to more freedom.” Nancy Levin

“Determine who deserves an explanation, who deserves an answer, and who deserves absolutely nothing.”

“Talent is pursued interest… anything that you are willing to practice you can do.”  Bob Ross

“Life is a collection of moments. Mindfulness is the beautification of the moments.”          Amit Ray

“Rudeness is a means to attract attention, assert power, cover ineptitude, deflect personal insecurities, and intimidate meeker people.”    Kilroy J. Oldster

“Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you’ve attached to something not true to you.”       Byron Katie

“There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.”        Friedrich Nietzsche

“In a chaotic world, God’s people don’t have to settle for chaos in our souls. If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.”       Corrie ten Boom

“Always get to know the people who can seem insignificant to us.” Charles Schwab

“There is no such thing as a self-made man.  We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts as well as our success.” John Matthew Adams

“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”  Byron Katie

“The biggest communication problem is that we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.”      Steve Covey

“Love people enough to tell them the truth. Respect people enough to know they can handle it.”   Iyanla Vanzant

“Be curious and not judgmental.”       Walt Whitman

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker

“Confidence is not, ‘They will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’” Ally Love

“Put your crown back on your head and remember who you are.” Robin Arzon

“Go where the sunshine finds you.”

“The most important thing is to remain calm when you’re being triggered.”

“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”    Carl Jung

“Racism comes from a place of fear and hate.”

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”        Robert Frost

“God go before you to lead you, God go behind you to protect you, God go beneath you to support you, God go beside you to befriend you. Do not be afraid. May the blessing of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be upon you. Do not be afraid. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Amen.” Cornelius “Neal” Plantinga Jr.