Quotes of the day

Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

-Dr. Seuss-

Learn how to be happy with what you have

while you pursue all that you want.

-Jim Rohn-

Blessed are the flexible

for they shall not be bent out of shape

More Quotes: and my short feflections on them

Don't judge those who try and fail,
judge those who fail to try.

My reflection: Don't judge. Period.

Here is a better wording of the quote:
Try and fail, but don't fail to try. - Stephen Kraggwa

Be not afraid of growing slowly;
be afraid only of standing still.

My reflection: Be not afraid. The Lord is with us (Psalm 118:6).
And for everything there is a season...even for standing still.

Take heed: you do not find
what you do not seek.

My reflection: Just be careful what it is you seek.

Inspired Quotes II

‎A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The more light you allow within you,
the brighter the world you live in will be.

Confidence comes not from always being right,
but from not fearing to be wrong.

Look deep into nature,
and then you will understand everything better. -Albert Einstein

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak.
Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go.

You may only be someone in the world,

but to someone else, you may be the world. - Enrich Fried, German poet

Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted.

Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. - Hans Margolius

He who foresees calamities,

suffers them twice over. - Beilby Porteus

Worry is the interest paid on trouble before it falls due.

Yesterday is a canceled check;

tomorrow is a note;

today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely. - Kay Lyons

The person who has learned to take things as they come

and to let go as they depart

has mastered the art of cheerful and contented living.

If you really want to do something,

you'll find a way;

if you dont, you'll find an excuse.

Inspired Quotes

God always gives His best to those
who leave the choice with Him.

A smile and a hug is a great gift... one size fits all.
It can be given for any occasion
and it's easy to exchange.

The real measure of a man's wealth
is what he has invested in eternity.

Thank God for what you have,
TRUST GOD for what you need.

If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow,
you have no today to be thankful for.

Love is the only thing that can be
divided without being diminished.

Happiness is enhanced by others
but does not depend upon others.

For every minute you are angry with someone,
you lose 60 seconds of happiness
that you can never get back.

Do what you can, for who you can,
with what you have, and where you are.

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends..... B1.

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

The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.

Ideas won't work unless ' You' do.

Your mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.

The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

When prayers go up, blessings come down.

Don't tell God how big your storm is, Tell the storm how big your God is!

{On Simplicity}

In character, in manner, in style, in all things,

the supreme excellence is simplicity.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity

that the real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

-E . T. A. Hoffman-

Just as happiness is a key to success

Simplicity is a key to happiness

Art and Science strive for simplicity

the more things we understand

the simpler everything becomes

Looking back

we realize with great awe

what once appeared as complexities

now reveal themselves as simplicity

-Imelda Phillips-

Simplicity

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Leonardo Da Vinci

Serenity

The Art of Life

And the message?....it's all about LOVE.

Gift

What we are is God's gift to us.

What we become is our gift to God.

-Eleanor Powell

{On Peace}

Peace is not the absence of conflict
but the handling of conflict without loss of balance
-Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro

No Jesus, No Peace;
Know Jesus, Know Peace.

{On Prayer}

Upload prayer, download peace.

Prayer is not a way to draw God's attention to our needs.
It is a way to draw our attention to how much we need God.

Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!
-Joseph Scriven-

"Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, 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-

Faith Notes

It's truly amazing how a true friend knows the simple pleasures of your heart. Reading delightful "faith notes" over a cup of soothing "flowering" tea and melt in your mouth chocolates...blissful!

here are some of my fave quotes from the faith notes my bff gave me:

• If you are happy and you know it, thank God!

• Feeling down? Just look up.

• Upload prayer, download peace.

• Life is a dance; God's love is the music.

• Faith sees the Invisible, believes the Incredible, and receives the Impossible.

• Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

• God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.

• Can't sleep? Don't count sheep; talk to the Shepherd.

• No Jesus, No Peace; Know Jesus, Know Peace.

• Exercise daily...walk with the Lord.

{On Greatness}

I was blessed with great guests this weekend
thank you ate Cecile, ate Pinky, Nana, Timothy and Krystn
for making us all feel great
and for your great influence

greatness is making others feel great!
-G. K. Chesterton

greatness is not measured by affluence
but by influence
-Pastor Ron Salsbury

Quest for Greener Grass?

The grass is not greener on the other side....

....it is greener where it is watered

The Word of God

The bible is...as necessary to spiritual life as breath is to natural life.
There is nothing more essential to our lives than the Word of God.
~Jack Hayford~

A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world
who has deprived himself of the Bible.
~Woodraw Wilson~

Piggy Back Ride with Ian

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow,

yet we forget that he is someone today."

~Stacia Tauscher~

Oftentimes we get so busy raising our children
we forget to enjoy them.

Dear God,

Thank you for wonderful moments such as this.

May I always remember to enjoy my wonderful

children you have entrusted to my care and love.

And thank you for an angel friend,

for giving her the talent and passion

in capturing and sharing this delightful memory.

{On Happiness and Contentment}

It is not how much we have,
but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness
-Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Similarly,

Not what we have,
but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
-John Petit-Senn

They are not poor that have little,
but they that desire much.
The richest man, whatever his lot,
is the one who’s content with his lot.
-Dutch proverb

Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want,
but the realization of how much you already have.

Happiness is not where or when, but here and now!
-Zig Ziglar

Happiness: Always has been; Always will be...it's what we make it.

The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything.

There is no key to happiness;
the door is always open

my thought:
A happy life is a matter of choice,
a matter of perception,
a matter of faith.
If we truly believe
then happiness is inevitable.

{On Humility}

Humility is confidence rightly placed
-Pastor Ron Salsbury-


a humble mind is the soil for a grateful heart
where no seeds of discouragement can grow
-Imelda Phillips-


"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble"
1 Peter 5:5b-7

On Reflection and Meditation

{On Reflection}

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.
From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
-Peter F. Drucker

my thoughts:

A quiet reflection with a thankful heart
recognizing that all that there is
and all that we are
is by His power and grace.

{On Meditation}

Holding the word of God in your heart
until it has affected every phase of your life...
... This is meditation.
-Andrew Murray

{On Faith...}

Little faith will bring your soul to heaven;
great faith will bring heaven to your soul.
-Unknown

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see;
the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
-St. Augustine

Faith sees the Invisible,
believes the Incredible,
and receives the Impossible.

my thought:
Faith attaches itself to our plans
and we begin to fearlessly decide


{...And Anxiety}

Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
or the handle of faith
-Henry Ward Beecher

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith;
and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
-George Mueller


{...And Miracle}

For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary.
For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
-Nancy Gibbs

Faith does not, in the realist, spring from miracles,
but miracles from faith.
-Lloyd John Ogilvie