Difficult Times Don't Last Forever

Sometimes, the problems you must face

are more than you wish to cope with,

and tomorrow doesn't seem to offer any solutions.

You may ask yourself “why me?” but the answer is sometime unclear.

You may even tend to feel that life hasn't been just or fair

to burden you with such obstacles.

The roads any of us choose to follow are never free

of bumps of curves, but eventually the turns

lead to a smoother path ahead.

Believe in yourself and your dreams.

You will soon realize that the future holds many promises for you

remember... difficult times don't last forever.

Geri Danks

Know Yourself

Know what you can and want to do in life

Set goals for yourself and work hard to achieve them

strive to have fun every day

use your creativity as a means of expressing your feelings

be sensitive in viewing the world

develop a sense of confidence

be honest with yourself and with others

follow your heart and adhere to your own truths

know that the more you give the more you will receive

believe in yourself and your dreams will come true

 

Susan Polis Schutz

Power In Love

 ¹ If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
 ² And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
 ³ And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.
 ⁴ Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
 ⁵ doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
 ⁶ rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
 ⁷ beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
 ⁸ Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.
 ⁹ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
 ¹⁰ but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
 ¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.
 ¹² For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.
 ¹³ But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13

If You’re Struggling Over A Difficult Decision…..

My best advice to you is to give it “the rocking chair test.”

Imagine that you’re ninety years old, sitting on the porch and rocking in your chair

as you reflect back on your life.

Will you regret doing this ----or not doing it?

Pick the decision you can live with, and have no regrets in your choice. 

Believe in the choices you make.

Anne Larnella Hood

Let Your Heart Show You the Way

Listen to the song in you.

It’s there in whatever puts stars in your eyes and makes your heart sing.

Listen to your feelings and you will hear who you are and what you must do.

Listen to your needs and you will know where to find what you are looking for.

Listen to the wisdom within.

It is trying to lead you to your destiny.

Listen to the song in you and your life will be full of harmony.

You will be who you were meant to be.

You will be complete and at peace and happier than you have ever been –

If only you will

Listen to the song in you.

Nancye Sims

Success Has No Limits

There are no limits to what you can do.

Your talents and abilities, your uniqueness and warmth, your strength and dedication in everything you do --- all of these will help you reach your dreams.

There are no limits to what life has to offer you.

The world is full of possibilities, just as you are filled with promise.

Seek, discover, and embrace with openness the richness of experience.

Believe in yourself, and you will always know success.

Michelle Richards

To Get What You Want Out of Life

It takes believing in your dreams and in what you know to be true.

Surviving disappointments and the times when you’re truly alone.

Awakening to see that you have made it through the difficult times with only yourself to depend on.

It takes facing the truth that only you can shape your destiny.

Realizing that the footsteps you take today are the ones that will lead you into tomorrow, and they must be guided by an unswerving faith in yourself.

Understanding that the failures, setbacks, and hurts life often gives us all only serve as steppingstones to true happiness--- and if you follow the trail instead of turning back, only then will you recognize your strengths and be able to view life from the summit.

Debra McCleary

Be Strong and Don’t Give Up

Remember… there is a deeper strength and an amazing abundance of peace available to you.

Draw from this well; call on your faith to uphold you.

Life continues around us, even when our troubles seem to stop time.

There is always good in life.

Take a few minutes to distract yourself from your concerns --- long enough to draw strength from a tree or to find pleasure in a bird’s song.

Return a smile; realize that life is a series of levels, cycles of ups and downs—some easy, some challenging.

Through is all, we learn; we grow strong in faith; we mature in understanding.

The difficult times are often the best teachers, and there is good to be found in all situations.

Reach for the good.  Be strong, and don’t give up.

Pamela Owens Renfro

Never Let Go if the Dreams in Your Heart

Sometimes it seems that our dreams crumble in our hands.

We think that we have failed and that all we tried so hard to attain will now always stay slightly out of reach.

But one failure cannot crumble the dreams that years of hard work and dedication have built.

So hold on to your dreams.

Believe in yourself, and you will find that a bright tomorrow waits just around the next turn.

You will make it.

You will be successful.

And your dream will come true… just keep believing!

          Jennifer Eller

The Path to a Dream

The path to a dream is paved with sacrifices and lined with determination.  And though it has many stumbling blocks along the way and may go in more than one direction, it is marked with faith.

It is traveled by belief and courage, persistence and hard work.

It is conquered with a willingness to face challenges and take chances, to fail and try again and again.

Along the way, you may have to confront doubts, setbacks, and unfairness.

But when the path comes to an end, you will find that there is no greater joy than making your dream come true.

          Barbara Cage

Never Let Go of Hope

One day you will see that it all has finally come together.

What you have always wished for has finally com to be.

You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself,

“How did I get through all of that?”

Just never let go of hope just never quit dreaming and never let love depart from your life.

Jancarl Cam,pi

It’s Up to You

This life is the only one you’re given.  Look for opportunities to grow,

And never be discouraged in your efforts to do so.

Replace your weaknesses with positives; take life’s broken pieces and re-create your dreams.  Never measure the future by the past; let yesterday become a memory and tomorrow a promise.

Begin each day by focusing on all that is good, and you’ll be in a position to handle whatever comes along.  Take responsibility for your actions; never make excuses for not being the best you can be.

If you should slip, be comforted by the though that we all do at times.

Determine your tomorrow by the choices you make today, and you’ll find yourself living in joy and triumph.

Linda E. Knight

The Power of Change Is In Your Hands

Life is a set of circumstances that you can change, improve, and make better day by day.

It’s your decision; it’s in your hands. 

Just like the potter at the wheel, you are the force that turns and moves the clay into a thing of beauty.

Like the painter’s brush depicting something fresh and new and picturesque, you can create the scenery that’s best for you.

Each person has the power to take control of every circumstance in life to change, improve, and make it better day by day.

Not one of us can say: “I must accept whatever comes my way,” because the way we chose to go through life is our decision.

The power of change is always in your hands.

Barbara J. Hall

Twelve Ways to Keep Smiling:

Hold on to your dreams, and never let them go.  Show the rest of the world how wonderful you are.  Give circumstances a chance, and give others the benefit of the doubt.  Wish on a star that shines in your sky.  Take on your problems one by one all the strength you have inside.  Let loose of the sparkle and spirit that you sometimes try to hide.  Stay in touch with those who touch your life with love.  Look on the bright side and don’t let adversity keep you from winning.  Be yourself, because you are filled with special qualities that have brought you this far, and that will always see you through.  Keep your spirits up.  Make your heart happy, and let it reflect on everything you do!

“Douglas Pagels”

Your Life Holds Unlimited Potential:

You have the ability to attain whatever you seek; within you is every potential you can imagine.  Always aim higher than you believe you can reach.  So often, you’ll discover that when talents are set free by your imagination, you can achieve any goal.  If people offer their help or wisdom as you go though life, accept it gratefully.  You can learn much from those who have gone before you.

Never be afraid or hesitant to step off the accepted path and head in your own direction if your heart tells you that it’s the right way for you.  Always believe that you will ultimately succeed at whatever you do, and never forget the value of persistence, discipline, and determination.  You are meant to be whatever you dream of becoming.

- Edmund O’Neill.

Your Life Holds Unlimited Potential:

You have the ability to attain whatever you seek; within you is every potential you can imagine.  Always aim higher than you believe you can reach.  So often, you’ll discover that when talents are set free by your imagination, you can achieve any goal.  If people offer their help or wisdom as you go though life, accept it gratefully.  You can learn much from those who have gone before you.

Never be afraid or hesitant to step off the accepted path and head in your own direction if your heart tells you that it’s the right way for you.  Always believe that you will ultimately succeed at whatever you do, and never forget the value of persistence, discipline, and determination.  You are meant to be whatever you dream of becoming.

- Edmund O’Neill.