"INSPIRATION"
"The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident."
Charles Lamb
"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee."
Marian Wright Edelman
"Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away."
Dag Hammarskjold
"Do not be overly concerned with what you do not know, but rather rejoice in what you do know, and let that joy lead to further knowledge."
Frank Sheed --- Submitted by Glenn LaJudice --- Tennessee
This is one of my favorite saying from one of Mr. Sheed's many books, although I am not sure of which one it came from. It is a quote for spiritual guidance, but I have worked it in to many aspects of my life, and it has served me well.
"Tears are meant to be shed, lives are meant to be lead, but the only way we describe success in any amount of words is if at the end of the day you can smile... life was worth just that little while."
Copyright © 2006 Shane Fredrick
"Know where you're going in life but leave it up to faith to put you where you belong."
Written in 2006 by K.R. --- New Jersey
"Do not judge by the scars on the face, the cracks in the heart, or the hairs on the head. Simply erase all judgment, lift a finger, and wipe all falling tears."
Copyright © 2006 Weronika Janczuk
Do not be judgmental. When you finally experience release from all judgment, you will experience life as never before. I know this from experience, so trust me.
"Someone once asked a great theologian what his favorite part of the Bible was. Expecting a long verse, or perhaps chapter, he was surprised when the old fellow replied, "I like the part where it says, this too shall pass."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by D. Bedwell --- Indiana
This has helped me so many times, through good and bad. Everything passes... so we should cherish the good times and learn from the bad.
Life is as precious as a bird in flight,
and as beautiful as an old tree in the light.
Your dreams are answered before you can ask,
that's what our Lord God, has as his task.
So when you think you are adrift,
just remember, life's a gift.
Written in 2006 by Lydia N. --- Mississippi
"The Creator lives in you, you and the Creator are one; therefore you are a Creator also."
Copyright © 2006 John Mealka
"There is no greater reward than helping someone less fortunate than you because you never know when it will be your turn to be on the receiving end. Monetary or otherwise, there is always someone with more than you."
Copyright © 2006 Patrice Harris
I came up with this when my job was having a fundraiser for the United Way. I was trying to get people to realize that everyone always needs someone for something, financially or otherwise.
"I will smile alike to a friend and a foe, and make every effort, to find, in him or her, a praise-worthy quality, and discover that the moment I find one, I no longer have a foe!"
Written in 2006 by D.M. --- Louisiana
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."
Patanjali
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die."
Edward Kennedy
"Blessed is he who speaks a kindness; thrice blessed is he who repeats it."
Arabian Proverb
"I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles, even when her heart is broken and the one that could always brighten up your day, even if she couldn't brighten her own."
Written in 2006 by Mal W. --- Ohio
"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray."
Sathya Sai Baba --- Submitted by Jaya Jayachandra ---Singapore
Sathya Sai Baba propagates LOVE as the panacea for all the ills of the World. He practices and states, "Love as thought is truth, love as action is right, conduct love as understanding is peace, love as feeling is non-violence."
"Hope and faith are amazing things
Something to be cherished and nurtured
Something that will refresh us in return
They can be found in each and every one of us
And they can bring light into the darkest of places
They bend, they twist, they sometimes hide, but rarely do they break,
They give us strength when nothing else can.
Copyright © 2006 Tammy Clancy
"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
Richard Wagner
"God's delays are not God's denials."
Anthony Robbins --- Submitted by Steve C. --- Quebec, Canada
I find this quote very comforting when things don't happen the way I expect them to.
When it feels as though the ground beneath you is splitting
And about to swallow you whole
And the mountains around you are crumbling and falling in on you
REACH!
Reach deep into your soul
And when you feel as though you have nothing left
Reach twice as far as before
And only then will you feel the hand
That's been on the other side,
Reaching out to you
And when all has passed
You will know it was He
That pulled you through
Copyright © 2006 Kristian Canadic
Something I wrote when it felt as though the world around me, my world, had started falling apart.
"I fall, I stand still... I trudge on. I gain a little... I get more eager & climb higher & begin to see the wideninghorizon. Every struggle is a victory."
Helen Keller --- Submitted by Boitumelo Mokoena --- South Africa
I read this when I was going thru a rough patch & I knew that because Helen did it, so could I. And fromthat moment, I trudged till I became eager to climb & saw a horizon, I never looked back since then...
"The greatest messages come out of the greatest messes."
Copyright © 2006 Steve Maraboli
"It is hard to imagine that God is all you need, until you realize that God is ALL you've got!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kristina Halstead --- New Jersey
"Although some days may be dark and cloudy, always remember that the sun is still shining bright above those clouds."
Copyright © 2006 Reginald Talley
God will see you through your trials and tribulations in life. Just believe in Him . . . He is always there.