August 31

"The soul is dyed the colour of its thoughts." -Marcus Aurelius

August 30

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." -C.S. Lewis

August 29

"Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or you can learn from it." -Rafiki (The Lion King)

August 28

"Love yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself, and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things." -Dr. Leonardo Buscaglia

August 27

"You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible." -Deepak Chopra

August 26

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matt 7:34

August 25

"As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but the world within you." -Dieter Uchtdorf

August 24

"Life is not perfect; some of life just is. A great deal of mental, psychological, and spiritual health comes from learning to endure the heat of the average day and to wear both it's banes and it's blessings with a tempered heart." -Joan Chittister

August 23

"Just because He doesn't answer doesn't mean He don't care. Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." -Garth Brooks

August 22

"What if Your blessings come through raindrops? What if Your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near? what if the trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?" -Laura Story

August 21

"It is our choices that show who we truly are, far more than our abilities." -Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

August 20

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." -Paul Boese

August 19

"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition in thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." Phil 4:6

August 18

"Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but no more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing the whole woman." -Maya Angelou

August 17

"In all things it is better to hope than to despair." -Von Goethe

August 16

"I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams." -Jonas Salk

August 15

"Could it be that everything is sacred? And all this time everything I've dreamed of has been right before my eyes." -Caedmon's Call (Sacred)

August 14

"Comparison is the thief of joy." -Theodore Roosevelt

August 13

"When your heart speaks, take good notes." -Judith Campbell

August 12

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2

August 11

"Hey good-looking' why the frown? You always look better when it's upside down." -Joel Plaskett

August 10

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway." -Eleanor Roosevelt

August 9

"Alway decide 'I will combat it by humble love.' If you resolve on that once and for all, you can conquer the whole world." -Fyodor Dostoyevsky

August 8

"The essence of courage is being willing to feel our heart, to be present to the moment and to be open to the other, even when things are difficult or painful." -Sister Stan

August 7

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." -Martin Luther King Jr.

August 6

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." -Victor Hugo (from Les Miserables)

August 5

"He is always wrestling in prayer for you." -Colossians 4:12b

August 4

"Goodness is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Light is stronger than darkness. Life is stronger than death." -Desmond Tutu

August 3

"God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls, and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you too." -Rick Warren

August 2

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." -Lao Tzu

August 1

"The hurry hurts." -Anne Voskamp