October 31

"Let us do small things today with great love." -Mother Theresa

October 30

"Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ." -Sheila Walsh

October 29

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others." -Peace Pilgrim

October 28

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, or love, and of self-discipline." 2Tim 1:7

October 27

"I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us." -Anne Lamott

October 26

"For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile." -Elie Wiesel

October 25

"Sometimes when you fall, you fly." -Neil Gaiman

October 24

"So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

October 23

"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." -Frank A. Clark

October 22

"Pray for miracles, but plant cabbages." -Saint Benedict

October 21

"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." 1John 4:12

October 20

"Happiness is a form of courage." -George Holbrook Jackson

October 19

"She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails."  -Elizabeth Edwards

October 18

"Don't lose your way with each passing day. You've come so far, don't throw it away. Live believing dreams are for weaving, wonders are waiting to start. Live your story, faith, hope, and glory. Hold to the truth in your heart." -James Horner

October 17

"Maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters." -John Green

October 16

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." -C.S. Lewis

October 15

"We could all fall at any moment. Remember that." -Mrs. Gibbs (from The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman)

October 14

"Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

October 13

"Fairy tales a more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." -G.K. Chesterton

October 12

"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." -Helen Keller

October 11

"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities." -Jean Houston

October 10

"Do we believe our own harsh critiques and feel we must look 'together,' polished, and professional all the time? Or can we just be authentic and look like the messy explorers that we are for awhile?" -Suzanne Falter-Barns

October 9

"And finally, never lose hope in God's mercy." -Saint Benedict

October 8

"For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes." -Dag Hammarskjold

October 7

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2

October 6

"What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through the mountains." -Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire)

October 5

"If you're brave enough to say good-bye, life will reward you with a new hello." -Paulo Coehlo

October 4

"You have what you need for this moment. 
You make a difference more than you know. 
You a held in the arms of the One
who will never let you go." -Holley Gerth

October 3

"Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.'" Mary Anne Radmacher

October 2

"I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival." -Audrey Lorde

October 1

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out." -Vaclav Havel