December 28
"You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose." -Dr. Seuss
December 27
"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castaneda
December 23
"My soul magnifies The Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me- holy is his name." -Luke 1:46b-49
December 22
"There is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is in how beautiful sad songs can be. So don't think being sad is to be avoided. It's apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling, feeling anything is good, even if that feeling is sadness." -Joseph Gordon-Levitt
December 21
"That row of icicles along the gutter
Feels like my armory of hate;
And you, you... You, you utter...
You wait!"
-Robert Frost (BEYOND WORDS)
Feels like my armory of hate;
And you, you... You, you utter...
You wait!"
-Robert Frost (BEYOND WORDS)
December 20
"In rainy weather
Who can tell
Whether we weep
Or not?
I dread the sun
For his fierce honesty."
-Dorothy Livesay (In The Street)
Who can tell
Whether we weep
Or not?
I dread the sun
For his fierce honesty."
-Dorothy Livesay (In The Street)
December 19
"Even
After
All this time
The Sun never says
To the Earth
'You owe me.'
Look
What happens
With a love like that.
It lights
The Whole
Sky."
-Hafiz
After
All this time
The Sun never says
To the Earth
'You owe me.'
Look
What happens
With a love like that.
It lights
The Whole
Sky."
-Hafiz
December 18
"She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid,
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by -
And never knew."
-MASKS by Shel Silverstein
And so did he.
He kept it hid,
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by -
And never knew."
-MASKS by Shel Silverstein
December 17
"Joy and woe are woven fine
Clothing for the soul divine
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine."
-William Blake
Clothing for the soul divine
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine."
-William Blake
December 16
"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." -Zephaniah 3:17
December 15
"Sometimes I imagine life like a piano. The white keys represent happiness, while the black keys represent sadness. But as you go through life's journey, remember that the black keys make music too." -Unknown
December 13
"What today throws at you will force you to become better or bitter, it will push you towards breakdown or breakthrough, nudge you a step closer to courage, nobility, charity, integrity, and honour, or otherwise..." -Brian McLaren
December 12
"It has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My mom says some days are like that. Even in Australia." -Judith Viorst (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
December 11
"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful." -Amy Bloom
December 10
"If you want something in your life you've never had, you'll have to do something you've never done." -J.D. Houston
December 9
"Because of the tender mercy of our God; by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace." Luke 1:78-79
December 8
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." -Agatha Christie
December 7
"May you always be blessed with walls for the wind, a roof for the rain, a warm cup of tea by the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all that your heart might desire." -an Irish Blessing
December 6
"Use what talents you posses. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang the best." -Henry Van Dyke
December 5
"Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing to the whole [person]." -Maya Angelou
December 3
"You can have grief without adventure, but you cannot have adventure without grief." -Catherynne M. Valente
December 2
"In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me." Psalm 25:2
December 1
"You can't fall if you don't climb. But there's no joy in living your whole life on the ground." -Dr. Seuss
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