Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. — African proverb
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. — Jimmy Dean The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. — Seneca You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. — Brian Tracy A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. — Sa’di Musharrif-uddin Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. — Charles Dickens The only disability in life is a bad attitude. — Scott Hamilton In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity. — Albert Einstein All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. — Helen Keller We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, “Why did this happen to me?” unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way. — Author Unknown A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. — Author Unknown A wise man adapts to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. — Chinese Proverb The world is on the side of those who are left standing. — Turkish proverb
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“Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.” — Jose Ortega Gasset Think about it: I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today, and I am important. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. Today I can complain because the weather is rainy, or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. Today I can feel sad that I don’t have more money, or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. Today I can grumble about my health, or I can rejoice that I am alive. Today I can lament over all that my parents didn’t give me when I was growing up, or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. Today I can cry because roses have thorns, or I can celebrate that thorns have roses. Today I can mourn my lack of friends, or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships. Today I can whine because I have to go to work, or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. Today I can complain because I have to go to school, or eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge. Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework, or I can appreciate that I have a place to call home. Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! -- Author Unknown Start the New Year fresh by forgiving. – Author Unknown
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. — Paul Boese Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. — Roberto Assagioli He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. — Author unknown Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. — Cherie Carter-Scott Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives. — Lawana Blackwell The one attitude, which gives rise to hope amidst misunderstanding and ill will, is a forgiving spirit. Where forgiveness becomes the atmosphere, there hope and healing are possible. — C. Neil Strait Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. — Author unknown Love’s power does not make fussy historians. Love prefers to tuck the loose ends of past rights and wrongs in the bosom of forgiveness—and pushes us into a new start. — Lewis B. Smedes Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new business. Not to forgive is to yield oneself to another’s control... to be locked into a sequence of act and response, of outrage and revenge, tit for tat, escalating always. The present is endlessly overwhelmed and devoured by the past. Forgiveness frees the forgiver. It extracts the forgiver from someone else’s nightmare. —Lance Morrow Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. — Nelson Mandela Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. — Martin Luther King, Jr People have to forgive. We don’t have to like them, we don’t have to be friends with them, we don’t have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don’t, we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry! — C. Joybell C. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. — Apostle Paul |
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