Kind words are the music of the world. They have a power that seems to be beyond natural causes, as though they were some angel’s song which had lost its way and come back to earth. – Anonymous
~ Joi
Christian Book Reviews, Self Improvement, Positivity
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in a low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. – Robert H. Schuller
I thought of this great quote by Robert H. Schuller recently. Like everyone, I was growing a little anxious for spring to arrive. The cold days just seem to linger and linger and linger. To make matters worse, we kept getting little teases of warm weather. I’d put my cardigans and sweaters in the back of the closet, only to have to dig them back out when the temperatures would dive again.
Don’t get me wrong, I love winter. But she just about overstayed her welcome this year!
When I saw the first robin of spring (something we bird lovers always watch for), I thought about this wonderful quote.
The spring will come. It always does.
When we lose loved ones, we can’t even imagine EVER smiling again, let alone laughing. Yet, after a while, we do both. When we’re in the throes of a stomach flu or sinusitis, we can’t even remember what it’s like to feel good. And, yet, when we DO feel better, we’re convinced that it’s the best we’ve ever felt in our life!
The spring will come. It always does.
If you’re going through a difficult time right now – whether it’s related to health, grief, relationship problems, or one of life’s other monstrosities – keep reminding yourself that it won’t always be like this. Better, brighter, happier days are ahead. Storms never last forever and, very often, they leave a beautiful rainbow in their wake.
The spring will come. It always does!
~ Joi
Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. – Miguel Angel Ruiz
How could I have gone through my entire life of being full on obsessed with inspirational quotes and not come across the one above before?
I even collect quotes!
This wonderful quotation is a perfect reminder to take everything others say or do with a grain of salt. NEVER let others define you or direct your world. There are people in the world who delight in trying to do both.
Live your life on your own terms, be the best you that you can be (as defined by YOU, not someone else), and never look in someone else’s mirror to see your own reflection.
As you know, I often tell you to write certain quotes down. This time I’m ordering you to! This one’s a life changer.
~ Joi
…So do not be lonely. You are just alone. It is like saying you are old. I am not old; I’m just older. – Anna
I pull my quotes of the day from a great number of places. 8 times out of 10 they’re quotes I’ve recently read, thought about, or recently “called on” for inspiration or motivation. Today’s quote of the day is a rare bird: It’s taken from a comment left here on Self Help Daily.
The comment was left on a post about Overcoming Loneliness, but that’s not even remotely important compared to the comment, itself – or more importantly the author of the comment. Anna has been a widow for a year. When I read that – at the first of her comment – my heart sank. I thought, “Bless her heart…” (we Kentuckians are always blessing someone’s heart). Then after I read a little more, I realized, this is one very special lady and simply refuses to hand over her joy to life’s circumstances.
Her words, her demeanor, her grace, and her spirit touched me and I wanted to pass it along.
To read her entire comment, go to the post, scroll down to the comments, and look for Anna. You’re going to love her.
~ Joi
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When I am happy, I see the happiness in others. When I am depressed, I notice that people’s eyes look sad. When I am weary, I see the world as boring and unattractive. – Steve Chandler
They say we look at the world through a window, but as the today’s quote so eloquently illustrates, very often this window is more of a mirror. It can reflect back to us what’s inside of us, so much so that it’s often impossible to tell if we’re looking into a mirror or a window.
If you find that suddenly the world (and the majority of its people) begin to look overwhelmingly negative, I don’t have to tell you the first place you need to look – but it begins with an in and ends with a ward.
The GORGEOUS Dr. Tony Evans Study Bible (Amazon affiliate link) is exactly what you need if you want to get more from your Bible reading. He makes the Bible come even more alive and, in a way uniquely his own, makes each chapter easy to understand… even Revelations!