52 Lists - Favorite Quotes

Isaiah 26:3 - You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is fixed on You because he loves You.

"If you can read in the 21st century, you own the world." ~ Stephen King

"I never look back, darling. It distracts from The Now." ~ Edna, The Incredibles

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive." ~ Howard Thurman

"... In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings." ~ Ann Landers

"... How much one actually achieves depends largely on: 1) Desire, 2) Faith, 3) Persistent Effort, and 4) Ability. But if you are lacking the first three factors, your ability will  not balance out the lack. So concentrate on the first three and the results will amaze you." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

"We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark." ~ Whoopi Goldberg

"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you."
~ Maya Angelou

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." ~ Mother Teresa

Quote

The writing-well is dry these days, at least if I'm going to write about something other than books. So, today I'm just going to share a quote I found in my devotional reading last week.

I am using the Bible in One Year app and they quoted Elizabeth Kubler-Ross last week:

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

Good stuff, right? This winter has felt really "dark." It's not even been a "bad" winter per se, but I find myself struggling to get out of bed and to feel motivated to do much of anything outside my own space or my own head. I'm not sure if it is just a "normal" seasonal low - something I've not consciously dealt with before - or if it is a delayed grief - a low-energy season because we kept such a frantic pace for a couple years. I feel like I have to work more to stoke that light from within right now. I'm really counting on that groundhog business being right this year - I am hoping that some signs of spring will help me perk up some time soon.

Happy New Year!

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from Wisdom Quotes

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there. ~ Monica Baldwin

Happy Holidays

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from Wisdom Quotes

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. ~ Beatrix Potter

Happy Holidays

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from Wisdom Quotes

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
~ Pablo Picasso

Happy Holidays

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from Wisdom Quotes

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. ~ Alan Alda

Happy Holidays

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from The Quote Garden.

TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book. ~ Author Unknown

Happy Holidays

I will be taking a blogging break to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I will leave you with some thoughts on books and creativity. I will be back to blogging on January 5, 2010.

Quote comes from The Quote Garden.

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter. ~ Thomas Helm