Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Words I've been living by...

1. See previous blog post
2. "If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived." - Jeffrey R. Holland
3. Don't ever walk away from your faith.
4.  You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have.
5. Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
6. Crying doesn’t indicate that you’re weak.  Since birth, it has always been a sign that you’re alive and full of potential.
7. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
8. Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes it means you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.
9. If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Don’t bother reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.
10. There is nothing to hold you back except you.  And there is only one question to ask yourself: “What would you do if you were not afraid?”  Think about it.
11. The earth is only so thick. the more people that push you into the ground the closer you are to coming out of the other side and seeing sunlight again.
12. Just because you can’t change something doesn’t mean you should let it change you.
13. God isn't mean. He won't 'tease' you by showing you this great guy, then not let things work out without giving you something better later.

Friday, August 5, 2011

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is out light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. 
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do. 
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Marianne Williamson