“I’ve never been able to understand the seriousness of it all, the seriousness of pride. People talk, act, and live as if they’re never going to die. And what do they leave behind? Nothing. Nothing but a mask.”
Bob Dylan
Inspirational thoughts
Christ crucified
“Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain.” Bob Dylan
God’s opinion
“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in
either one.” Coach John Wooden
Magnify blessings!
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all
be much happier.” Coach John Wooden
Working too much?
“Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.” Coach John Wooden
Kindness
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” Coach John Wooden
Allow God to challenge you
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for.” –John A. Shedd
Humility
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.”
- Thomas Merton
Forgiveness
“Why should the injured, the still bleeding, bear the onus of forgiveness?”Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Hidden blessings
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.” – C.S Lewis