“He did not say: You will not be troubled- You will not be tempted- You will not be distressed. But He said: You will not be overcome.” St. Julian of Norwich
Inspirational thoughts
Proper pacing
“You don’t have to swing for the fences in everything you do. Cruise control can be an effective, low-stress way not only to run your fastest but to reach your full potential in many areas of life.”
Meb Keflezighi (winner of Boston Marathon 2014)
What can you do for God and others?
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” Emily Dickinson
Allow God to chisel!
“Don’t wince under the hammer that strikes you. Have an eye to the chisel that cuts you and to the hand that shapes you. The skillful and loving Architect may wish to make of you the chief stones of his eternal edifice and the fairest statues in his kingdom. Then let him do it. He loves you. He knows what he is doing. He had had experience. All his blows are skillful and straight and loving. He never misses, unless you cause him by your impatience.” St. Louis de Montfort
Too busy to pray?
“Today’s society does no pray. That is why it is falling apart.” St. Padre Pio
Nothing is impossible to God
“There is nothing impossible to God.” St. Rita
Sounds of silence
“Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.” St. Teresa of Avila
Marathon training
“A marathoner is a marathoner regardless of time. Virtually everyone who tries the marathon has put in training over months, and it is that exercise and that commitment, physical and mental, that gives meaning to the medal, not just the day’s effort, be it fast or slow. It’s all in conquering the challenge.”
-Mary R. Wittenberg, former president, New York Road Runners
public opinion
“Sometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge.”
― Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
― Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Getting it done
“There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. – Mr. Knightley”
― Emma by Jane Austen