Inspirational thoughts

“There are flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look.” Henri Matisse

“Joy is a net of love by which we catch souls.” ― St. Teresa of Calcutta

“You can’t give God deadlines.” – St. Padre Pio

“One American put it this way: ‘Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith’.” President Ike Eisenhower

“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” William Faulkner

“It is not enough to be busy…The question is: what are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau

“The value of our Life does not depend on the place we occupy. It depends on the way We occupy that place. “    –St. Theresa of the Child Jesus

“The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.” Thomas Merton

“We love those who know the worst of us and don’t turn their face away.” Walker Percy

“The best armor is to keep out of range.” Italian proverb