” . . . living with the conviction that God molds us in love, holds us in tenderness, and moves us away from the sources of our fear.”
–Henri Nouwen
Inspirational thoughts
Prejudice
“See how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Tomorrow…
“After all, tomorrow is another day.” — Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
God’s will?
“You will never be happy if your happiness depends on getting solely what you want. Change the focus. Get a new center. Will what God wills, and your joy no man shall take from you.” Venerable Fulton Sheen
Qualities of a best friend
“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’
‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.'” – Charlotte’s Webb, E.B White.
Feminine genius
“Thank you, every woman, for the simple fact of being a woman! Through the insight which is so much a part of your womanhood you enrich the world’s understanding and help to make human relations more honest and authentic.” – St. John Paul II
Small stuff…
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
—Winnie the Pooh
Actions have consequences
“Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before — consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.” George Eliot
Nature
“We can pray perfectly when we are out in the mountains or on a lake and we feel at one with nature. Nature speaks for us or rather speaks to us. We pray perfectly.” St. John Paul II
Principles…
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson