Encouragement Quotes

"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of these pieces up and begin again." ~Flavin Weedin

"Remember man does not live on bread alone:  sometimes he needs a little buttering up."
~John C. Maxwell

"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place." ~unknown

"Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you." ~Alduos Huxley

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Happiness is an attitude.  We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong.  The amount of work is the same." ~Francesca Reigler

"Things aren't always as they appear.  Sometimes what seems to be the end if really just a new beginning.  Like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly." ~unknown

"Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers." ~unknown

"Only as I reach can I grow, only as far as I see can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be." ~Karen Raven

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." ~Mary Engelbreit

"Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize." ~Elizabeth Harrison

"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do."

 ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." ~unknown

"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose; for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." ~Mary Pickford

"Circumstances don't matter, only my state of being matters.  What state of being are you choosing?" ~Bashar

"You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits.  When we help one another, everybody wins." ~Jim Stovall

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." ~Winston Churchill

"A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure." ~unknown

"If a condescending joke is truly funny, make yourself the subject.  You will increase the number of people laughing by at least one." ~Joe Harsel

"Adversity is like a strong wind.  It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn so that we see ourselves as we really are." ~Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

"Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem.  If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge." ~unknown

"To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have."  ~Ken S. Keyes,Jr.

"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning." ~Ivy Baker Priest

"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." ~Alexander Graham Bell

"It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it." ~Wally Amos

"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts." ~Samuel Johnson

"Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit:  we cannot flower and grow without it." ~Jess Lair

Be strong and brave for these two qualities will give fortitude to overcome any challenge that may seem insurmountable.  But above all, do not be too proud to ask for help from the seen and the unseen.  ~Denna J. Shelton

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Compassion Quotes

"We can't stop our judgmental thoughts, but we don't have to encourage or believe in them either.  If we hold our self-judgments with gentleness and understanding, the force of self-contempt will eventually fade and wither, deprived of the sustenance needed to survive.  We have the power to live with joy and contentment by responding to our suffering with kindness"~Kristin Neff, Ph.D, Self-Compassion

"In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength." ~Buddha


"Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have not fragrance." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.' ~ Arnold Toynbee

"If you want to make others happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion." ~Dalia Lama

"Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others." ~Pema Choldron

"Compassion is the basis of all morality." ~Arthur Schopenhauer

"Our tasks must be to free ourselves...by widening our  circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty." ~Albert Einstein

"This kind of compulsive concern with "I, me, and mine" isn't the same as loving ourselves...Loving ourselves points us to capacities of resilience, compassion, and understanding within that are simply part of being alive."~Sharon Salzber, The Force of Kindness

"Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation." ~Henry Ward Beecher

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.  Without them, humanity cannot survive." ~Dalai Lama

"If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech." ~Thich Nhat Hann

"I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it." ~Thomas Acquiras

"I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas."~John F. Kennedy

"Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people's hearts.  Western civilization these days place great importance on filling the human brain with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human heart with compassion.  This is what the real role of religion is." ~Dalai Lama

"The dew of compassion is a tear." ~Lord Byron

"Make no judgments where you have no compassion." ~unknown

"Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul:  where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless." ~Eric Hoffer

"Our primary purpose in this life is to help others.  And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." ~Dalai Lama

"The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.." ~Thomas Merton

"It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others.  If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others." ~unknown

"We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace.  But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds-our prejudices, fears, and ignorance.  Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, our roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs.  Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation and what overcomes them.  Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully."~Thich Nhat Hanh

The world needs no more theories, tools or toys.  The world needs an army of compassionate people!

Affirmation:  I AM... Compassion.  I AM compassionate to myself.  My compassion flows freely to others.  I quickly release judgments of myself and others.   I quickly release anger and feelings of separation.  My compassion nurtures my soul.  I AM... Compassion.

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Love Quotes

"Seeking Love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it - that you are it." ~Byron Katie

"Well, let me tell you, God Loves us completely.  And he knew us at our worst before he began to Love us at all.  And in the Love of God there are no degrees; there is only Love."~Rich Mullins

"Love is the energy of life."~Robert Browning

"There is no remedy for Love but to love more."~Henry David Thoreau

"Tell the rose she isn't beautiful and yet she'll bloom beautifully for she knows and only responds to her very essence."~Aline Hanle

"Love people not things.  Use things and not people."~unknown

"Intense Love does not measure.  It just gives."~Mother Teresa

"Love yourself first so not to resent the time and energy given to another person." ~unknown

"But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest is Love."~1 Corith. 13:13

"Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what Love means."~Leo Buscaglia

"Truly loving another means letting go of all expectations.  It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood."~Karen Casey

"The hunger for Love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread."~Mother Teresa

"It is not how much you do, but how much Love you put into the doing that matters."~unknown

"Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand."~Mother Teresa

"Love fails only when we fail to Love."~unknown

"God has not given you the spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind."~Jesus

"If you must Love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor."~Sebasten-Roch Nicholas DeChamfort

"I have found the paradox, that if you Love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more Love."~Mother Teresa

"Laugh as much as you breathe and Love as long as you live."~unknown

"I'd rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot speak; than a heart that cannot Love."~Robert Tizon

"We cannot do great things on Earth, only small things with great Love."~Mother Teresa

"A good exercise of the heart is to bend down and help another."~unknown

"Love is not consolation.  It is Light." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"Eventually you will come to understand that Love heals everything; and Love is all there is."~Gary Zukav

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in."~Morrie Schwartz


     If you detect a weak flow of love, check to see if you are holding onto anger or resentment.  Releasing the anger and forgiving yourself or others will create the flow of love you both desire. ~Denna J. Shelton
    
Affirmation:  I AM Love.  I give and receive Love.  Love flows freely in my life.  My Love is unconditional.  Love is all there is.  I AM Love.

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Gratitude Quotes

"Gratitude is riches.  Complaint is poverty." ~ Doris Day

"Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." ~ The Hausa of Nigera

"If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get." ~ Frank A. Clark

"Choosing a consistent focus on heartfelt gratitude and appreciation elevates the quality of consciousness which without fail elevates and enhances quality of life." ~ unknown

"Saying thank you is more than good manners.  It is good spirituality." ~ Alfred Painter

"Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel." ~unknown

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."~ G.K. Chesterton

"Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion.  Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception.  Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.  Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road." ~John Henry Jowett

"Develop an attitude of gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens to you.   Knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger & better than your current situation. ~ Brian Tracy

"Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasurers."~Thornton S. Wilder

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."~Epictetus

"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings."~William Arthur Ward

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."~Eric Hoffer

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." ~William Arthur Ward

"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life."~Christine Northrup

"Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels.  If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for." ~ Terry Lynn Taylor

Gratitude begets blessings which begets gratitude which begets blessings.  Lack consciousness begets poverty which begets lack consciousness which begets poverty.  Which cycle are you choosing?~Denna J. Shelton

Affirmation:  I AM... Gratitude.  I have a grateful heart.  I daily count my blessings.  I'm thankful for the abundance that is mine.  I open to receive and lovingly give from my heart.  I AM... Gratitude.

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