I went through and browsed the first few chapters of “The Friendship Factor” again last night, this time with my commonplace book and pen in hand. There are tons of great quotes and short snippets of stories in this book, and I just had to share a few. True happiness consists not in the multitude [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Quotes’
Quotes to Ponder About Friendship
Posted in Quotes, tagged Accepting ourselves and others, Advice, Personal Growth/ Studies, Quotes on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, tagged Accepting ourselves and others, Personal Growth/ Studies, Quotes on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them than upon what they make us see in ourselves. – Sara Grand I was just reading not that long ago in a book where they were talking about people in relationships with us acting as mirrors for ourselves, and how that can cause [...]
Thoughts and Quotes On Forgiveness
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, tagged Forgiving, Personal Growth/ Studies, Quotes on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite topics! I am reading a book called The Friendship Factor by Alan Loy McGinnis. It’s a fabulous book, I’m almost done, but I may actually re-read it which I NEVER do. I have lots of things to share from it, but I have to find them because I keep reading this [...]
In Quotey Mood
Posted in Quotes, tagged Quotes on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few quotes for your enjoyment: Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Anderson When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you [...]
The Power of Forgiving
Posted in Quotes, Random Thoughts, tagged Forgiving, Quotes on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found some great quotes on forgiveness, one of my absolute favorite topics (well one of the about 100 favorites, but it’s near the top Lewis B. Smedes – Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve (Haven’t read the book, just found these great quotes: To forgive is to set a prisoner [...]
Real Prayer
Posted in Beliefs, tagged Books, Prayer / Listening To God, Quotes on June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been reading “Called to Question” a spiritual memoir by Joan Chittister for a few days. Last night I was reading a section about prayer and just had one of those moments that you read something and it says exactly what you think, but in a way more eloquent than you ever could. This passage [...]
A quick quote
Posted in Quotes, tagged Quotes on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
” Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends. “ – Mary Catherwood
Prayer
Posted in Beliefs, Quotes, tagged Prayer / Listening To God, Quotes, Revelation on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting, and very true quote from Soren Kierkegaard: “The immediate person thinks and imagines that when he prays, the important thing, the thing he must concentrate upon, is that God should hear what he is praying for. And yet, in the true, eternal sense, it is just the reverse: the true relation in prayer [...]
A Poem
Posted in Beliefs, tagged Poems, Prayer / Listening To God, Quotes on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled [...]
Forgiveness
Posted in Beliefs, Me, tagged Forgiving, Quotes, Who I Am on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have to share. The next chapter in the book I’m reading is on forgviness. I haven’t gotten started on it yet, but I am very excited. This is my very, very favorite topic. I know first hand the incredible freedom and healing that comes from forgiving people, especially those people we least want to [...]
