From time to time, I copy and save a sentence, quote or thought from my reading. Recently, I went back to look at the list from the last couple of years and found that I have no idea what article or book I took them from. But some were such good and timely ideas, I am sharing them with you.
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“Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again.
Wisely improve the present, it is thine.
Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Anyone can give up; it’s the easiest thing in the world to do.
But to hold it together when everyone would understand
if you fell apart, that’s true strength.”
“Obstacles are what spur creativity, growth,
resiliency, compassion and self-knowledge.”
You can’t think about what’s going to happen
a week from now or a month from now,” he said.
“You have to take it day by day
and find the little victories along the way.”
Work hard and think bravely and make changes.
Lord,
I am feeling uncertain about what I’m facing.
Please guide me and help me to cope with what is unfolding.
Please also grant me the peace that only You can give.
Amid my worries, please come alongside me and sustain me.
I know that I can put my trust in You.
Please grant me reminders along the way,
so that I do not become overtaken by the unknown.
In Jesus’ name I pray,
Amen.