Nadine Gordimer – truth
“The truth isn’t always beauty, but for the hunger of it is.” ~Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014)
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Tin Dancel Cristobal – memories
“Good times and crazy friends make the best memories.” ~Tin Dancel Cristobal
Michelle Obama Quotes
“I want a leader who is worthy of my girls’ promise and all our kids’ promise.” ~Michelle Obama “How we urge them to ignore those …
Ralph Kelly – goodbyes
“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained.” ~Ralph Kelly (from Woman’s Day)
Eileen Anglin – instinct
“Trust your instincts. For they are coming from the angels who watch over you.” ~Eileen Anglin
Charles Fowler – give it a chance
“Do not always prove yourself to be the one in the right. The right will appear. You need only give it a chance.” ~Charles Fowler
THOUGHT TO PONDER: Why?
“Why do some people hurt you and then act like you hurt them? ~Steve Wentworth
Quotes on MINDFULNESS
MINDFULNESS defined:?m??n(d)f(?)ln?s/noun 1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.“their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” 2. a mental state achieved …
THOUGHT TO PONDER: From Emotional Filmtricks
“You can be a wife material and still not be his choice. Not because you’re not good enough, but because he’s not looking for a …
Annie Johnson Flint – strength
“But God has promised strength for the day.” ~Annie Johnson Flint
Elena Duggan – permission to dream
“(Masterchef)… It gives me the permission to dream” ~Elena Duggan, Network Ten TV Masterchef 2016 Winner, 26 July 2016. She’s a creative and performing arts …
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: unfashioned creatures by Mary Shelley
“We are unfashioned creatures, but half made up, if one wiser, better, dearer than ourselves — such a friend ought to be — do not …
Baptiste De La Salle – on photographic decorum
“There are some people who raise their upper lip so high…that their teeth are almost entirely visible. This is entirely contradictory to decorum, which forbids …
Rebecca Eanes – believe in children
When we believe in children, they learn to believe in themselves, and that is a priceless gift to give to them. We’d all long to …
Joyce Carol Oates – writing changes everything
“One must be pitiless about this matter of mood. In a sense writing will create the mood. Generally I’ve found this to be true. I …
Ardeille Iris Pielago – draw strength
“Whenever I feel down, I draw strength from You, my Lord. I draw inspiration from my patients who are fighting battles in their early age. …
A THOUGHT TO PONDER: single beautiful thought
“The person who sows a single beautiful thought in the mind of another, renders the world a greater service than all the fault-finders combined.” ~Napoleon …
Gordon MacDonald – rest God commanded
“We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and created us to have a need for it.” ~Gordon …
Kenneth Wapnick Quotes
“I place the future in the Hands of God.” ~Lesson 194 A Course in Miracles “Nothing changes in the world, but everything changes in the …
Mohammed Attai Quotes
“Conversations can humanise (these) experiences. Tensions can be quelled or defused just through face-to-face contact.” “Most Australians are on the same page when it comes …
Nelson Boswell – rule
“Here is a simple but powerful rule: always give people more than what they expect to get.” ~Nelson Boswell
Kovie Biakolo Quotes
”It’s okay to want things other people have; it is quite natural and we should want good things for ourselves. But we should not fool …
Sarah Montgomery – gorgeous moments
“Love is sweet, delicate, dreamy, an eternity of gorgeous moments.” ~Sarah Montgomery
From Our Daily Bread – speak to me Lord
“Lord, speak to me by Your Spirit, Your written Word, and the assurance of Your direction.” ~Our Daily Bread
Heather Plett – judgment
“What does it mean to hold space for someone else? – It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey …
From Great Lives Are Made – gather momentum
“There are some pretty horrible things happening in the world and it’s so easy to despair or feel we can’t really do much. Yet even …
Alex Martin – Perception
“Perception cannot occur without the automatic actuation of previously acquired information.” ~Alex Martin
Robert Thurman – Give thought to giving
“Practice giving things away, not just things you don’t care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift, …
Natsuki Takaya – boomerang
“Those who hurt others also hurt themselves.” ~Natsuki Takaya
Cherie Carter-Scott – Forgiveness
“Forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.” ~Cherie Carter-Scott
A THOUGHT TO PONDER: peace of mind
“There is no greater wealth in this world than peace of mind.” ~from Positive Outlooks
Quotes on CHALLENGE
“I can choose to perceive every circumstance as an opportunity to grow and stay on my mission. And if this opportunity is also challenging, that’s …
Giotto di Bondone – sacred harbour
“Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” ~Giotto di Bondone
Mary Davis – diamonds
“Friends are diamonds who reflect the light of our spirit.” ~Mary Davis
Mary Field Belenky – judgment
“Really listening and suspending one’s own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms. As we have noted, this is …
Kristian Kan – dream a reality
“Keep dreaming and create reality.” ~Kristian Kan
Isabella Rossellini – elegance
‘True elegance is for me the manifestation of an independent mind.’ ~Isabella Rossellini
A THOUGHT TO PONDER: see the light
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” ~Aristotle
Roshi Joan Halifax – Compassion
“Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, and fear.” ~Roshi Joan Halifax
Quotes from THE WRITER’s STUDIO
“If you go too far in your writing, it is easy to pull back in the editing. But if you don’t go far enough, it …