Words for My Soul

You don’t have to…

Brandi — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:52:08 +0000

“You don’t have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy and encouragement.”

—Dan Fallon

Forgiveness does not…

Brandi — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:32:00 +0000

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

—Paul Boese

The essence of optimism…

Brandi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:57:04 +0000

“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.”

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), pastor, theologian, German Resistance fighter in World War II

One of the things..

Brandi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:53:31 +0000

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”

-Lucille Ball (1911-1989); actress, producer

You can do anything…

Brandi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:52:02 +0000

“You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.”

-Robert Collier (1885-1950); motivational author

I have found…

Brandi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:50:10 +0000

“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.”

-Arthur Rubinstein

You may be deceived…

Brandi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:42:58 +0000

“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.”

-Frank H. Crane (1873-1948); stage and film actor, director

Dare to be true…

Brandi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:29:55 +0000

“Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.”

-George Herbert (1593-1633); poet, orator, priest

Each friend represents…

Brandi — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:49:19 +0000

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”

-Anais Nin (1903-1977); author, diarist

Do not spoil…

Brandi — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:33:39 +0000

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

-Epicurus (341BC-270BC); ancient Greek philosopher