Words for My Soul

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

“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.”
-Frederick Buechner (b. 1926), educator, writer, theologian

“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people’s souls.”
-Melody Beattie; author, journalist

“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
-Dr. Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998); author, professor of special education

“Life was so much easier when  your clothes didn’t your clothes didn’t match and boys had cooties!”
- Anonymous

“I love to a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
- Maya Angelou

“If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover [...]

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
-Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), playwright, novelist

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
-Ashley Smith (b. 1978), author, speaker

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson