He Said, She Said

“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time…”

— James Taylor

“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.”
— Walker Evans

From Karen Williams

“The best kind of friendships are fierce lady friendships where you aggressively believe in each other, defend each other, and think the other deserves the world.”
— Unknown

From Temprance Wilkinson

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“I have made you. I will carry you. I will sustain and I will rescue you.”
— Isaiah 46:4

From Anna Weaver

“Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell”
— Emily Dickinson

From Karen Williams

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
— Rumi

From Karen Williams

“I think as you grow older, your Christmas list gets smaller and the things you really want for the holidays can’t be bought.”
— Lessonslearnedinlife.com

From Temprence Wilkinson

“I surrender to my wildest dreams; my spirit soars.”
— Unknown

From Karen Williams

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”
— Denis Waitley

From Temprance Wilkinson

“Get my swan costume ready.”
— Anna Pavlova, ballerina, on her deathbed

From Karen Williams

“Open to me, so that I may open. Provide me with your inspiration. So that I may see mine.”
— Rumi

From Anna Weaver

“It is well, it is well, with my soul…”
— Horatio Spafford

From Wayne Norris

“At the end of the day, tell yourself gently, I love you. You did the best you could today, and even if you didn’t accomplish all you had planned, tell yourself, I love you.”
— Unknown

From Cheryl Zimmerman

“When the world says give up, hope whispers, try it one more time.”
— Unknown

From Lynas Lajter

“Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.”
— Don Henley

From Tina Tomlin

“Don’t confront me with my failures; I have not forgotten them.”
— Jackson Browne

From Dawn Wein

“Can’t never could.”
— Every mother on the planet, Ha!

From Lisa White

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”
— Unknown

From Kelly Elliott

PURE SOUL

When It’s time to leave this world,
And climb my last mountain
Gonna find out what freedom really means

Yes, I have been blessed,
To drink from the fountain
But I’m still thirsty, for something I haven’t seen

This body is a heavy weight
Gonna lighten my load, yes, the hour is late
For eternity I will be, Pure Soul

The game of life can hurt
And we all have our demons
But one thing, I know, must be true

This shell is not my home
Except for a season
Now I’m ready for something really new

This body is a heavy weight
Gonna lighten my load, yes, the hour is late
For eternity I will be, Pure Soul

Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul
Gonna be a stripped down, leaving’ town,
Glory-bound… Pure Soul

No more thunder, no more rain
No more sorrow, no more pain
No more anger, weakness or fear
Nothing you could do that would keep me here

Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul
Gonna be a Stripped down, Leavin’ town,
Glory-bound… Pure Soul

— Song lyrics by Michael Wheeler

“I do have the resources to carry the burden of my own journey.”
— James Hollis

From Karen Williams

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“Light dispels darkness. Like a glittering diamond, love lights the way and gratitude and hope are but facets of its brilliance.”
— Unknown

From Amy Bevarly Disparte

“This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me…”
— Emily Dickenson

From Barbara Dixon

“An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming.”
— Yolanda Foster

From Temprance Wilkinson

“You are that which you are seeking”
— St. Francis

From Anna Weaver

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“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching or even cool one pain. Or help a fainting robin into its nest again. I shall not live in vain”.
— Emily Dickenson

From Elizabeth Earhart

My personal thought today; I don’t need to ‘try harder’ at all things, I desire to focus on doing the ‘right things’ well.
“I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal. Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me”
— Sarah Young

From Caren Hazen

“Faith is a moving target, I believe. And we needn’t always aim for it. Sometimes our vision isn’t perfect, or an obstacle is in the way. In those moments, it’s the hardest to be still and feel grounded”.
— Nici Holt Cline @digthischick

From Dawn Wein

“Love with urgency and not with haste.”
— Mumford and Sons

From Taylor Simmons

“Faith instead of fear.”
— Unknown

From Rose Shane Nye

“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
— Psalm 118:24

From Nancy Walker

“For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
— Jeremiah 29:11

From Kelly Elliott Big Love

I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “It tastes sweet, does it not?” “You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business. How can I sell sorrow, when you know it’s a blessing?”
— Rumi

From Kelly Stone

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“Hindsight, I think, is a useless tool. We, each of us, are at a place in our lives because of innumerable circumstances, and we, each of us, have a responsibility (if we do not like where we are) to move along life’s road, to find a better path if this one does not suit, or to walk happily along this one if it is indeed our life’s way. Changing even the bad things that have gone before would fundamentally change who we are, and whether or not that would be a good thing, I believe, it is impossible to predict.
So I take my past experiences… and try to regret nothing.”
–R.A. Salvatore

From Justin Scher

“Sometimes you just have to bow your head and weather the storm.”
— Merle Rose

From Cheryl Zimmerman

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