More Inspirational Quotes:

Inspirational quotes and stories provide encouragement and comfort, as well as plant seeds of hope that take root…grow…and help create positive change and momentum in our lives. Here are some of my favorites, please feel free to email me yours: andrea@healwithhope.com

Ralph Waldo Emerson: "As a man thinketh, so he becomes."

From A Course In Miracles: "The world you see is what you gave it, nothing more than that. But though it is no more than that, it is not less. Therefore, to you it is important. It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition. As a man thinketh, so does he perceive."

Every worthwhile accomplishment has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.
~Ghandi

Sometimes a glance, a few casual words, fragments of a melody floating through the quiet air of a summer evening, a book that accidentally comes into hands, a poem or memory-laden fragrance may bring about the impulse which changes and determines our whole life. ~Lama Govinda

"Failure is that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success." ~ Leigh Mitchell Hodges"

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promis’d good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be forever mine.

~John Newton, 1773

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
So she did, and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only
two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said, I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?"
So she did, and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had
only one hair on her head.
"Well," she said, today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there
wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed, I don't have to fix my hair today!"

Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary,
for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly...
Leave the rest to God.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
~ Unknown

As you look back on your life, know that you've failed at nothing - all you've done is produce certain results. You can view it all as what you needed to experience in order to get to a higher place.
~ Wayne Dyer

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ~Martin Luther King Jr.

Have faith that whatever you need to experience is on its way, and that God won't send you anything you're incapable of handling. You can decide that the word fear is an acronym for: False Evidence Appearing Real! ~ Wayne Dyer

What I know for sure…
Things are not always as they seem,
and not everything has a logical explanation.
We control more than we think we do –
and also control less than we think we do.
You can be on top of the world one moment,
And hit rock bottom the next.
Sometimes bad things happen for good reasons.
Facing fear reduces its power, and
looking inward can change the course of your life.
Be still…be open…find the goodness…
move forward…one step at a time.
~ Andrea :-)

HOPE is not pretending that troubles don't exist...
it is the trust that they will not last forever,
that hurts will be healed, and difficulties overcome...
it is faith that a source of strength and renewal lies within
to lead us through the dark to the sunshine.
~ Unknown

Each day is a promise
of new joys to gain
if we look for the rainbow
instead of the rain.
There's never a winter that will not end,
never a tree too strong to bend,
never a sky too dull and gray
To change - given time - to a brighter day!
~ Unknown

If we knew what tomorrow held,
we wouldn't need our dreams,
our hopes, our plans.
But tomorrow is an unaswered question,
a new challenge to face,
a new adventure to explore.
Every day a new dawn,
every dawn a new day,
to dream, to hope, to believe.
~ Unknown

If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase:
The past does not equal the future.
Because you failed yesterday, or all day today, or a moment ago,
or for the last six months, the last sixteen years, or the last
fifty years of life, doesn’t mean anything…
All that matters is: What are you going to do, right now?
--Anthony Robbins

If you planted hope today in any hopeless heart,
if someone’s burden was lighter because you did your part,
if you caused a laugh that chased a tear away,
if tonight your name is mentioned when someone kneels to pray,
then your day was well spent.
~ Unknown

We always attract into our lives whatever we think
about most, believe most strongly, expect on the
deepest level, and imagine most vividly.
--Shakti Gawain

Instead of asking God for stuff,
start thanking God for stuff,
and you will find that God has
already given you everything you
could want or need.
~ Unknown

WORRYING does not empty
TOMORROW of its troubles
It Empties TODAY of its
STRENGTH!!
~ Unknown

“Just because we’re people of faith doesn’t mean we’re exempt from the things that are in the world. We do believe in God’s protection, his provision and we feel like we’ve experienced that. We know who holds tomorrow, and our trust and confidence is in Him. We don’t walk by sight, but by faith.”
--Larry Lynn, pastor of a church that was just destroyed by a tornado

FAITH: “I believe in the sun even when it is not shining…in love even when I am alone…and in God even when He is silent.” ~ Inscription found on a wall in Germany by someone hiding from Nazi concentration camps.

The Cure For Envy: “I have a wildly successful acquaintance next to whose perfectly pillowed existence mine seems a lumpy mattress. I’ve seen him on magazine covers, a self-satisfied, cock-of-the-walk, airbrushed grin on his face. Even worse, he’s in my field, though he does so much better (sell-out!). I’ve been training myself, as an antidote to a fulminating case of green-eye, that whenever I feel that little twitch of envy, I wish for more bluebirds of happiness to come sit on his eaves. ‘Don’t you mean,’ asks a cynical friend, ‘come shit on his sleeves?’ But the fact is, my good wishes provide an unexpected sense of relief. It’s an unknotting, expansive feeling, as if what’s his and what’s mine suddenly, metaphysically, belong to both of us and to neither. I recently came across a line from Yoko Ono: ‘Transform jealousy to admiration/And what you admire/Will become part of your life.’” Marc Ian Barasch, author of “Field Notes on the Compassionate Life”

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who
violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight.
--Rumi

The way of the universe is to fill that which is empty and to empty that which is full. When we’re full, nothing else can enter, but when we are empty all things can come to us.
--from The Zen Book by Daniel Levin

Breathe. Breathe again. Breathe in acceptance, breathe out criticism.
Breathe. Breathe again. Breathe in love, breathe out hatred.
Breathe. Breathe again. Breathe in whatever you want,
and breathe out whatever no longer serves you.
--from The Zen Book by Daniel Levin

Face fear straight on.
For years I ran and hid from it, shivering in the corner and hoping that I’d never have to face it. One day I grew tired of being scared, so I opened the door that hid me from my fear only to find that it was no longer there. I was the one who had kept myself bound for all that time.
--from The Zen Book by Daniel Levin

It is from our lowest point that we are able to propel to new and greater heights… view your struggles and challenges as experiences that are enabling you to grow and evolve.

I believe
in mind
over matter.
I believe
in the
human spirit
to prevail.
I believe
in miracles
and blessings,
both great
and small.
I believe
in possibilities.
I believe
that hurdles
in life
are meant
to be
jumped over,
not as
something to
stop us.
~Unknown

Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Choose with no regret. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Maryann Radmacher

All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear.
--Elizabeth Goudge

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you! --Christian D. Larson

Hope is
the thing
with feathers
that perches
in the soul
and sings the
tune without
words
and never stops
---at all.
--Emily Dickinson

"To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy... is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

As you go into the world... always believe in your dreams. Keep looking forward to the future…to all you might be. Don't let old mistakes or misfortunes hold you down: Learn from them, forgive yourself...or others…and move on. Do not be bothered or discouraged by adversity. Instead, meet it as a challenge. Be empowered by the courage it takes you to overcome obstacles. Learn things. Learn something new everyday. Be interested in others and what they might teach you. But do not look for yourself in the faces of others. Do not look for who you are in other people's approval. As far as who you are and who you will become goes...the answer is always within yourself. Believe in yourself. Follow your heart and your dreams. You... like everyone…will make mistakes. But so long as you are true to the strength within your own heart... you can never go wrong. Peace…always believe in your dreams.

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see which one has been opened for us."
--Helen Keller

You have to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you've got and remember what you had; always forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes but never regret; people change, things go wrong, but just remember, life goes on.

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, than let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it'd be worth it.

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change. Kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, and have no regrets. Life's too short to be anything but happy.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds at the heel that has crushed it.
~ Mark Twain