You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. ~Ralph Marston With all due respect to Mr. Marston, determination takes you only so far. And, no, I’m not talking about the try, try, try again […]
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Look not mournfully into the past; it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow As mentioned in the recent post on Horatio Spafford, many creatives use their writing as an outlet for their grief.
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Wise men come to see a child of greater wisdom and honor divine. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich In almost every manger I’ve ever viewed, I have seen baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, farm animals, and … wise men. How many wise men? Always three. Why do we think there were three–no more, no less? And what
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To all who mourn he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Isaiah 61:3 All of us have had some sort of emotional pain, some much worse than others. Even those who have dodged gut-wrenching and life-changing losses have certainly observed a friend’s suffering.