Time is a power of its own, and it may be the only power by which some miracles come to pass.


Richelle E. Goodrich

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Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.
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Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes ...
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One smile has the power to...
Calm fears.
Soften stone walls.
Warm a cold heart.
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You were born and with you endless possibilities, very few ever to be realized.  It's okay.  Life ...
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How often it is that we set ourselves in the high seat, judging others, not having read their book b...
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All I ever wanted from you was to know that I was wanted by you.  That would have changed ev...
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A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.
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Perhaps, if you weren't so busy regarding my shortcomings, you'd find that I do possess redeeming qu...
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Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears shed, the degree of p...
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It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibil...
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Dear God,
I hurt. Please hold me.
Amen
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A finger beckons.
My choice is to turn away.
It is a mistake.
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Relax; the world's not watching that closely. It's too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.
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What's the point of changing who you are in order to impress a woman, when your intention is to retu...
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I'm starting to think this world is just a place for us to learn that we need each other more than w...
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The fact is, the man who’d begotten me didn’t want me. In his eyes I should never have been born...
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Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.
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Truly, there is magic in fairy tales.
For it takes but a simply-uttered 'Once upon a time......
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Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the mira...
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Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world.  Though better circumstances can be imagined,...
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There are people who are never content, never appeased, forever dissatisfied—who continually look ...
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Last night I danced.
My body rose from its slump for the first time since the beginning of sor...
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Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.
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The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, ...
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If you invest nothing, the reward is worth little.
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Life is music to which you choreograph your own dance.
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Don't give up.
I know you've made a thousand attempts to reach your goal, but look at it this w...
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Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better.
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There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they'd be congested with traffic.
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There are two kinds of people in this world: those who follow the popular majority, and those who po...
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True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving.
False friends ...
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People think kindness is a soft, weak, submissive influence when in reality it is the most potent, p...
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Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.  Secondly, it is to teach them.  Not to f...
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Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God.
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You can believe what you've been told. You can imagine in vivid detail the things explained to you. ...
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The sun, rising and setting in splendid colors, never grows tired of its admirers―much like a lady...
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Stubbornness is a weapon.
People tend to draw it out when a sensitive part of their identity is...
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One thing about a skunk—once you recognize the markings, you know things are gonna stink.
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Las palabras nunca desaparecen, sino que hacen eco para la eternidad. Deja que tu eco suene dulce.
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Okay, let's put this another way―if what you're about to say wouldn't look good permanently engrav...
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Had she any respect for him at all, his words would've affected her. But no value accompanies commen...
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Don't be fool enough to think you can know a person's character after a few moments of observation. ...
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Kindness is going out of your way to perform favors regarded as wonderful by the recipient.
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On a grim and dismal day that shattered my last ounce of confidence, I broke down and whimpered, “...
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Imagine the greatness this world would know if kindness were as contagious and enduring as the commo...
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Out of all the magic words in existence, kind words produce the most powerful transformation spells.
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Life isn’t always kind. It isn’t gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of hu...
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My mother does not own my hands, though she works hard to train them.
My mother does not own m...
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One of the strongest loves I’ve ever witnessed is the love a mother has for her child.
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I stumble and fall.
I weep and struggle to rise.
My mom feels it all.
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It's impossible to be involved in all situations, but there's no excuse not to be involved in someth...
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If only I could see myself from the same vantage point that I observe the world; I might judge my be...
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From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant...
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I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as intere...
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You are the one star I wish upon nightly, praying your glory will fall from the heavens and land in ...
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People search the world over looking for someone to love them, when they should be searching for som...
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Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.
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Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers—vile, beguiling demons promisi...
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It's not my job to make you happy. It's your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly ...
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Time is an imp—a pesky, little, hellish troll that hastens the clock when I smile but then delays ...
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The truth is, when you have little to do, you do very little. But when you have much to do, you do m...
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You can do things.
Do you know this?
Do you believe it?
You should.
It’s true...
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To get it done
and see it thru,
find less to say
and more to do.
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Your tongue tends to say more about you when it blabs about other people.
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There are things
that make no sense,
that seem unreal,
that can’t be grasped
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Are you ready to go home, Catherine?” he asked. “It’s warm inside the house. I kept a fire goi...
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We are all guilty of sin, error, and moments of sheer stupidity; none of us should be casting stones...
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A dreadful thing one day befell me when a horse came to stand on my toe.  Having no power to...
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Aging is a mortal term that my immortal spirit doesn't quite grasp.
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Love is many kind acts accumulated over time that leave us feeling wonderful.
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