Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
GANDHI

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
BUDDHA

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Make a GIFTof your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. This is the greatest gift anyone can give.
DAVID HAWKINS

The more we give love, the greater our capacity to do so.
DAVID HAWKINS

People only see what they are prepared to see.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
PEACE PILGRIM

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its BEAUTY.
ALBERT EINSTEIN

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
DR. REINHOLD NIEBUHR

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
CHIENESE PROVERB

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

NORMAN VINCENT PEALE

Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny--he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be COMPLETED. You are not here accidentally--you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you.
OSHO

Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.
RAM DASS

We are not HUMAN beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
STEPHEN COVEY

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
JAMES ALLEN

Love is misunderstood to be an emotion; actually, it is a state of awareness, a way of being in the world, a way of seeing oneself and others.
DAVID HAWKINS

Your soul mission is your reason for being, your life purpose. It's your calling in life--who you feel called to be, what you feel called to do. Mission is an energy that flows through you--a drive, voice, or passion that you cannot ignore... It's what you know in your heart you must live if you are to experience inner peace and harmony.
ALAN SEALE

Simple kindness to one's self and all that lives is the most powerful transformational force of all.
DAVID HAWKINS

Though you may travel the world to find the beautiful, you must have it within you or you will find it not.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON

We are disturbed not by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens.
EPICTETUS

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.
HENRY DRUMMOND

It is love alone that LEADS to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI

Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.
G.I. GURDJIEFF

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
VOLTAIRE

To understand the nature of God, it is necessary only to know the nature of love itself. To truly know love is to know and understand God; and to know God is to understand love.
DAVID HAWKINS

First you must learn to control your self. The rest follows. Blessed is he who knows himself and commands himself, for the world is his and love and happiness and peace walk with him wherever he goes.

ROBERT A. HEINLEIN

The mere sense of living is joy enough.
EMILY DICKENSON

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

MOTHER TERESA

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI

GIVE ALL TO LOVE; OBEY THE HEART

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A FRIEND IS TO BE ONE

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

IMAGINATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE

ALBERT EINSTEIN

CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE YOURSELF

ANTHONY J. D'ANGELO

WHATEVER YOU ARE, BE A GOOD ONE

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE FUTURE IS IT COMES ONE DAY AT A TIME

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR LOVE BUT TO LOVE MORE

HENRY DAVID THOREUA

GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS.  LIVE THE LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED.

HENRY DAVID THOREUA

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, HORATIO, THAN ARE DREAMT OF IN YOUR PHILOSOPHY

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE ARE, BUT KNOW NOT WHAT WE MAY BE

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
C. S. LEWIS

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. LEWIS

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the PASSION OF CHRIST.
C. S. LEWIS

Either write something worth READING or do something worth writing.
BENJAMIN FRAKLIN
Work as if you were to live a hundred years. PRAY as if you were to die tomorrow.
BENJAMIN FRAKLIN

serve good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

WE HOLD THESE THRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT: THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL; THAT THEY ARE ENODOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS; THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. 

THOMAS JEFFERSON

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

I believe that every HUMAN mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
THOMAS JEFFERSON


But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.
MICHAEL JACKSON

Hope is a waking dream.
ARISTOTLE

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls OF THE RIGHTEOUS are immortal and divine.
SOCRATES
The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
SOCRATES

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
PLATO
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
PLATO

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
EPICURUS

BIG RESULTS REQUIRE BIG AMBITIONS

HERACLITUS
 

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FEATURED SCRIPTURES

ROMANS 5:3-5

3 Not only so, but we\l  also rejoice in our sufferings,\l  because we know that suffering produces perseverance;\l 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope\l  does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love\l  into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,\l  whom he has given us.

PSALMS 103:2-5

2 Praise the LORD,\l  O my soul, and forget not\l  all his benefits 3 who forgives all your sins\l  and heals\l  all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life\l  from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion \l 5 who satisfies\l  your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed\l  like the eagle's.\l

2 CORITHIANS 5:17

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,\l  he is a new creation;\l  the old has gone, the new has come!\l

MATTHEW 7:7-8

7"Ask and it will be given to you;\l  seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds;\l  and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

MATTHEW 18:19-20

19"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you\l  by my Father in heaven.20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."\l

MARK12:30-31

30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'\l 31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'\l  There is no commandment greater than these."

ROMANS 12:6-8

6 We have different gifts,\l  according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying,\l  let him use it in proportion to his\l  faith.\l 7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;\l 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage;\l  if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously;\l  if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

EPESHIANS 1:11-14

11 In him we were also chosen,\l  having been predestined\l  according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose\l  of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.13 And you also were included in Christ\l  when you heard the word of truth,\l  the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal,\l  the promised Holy Spirit,14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance\l  until the redemption\l  of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.\l

EPESHIANS 1:4-8

4 For he chose us\l  in him before the creation of the world\l  to be holy and blameless\l  in his sight. In love5 he\l  predestined\l  us to be adopted as his sons\l  through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure\l  and will6 to the praise of his glorious grace,\l  which he has freely given us in the One he loves.7 In him we have redemption\l  through his blood,\l  the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches\l  of God's grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7

6 Do not be anxious about anything,\l  but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God,\l  which transcends all understanding,\l  will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

ROMANS 8-28

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good\l  of those who love him,\l  who\l  have been called\l  according to his purpose.\l 29 For those God foreknew\l  he also predestined\l  to be conformed to the likeness of his Son,\l  that he might be the firstborn\l  among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined,\l  he also called;\l  those he called, he also justified;\l  those he justified, he also glorified.\l

ROMANS 10:13

13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord\l  will be saved."\l

ROMANS 11:36

36 For from him and through him and to him are all things.\l  To him be the glory forever! Amen.

ROMANS 12:12

12 Be joyful in hope,\l  patient in affliction,\l  faithful in prayer.\l

1 CORITHIANS 2:9\l

9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"

1 CORITHIANS 7:7

7 I wish that all men were as I am.\l  But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.\l

1 CORITHIANS 12:4-11\l

4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.\l 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God\l  works all of them in all men.\l 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.\l 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom,\l  to another the message of knowledge\l  by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith\l  by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing\l  by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,\l  to another prophecy,\l  to another distinguishing between spirits,\l  to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,\l  and to still another the interpretation of tongues.\l 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,\l  and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

1 CORITHIANS 13:4-8\l

4 Love is patient,\l  love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.\l 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,\l  it is not easily angered,\l  it keeps no record of wrongs.\l 6 Love does not delight in evil\l  but rejoices with the truth.\l 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8 Love never fails.--

2 CORITHIANS 4:18

18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.\l  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

GALATIANS 2:20

20 I have been crucified with Christ\l  and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.\l  The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,\l  who loved me\l  and gave himself for me.\l

EPHESIANS 2:4-5,8-10

4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. 8 For it is by grace\l  you have been saved,\l  through faith\l --and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works,\l  so that no one can boast.\l 10 For we are God's workmanship,\l  created\l  in Christ Jesus to do good works,\l  which God prepared in advance for us to do.

EPHESIANS 4:22-24

22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off\l  your old self,\l  which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;\l 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;\l 24 and to put on\l  the new self,\l  created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.\l

COLOSSIANS 1:16

16 For by him all things were created:\l  things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;\l  all things were created by him and for him.\l

COLOSSIANS 4:2

2 Devote yourselves to prayer,\l  being watchful and thankful.

TITUS 2:6-7

6 Similarly, encourage the young men\l  to be self-controlled.\l 7 In everything set them an example\l  by doing what is good.\l  In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

HEBREW 11:1

1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for\l  and certain of what we do not see.\l

JAMES 1:2-4

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,\l 3 because you know that the testing of your faith\l  develops perseverance.\l 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature\l  and complete, not lacking anything.

1 PETER 4:7-11

7 The end of all things is near.\l  Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled\l  so that you can pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply,\l  because love covers over a multitude of sins.\l 9 Offer hospitality\l  to one another without grumbling.\l 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others,\l  faithfully\l  administering God's grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God.\l  If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides,\l  so that in all things God may be praised\l  through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.\l

1 PETER 5:7

7 Cast all your anxiety on him\l  because he cares for you.\l

2 PETER 1:5-8\l

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;\l 6 and to knowledge, self-control;\l  and to self-control, perseverance;\l  and to perseverance, godliness;\l 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.\l 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive\l  in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.\l

1 JOHN 4:7,16

7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.\l  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.\l

1 JOHN 5:11

11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,\l  and this life is in his Son.\l

2 JOHN 1:6

6 And this is love:\l  that we walk in obedience to his commands.\l  As you have heard from the beginning,\l  his command is that you walk in love.

ACTS 2:38-39

38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized,\l  every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.\l  And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\l 39 The promise is for you and your children\l  and for all who are far off\l --for all whom the Lord our God will call."

ACTS 2:21,28\l

21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.' 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'\l

JOHN 15:5,7,9,12,17

5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.17This is my command: Love each other.\l

JOHN 14:6

6 Jesus answered, "I am\l  the way\l  and the truth\l  and the life.\l  No one comes to the Father except through me.\l

JOHN 8:32

32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."\l

JOHN 5:24

24"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me\l  has eternal life\l  and will not be condemned;\l  he has crossed over from death to life.\l

JOHN 3:3

3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.\l  "\l

JOHN 1:12-13

12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed\l  in his name,\l  he gave the right to become children of God\l -- 13 children born not of natural descent,\l  nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.\l

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GRACE1 a: unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b: a virtue coming from God c: a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace 2 a: approval, favor, mercy, pardon c: a special favor : privilege d: disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency e: a temporary exemption : reprieve 3 

FAITH1 a: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions 2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust 3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially: a system of religious beliefs

HOPE1 : to cherish a desire with anticipation 2a : to desire with expectation of obtainment 2b : to expect with confidence : trust

BELEIVE1 a: to have a firm religious faith b: to accept something as true, genuine, or real 2 : to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something 3 : to hold an opinion : think 1 a: to consider to be true or honest b: to accept the word or evidence of 2 : to hold as an opinion : suppose <I believe it will rain soon>

GODS LOVE

CREATION1 : the act of creating; especially: the act of bringing the world into ordered existence 2 : the act of making, inventing, or producing: as a: the act of investing with a new rank or office b: the first representation of a dramatic role 3 : something that is created: as a: world b: creatures singly or in aggregate c: an original work of art

GODBLESS

REBORN: born again : regenerated, revived

SPIRIT1 : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms 2 : a supernatural being or essence: as acapitalized: holy spirit b: soul 2a c: an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible; specifically: ghost 2 d: a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being 3 : temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated <in high spirits> 4 : the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person 5 : a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions 6 : a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature 7 : enthusiastic loyalty

FORGIVEN1 a: to give up resentment of or claim to requital for b: to grant relief from payment of 2 : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon

POETRY1 a: metrical writing : verse b: the productions of a poet : poems 2 : writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm 3 a: something likened to poetry especially in beauty of expression b: poetic quality or aspect

MIRACLE1 : an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs 2 : an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment 3 Christian Science: a divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly as the fulfillment of spiritual law

GOD1 capitalized: the supreme or ultimate reality: as a: the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe bChristian Science: the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind 2: a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically: one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality 3 : a person or thing of supreme value 4 : a powerful ruler

JESUS CHRIST1 : the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation 2 Christian Science: the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality

THANKFULNESS1 : conscious of benefit received  2 : expressive of thanks 3 : well pleased : glad

PRAYER1 a (1): an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought (2): a set order of words used in praying b: an earnest request or wish 2 : the act or practice of praying to God or a god 3 : a religious service consisting chiefly of prayers

WISDOM1 a: accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : knowledge b: ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight c: good sense : judgment d: generally accepted belief 2 : a wise attitude, belief, or course of action 3 : the teachings of the ancient wise men

KNOWLEDGE1 obsolete: cognizance 2 a (1): the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2): acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique b (1): the fact or condition of being aware of something (2): the range of one's information or understanding c: the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning : cognition d: the fact or condition of having information or of being learned 3 a: the sum of what is known : the body of truth, information, and principles acquired by humankind b: archaic: a branch of learning

GODS FAMILY

PRAISE1 : to express a favorable judgment of : commend 2 : to glorify (a god or saint) especially by the attribution of perfections

WORSHIP1 : a person of importance —used as a title for various officials 2 : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also: an act of expressing such reverence 3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual 4 : extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem

CHRISTIAN1 a: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ b (1): disciple :a member of one of the Churches of Christ--

HEALING1 a: to make sound or whole b: to restore to health 2 a: to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend b: to patch up 3 : to restore to original purity or integrity

THE PROMISE

THE WORD

NATURE1 a: the inherent character or basic constitution of a person or thing : essence b: disposition, temperament 2 a: a creative and controlling force in the universe b: an inner force or the sum of such forces in an individual 3 : a kind or class usually distinguished by fundamental or essential characteristics4 : the physical constitution or drives of an organism; especially: an excretory organ or function 5 : a spontaneous attitude (as of generosity) 6 : the external world in its entirety 7 a: humankind's original or natural condition b: a simplified mode of life resembling this condition 8 : the genetically controlled qualities of an organism 9 : natural scenery

GODS WILL

PURPOSE 1 a: something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention b: resolution, determination 2 : a subject under discussion or an action in course of execution

PATH1 : a trodden way 2 : a track specially constructed for a particular use 3 a: course, route b: a way of life, conduct, or thought 4 a: the continuous series of positions or configurations that can be assumed in any motion or process of change by a moving or varying system

PREDISIGNED

UNDERSTANDING1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; 2. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; 3. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion;4. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
 

 COMPASSION1. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering; 2. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it;
 

GUIDENCE1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; 2. the act of guiding or showing the way; 3. the act of setting and holding a course;
 

SAVIOR1. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29);
[syn: Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer]

 

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