“Denying the pain and sorrow that come with being alive is a form of hypocrisy. It is a choice we make to distance ourselves from the truth, or at least part of the truth, and live in a pretentious fairyland. When we do this, we cut ourselves off from what we were made for — […]
“In your own process of learning to rise above the things that feel hard in life . . . you will have naysayers. And you will have dream defenders. But it will be your decision to rise above the doubt that floods your mind about who you are based on what others say, and what […]
“You’re part Chicken Little and part Eeyore. The sky is falling, and it’s falling disproportionately on you. As a result, you are anxious. A free-floating sense of dread hovers over you . . . “- Max Lucado “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret — it only leads to evil.”- Psalm 37:8 […]