There is no lifeguard on duty. We each swim at our own risk during this short journey.” ~ Lisa Fantino/Amalfi Blue

You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.

There’s no heaven on earth. God would have to guide her through the problems.

It’s one thing to give out excellent advice, but quite another to personally swallow it.

We don’t want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone—Trust God to take care of them.

Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish so much. In ANY relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.

We can do away with ignorance, if we take it upon ourselves to encourage each other to use our intelligence.

While he was conscious of improving at every stroke, he did not feel that the other was asserting any superiority over him; and so, though more humble than at the most disastrous period of his...

I don’t know where to start,” one [writing student] will wail. Start with your childhood, I tell them. Plug your nose and jump in, and write down all your memories as truthfully as you can....

For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out so strikingly from the consistent discouragement around him.

In the reflected gaze of his (her husband’s) steady admiration, she saw the face of the girl he had fallen in love with.

In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love (‘be encouraged’) but not the discipline of his love (‘and sin no more’). But with the whole scope of his...

You see, God didn’t create us to merely survive. He created us to thrive! We were made for abundant life.

Life is like a painting you reflect the image based on your feeling, emotion, character, attitude and how you made it.

As far as you can see then you can go. The question is what do you see and how far do you see yourself. Thoughts are as harmless and dangerous they can be. Any person...

Never lose hope! You are capable of holding on to hope.

The benefits often outweigh the suffering. Never concentrate on the pain, focus on the reward.

Encouragement is life.Many people will have given up in life without encouragement. May your words be gracious to those who hear it.

What you are;God’s special possession.God’s delight.

Always Believe In Yourself…. If You’re Down And Broken For A Reason, Rise Up And Focus…. Remember Strong Lightning Only Happens When Two Heavy Clouds Collide & Crack Each Other…. You Are That Lightning Which...

When we set about accounting for a Napoleon or a Shakespeare or a Raphael or a Wagner or an Edison or other extraordinary person, we understand that the measure of his talent will not explain...

If you always attach positive emotions to the things you want, and never attach negative emotions to the things you don’t, then that which you desire most will invariably come your way.

Just because you start attempting to do right, doesn’t mean people will let you forget about what you’ve done wrong…Be encouraged

You won’t fail! That’s the fear in you lying to you. You will succeed! That’s why fear is trying so hard to stop you. I encourage you to take that first step. Walk into your...

In a world full of cynics, critics, and competitors, we get to choose instead to be cheerleaders for others.

Your dreams and your imagination are the keys to ART so capture all of yours in this notebook…..

Feelings follow actions.

Research highlights a striking link between between encouraging child-raising and class. Half of working-class parents’ interactions with their 12-18 month-olds were affirming, versus 80% among the affluent and 20% among those in poverty.

Don’t stare at the past or you’ll walk right by today’s opportunity. Today is God’s gift to you.

Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin and start making the most of the moment you are in.

The Truth is, we all get lost as we try to find our way. Perhaps the key is to stop, take a look around and enjoy the scenery as we go.

Negative people can only infest you with discouragements when they find you around… Just get lost and get saved!

Anticipating God’s blessings is a great way to begin a new week! When we look for the things that could go wrong, we just may find what we had been looking for.

You are not a burden, an accident, or a mistake. You are meant for amazing things that you can’t even imagine for yourself.

Daily motivation is essential to recharge your spirit.

Wishes are possibilities. Dare to make a wish.

Open up your eyes for me people, the prophecies are true and the beast is real.

Never allow forgiveness to rule your heart. Let go of your hurts. Embrace healing.

90% of learning comes through encouragement.

Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature — from your power source.

Live life as an observer but not a spectator. Learn the rules, get in the game, break some rules. Live. Experience. There is no exhilaration to be achieved sitting on the bench.

Leave yesterday in yesterday. If yesterday cannot add value to YOUR today, then it has no place and serves no purpose.

Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!

Regret fills your heart, only if you do not give your best to accomplish something.

It’s a good thing to see that people can heal after they’ve been broken, that they can change and become something different from what they were before.

Some people must dream broadly and guilelessly, if only to balance those who never dream at all.

A little problem will easily discourage people who aren’t going anywhere. That is not YOU! You have a great future ahead of you and nothing will stop you from fulfilling God’s plan for your life....

Sometimes in your life, you will get to the point where you are not even trying or worthy even taking a step a head of you, but you will have to go to the next...

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.