May we find strength to endure life changing scenes.
Persistent endeavour is the grace to keep you going towards the pursuit of your goals against the great odds.
Faith can cure fear.
We all have to rely on God’s infinite grace and keep trying, keep loving, keep believing, and do the best we can.
When you pray, you are sending a message forward to a time you will not see.
I've chosen fear over faith more times than I can count,' she admitted. 'And every time I did, I ended up with regrets.
The spirit of purposeful prayer is to seek the heavenly blessings.
Never give up on yourself. If only you face your fears with boldness of faith, you overcome the negative thoughts.
Faith is the seed of faithfulness.
In the storm, you can only be still.
It is your own faith that you will stand firm.
With purity of heart, you can overcome any problem.
Never put off writing until you are better at it.
What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn't write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback.
You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.
If you make art, people will talk about it. Some of the things they say will be nice, some won’t. You’ll already have made that art, and when they’re talking about the last thing you did, you should already be making the next thing. If bad reviews (of whatever kind) upset you, just don’t read them. It’s not like you’ve signed an agreement with the person buying the book to exchange your book for their opinion. Do whatever you have to do to keep making art. I know people who love bad reviews, because it means they’ve made something happen and made people talk; I know people who have never read any of their reviews. It’s their call. You get on with making art.
If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.
Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.
So the next time you see a person with a compose face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet.
Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places.