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“Challenges come unannounced and uninvited. They often catch us by surprise. They may even take our breath away and cause confusion. But they can also help us develop perseverance, determination, courage, optimism, trust, and faith; none of which will grow without some serious obstacles.”

Faith Growth Courage Trust Determination Perseverance Challenge Obstacle

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“Silence, if treated with caution and love, can be like our alabaster flask; as it waits for the right time, for the right reason, and for the right audience to manifest its healing properties.”

Love Healing Silence Timing

Author:Alis Cerrahyan

“Both voice and self are established in early childhood. People who have not been given voice then have the lifelong need to be heard. The self goes under construction with unexpectedly large cost overruns in order to acquire a sense of value and importance.”

Self Voice Importance Sense Of Value

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“Both voice and self are established in early childhood. People who have not been given a voice then, have the lifelong need to be heard. The self goes under construction with unexpectedly large cost overruns in order to acquire a sense of value and importance.”

Self Voice Importance Sense Of Value

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“A broken soul is like an alabaster box that contains expensive perfume. God recognizes its sweet aroma, our personal composition of failure and frustration, through which He chooses to teach us humility, patience, and hope.”

Hope Humility Failure Patience Frustration Perfume

Author:Alis Cerrahyan

“Looking back, I now see that I was exaggerating. “Forever” was a big word for a seven-year-old. But feeling unimportant does feel like forever.”

Forever Feeling Unimportant Exaggerating

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“The greatest victory of my life happened the day I finally admitted my limitations and stopped pretending to be someone who walked through life, straight as an arrow, while trying to sweep her flaws into a dark corner, where they would remain out of sight. Though I always knew they were there; I didn’t want others to see them, because their opinion of me was highly important. Keeping them hidden shaped me into someone politically correct and socially acceptable; so I wouldn’t feel like an outsider.”

Important Acceptable Correct

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“The process of becoming a refugee varies for each person. It’s a journey of defiance and dares; because what each individual leaves behind is entirely different. Their personal goal is unique. Their ability to cope with the unpredictable hasn’t been challenged enough. Nor can they foresee the hand they’ll be dealt. Not everyone receives a strong hand. So, the results are always uncertain. For many, it’s the last game!”

Goal Unique Dare Defiance Foresee

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“If we stop worrying about what others may think of us; we too can dance like nobody’s watching as we go through life's unexpected circumstances; just like a child, waving our arms and kicking our legs with abandon, with no fear of judgment. We can twirl weightlessly to our own personal music of faith and hope.”

Faith Hope Music Dance Child

Book:Dance Like Nobody's Watching

Source: Dance Like Nobody's Watching