“Do not be hardened by the pain and cruelty of this world. Be strong enough to be gentle, to be soft and supple like running water, gracefully bending around sudden turns, lithely waving in strong winds, freely flowing over sharp rocks, all the while quietly sculpting this hard world into ever deeper beauty, gently eroding rigid rock into silken sand, tenderly transforming human cruelty into humankindness. Remember, true strength is not found in the stone, but in the water that shapes the stone.” KindPainHumanityWaterBeautyStrengthHumanInhumanitySoftnessCruel Author:L.R. Knost
“I rise. Again. And again. Not as the morning bird whose song springs to sudden glorious life at the dawning of the light, but as the sun who touches the horizon with tender fingertips before reaching open arms across the sky to embrace another day to weather the storms to stand tall and breathe fire and then to descend into rest until it's time to rise again. And again I rise.” LifePainSunFireStrengthFeministBreatheWomanRiseSuffer Author:L.R. Knost
“Children need to know that they matter, that someone in this big, scary, beautiful world thinks that they are the sun, moon, and stars all rolled into one lovable little human. The world will hurt and disillusion them at times, no doubt, but knowing that they are loved beyond measure by someone who's got their back, knowing they are not alone, knowing they always have arms to run to when they're hurt or afraid, will help them to pick themselves up and move on, again and again and again.” LoveLifeChildrenChildhoodStrengthParentingMotherhoodChildFatherhood Author:L.R. Knost
“Strength is not a roar of thunder in the heart. That is passion Strength is not a process of logic in the mind. That is reason. Strength is a soul-deep voice that whispers 'keep going' when we feel like giving up.” LifeMotivationPassionStrengthGiving UpLogicPerseverance Author:L.R. Knost
“True strength is forged in gentleness, guided by wisdom, and steeped in peace.” LifeWisdomPeaceStrengthHuman Author:L.R. Knost
“The world told you that you had to hide your pain, to be small and quiet, so you wouldn't rock the boat. And you believed. Then one day you saw the silent pain in the eyes of a small and quiet girl in a boat bound for nowhere. And a warrior awoke. You freed the girl from the silent shackles and told her that her story mattered, to tell it deep and wide and loud, to set the boat ablaze with every fierce and fiery word so all the world could hear and heal. And you believed.” WorldPainSufferingGirlSilenceStrengthFeministFeminine Author:L.R. Knost
“Strength is like the wind now raging with the fierceness of a hurricane determined to overcome any obstacle in its path now vanishing into a breath-stealing stillness when life hits too hard and the soul gasps for relief now stirring softly to whisper that it's okay to struggle, to fail, to suffer, to rest because life goes on and strength will eventually rise again to carry us through... just maybe not right now.” LifeWisdomStruggleStrengthWind Author:L.R. Knost
“Glass ceilings can't stop me. Glass slippers don't interest me. Glass mirrors don't define me. I decide who I will or I will not be. And I choose to be unbreakable untakeable unshakeable me.” LifeInspirational QuotesStrengthFemaleFeministWoman Author:L.R. Knost
“Gentleness is not weakness. Just the opposite. Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience. Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world.” Inspirational QuotesPeacePowerCourageStrengthDeterminationGentleness Author:L.R. Knost
“Every coin has two sides. Every mountain has a valley. For every strength there is a weakness. Every up has a down. For every in there is an out. For every height there is a depth. Life itself is a mosaic of light and dark. And every human is a study in opposites, a kaleidoscope of good and bad, positive and negative, hopes and losses, dreams and disappointments, successes and failures, courage and fear, confidence and insecurity, power and vulnerability. We do not live in a homogeneous world. We live in a world of brilliant contrasts, vivid diversity, striking polarity, and eloquent disparity...a stunning array of sometimes gorgeous, sometimes glaring, always fascinating differences.” LifeInspirational QuotesHumanityStrengthDiversityHuman Author:L.R. Knost