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Mattie Stepanek

Mattie Stepanek Books

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Mattie Stepanek was an accomplished American poet whose work resonated with readers. Born on July 17, 1990, he tragically passed away on June 22, 2004. Despite his short life, his poetry conveyed profound emotions and wisdom, touching the lives of many.

Just Peace: A Message of Hope

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Hope through heartsongs

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“People are fighting over how our heartsongs are different. But they don't need to be the same. That's the beauty. We are a mosaic of gifts. Each of us has our inner beauty no matter how we look.”

People Needs Looks Different Matter Fighting Inner Beauty Mosaics

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live.”

Giving Helping Greater Bigger Give Me Here And Now Something Better

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.”

Looks Remember Given Half Empty Glasses Each Day Half Full Half Empty Live Each Day Gifts Of Life Glass Half Full

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”

“Sad things happen. They do. But we don't need to live sad forever.”

Needs Happens Forever Things Happen Sad Things

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Keep all special thoughts and memories for lifetimes to come. Share these keepsakes with others to inspire hope and build from the past, which can bridge to the future.”

Inspirational Past Memories Share Special Inspire Lifetime Bridges Keep Moving Forward Past Memories Keepsakes

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.”

Seems Right Now Far Away

Book:Hope through heartsongs

Source: Hope through heartsongs

“While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed.”

Life Inspirational Motivational Action History Knowing Becoming Positivity Deeds Celebrate Celebration Live In The Present Celebrate Life

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find.”

Should May Matter Seems Beautiful Storm Celebrate Rough Encouraging Something Beautiful Rough Times

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Remember to play after every storm.”

Play Remember Fun Storm

Book:Just Peace: A Message of Hope

Source: Just Peace: A Message of Hope

“I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I'm not sure who that is, but they really work hard.”

Thinking Hard Hard Work Angel Not Sure Guardian Guardian Angel My Guardian Angel

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“There can be many different views of what Heaven is like, because Heaven is whatever makes each person eternally and fully happy.”

Persons Different Heaven Views Different Views

Book:Reflections of a Peacemaker: A Portrait in Poetry

Source: Reflections of a Peacemaker: A Portrait in Poetry

“I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he has given me.”

Feels Should Use Opportunity Given Special Letting Go Waste

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.”

Stills Color My Favorite Sunset Rainbow Favorite Color

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“We're divorced from my father because he did some mean and scary things to us.”

Mean Father Scary Divorced Scary Things

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“You can't lie down in the ashes of another person's life.”

Persons Lying Ashes

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born. And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest. So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God. And another thing is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow.”

Bigs Happens Earth Sides Born Minutes Tomorrow Angel Family And Friends Big Things Looking Forward Without God Respiratory

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Expressing my feelings and then the opportunity to share it with others is just such a gift.”

Feelings Opportunity Share

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I do fear death. But what I actually fear is not dying. I mean, true, it will be sad. But I know that there is a better place waiting for me.”

Knows Mean Waiting Dying Better Place Fear Of Death

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.”

Want Poet Philosopher Remembered Peacemaker

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I want to keep publishing books, and writing and spreading my heartsong through the world.”

World Want Writing Book Publishing Publishing Books

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“My life mission is to spread peace to the world.”

World Spread Missions

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“If it came to a magic genie, I would ask him for two extra wishes. One would be that no one would have to live with the muscular dystrophy disease or any disease. And the second one would be world peace, that we just stop fighting, talk about things, and we could live in harmony once again, like God intended us to do.”

Ifs World Two Would Be Fighting Asks Wish Magic Disease Harmony Extras Genies Muscular Dystrophy

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Wars should be fought with words, not bombs, not weapons. And calm words. I think that wars should be fought over a chessboard and a cup of something to drink.”

Thinking Should War Drink Weapons Calm Cups Bombs

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be your message. It can be your feeling. Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is. It's your message, what you feel like you need to do.”

People Needs Feels Heart Feelings Might Song Talking Like You Messages Conscience Peace And Love

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I never question God. Sometimes I say, 'Why me? Why do I have such a hard life? Why do I have this disease? Why do I have siblings who died?' But then I think and say, 'Why not me?'”

Thinking Sometimes Hard Disease Died Why Not Sibling Hard Life Why Me

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Poetry is a beautiful way of expressing feelings - happy, sad, angry, caring. It's also a way that we share with other people, to help them with those feelings.”

People Way Helping Feelings Beautiful Share Angry Caring Poetry Is Feeling Happy Expressing Feelings

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy, all ages, seven to 21. And it is really fun. I have some great friends there and wonderful counselors.”

Years Kids Age Fun Wonderful Week Seven Camps Counselor Great Friend Maryland Muscular Dystrophy

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'”

People Giving Looks Book Helping Nice Mets Keep Going Wow Very Nice Thank You God Thank You For Helping Me Thank You For Helping

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.”

World Want Matter Kids Wanted Behinds Lessons Legacy

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“People will come up to me everywhere and say, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Larry King,'' and, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Oprah.'' And it's really nice, and a lot of people say, 'Is it a pain?' And I say 'No.' And it's not annoying.”

People Pain Saws Nice Kings Come Up Annoying Really Nice Larry

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe, and that's hard to live with. But I still celebrate life and don't give up.”

Giving Stills I Can Sometimes Hard Body Pain Havens Giving Up Breathe Celebrate Hey Don't Give Up Hey You Celebrate Life

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“The doctor said, 'He can't last a week.' And I did. And they said, 'There's no way this kid's going to last a month.' And I did. And so they said, 'Two years. He's not going to make it.' Two years. 'Five years. He can't do that.' I lived to be five years. 'He's never going to hit double digits.' And here I am, a new teenager.”

Way Years Said Two Kids Lasts Five Week Months Doctors Teenager Five Years Two Years They Said Here I Am

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“You know, it's kind of hard because I really - I see kids on their Rollerblades and their bikes, and just running around, climbing trees, and I used to do that. And I loved doing that.”

Knows Kind Hard Running Kids Used Tree Climbing Bike Climbing Trees

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“...if you live feeling like Your glass is half empty, well, It may as well be empty all the way.”

Ifs Way Wells May Feelings Half Empty Glasses Half Empty

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“Do not breathe simply to exist.”

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“I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It is so easy to listen to my song. When my eyes are open and I am so Busy and moving and busy, If I take time and listen very hard, I can still hear my Heartsong. It makes me feel happy. Happier than ever. Happier than everywhere And everything and everyone In the whole wide world. Happy like thinking about Going to Heaven when I die. My Heartsong sounds like this: I love you! I love you! How happy you can be! How happy you can make this whole World be.”

Ifs Thinking World Feels Heart Stills I Can Hard Whole Eye Moving Song Dies Heaven Easy Sound Love You My Heart Busy Wide Meaningful Whole World Take Time Going To Heaven

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“If you have enough breath to complain about anything, you have more than enough reason to give thanks about something.”

Ifs Giving Reason Enough Breaths Complaining Thanks

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I choose to live until death, not spend the time dying until death occurs.”

Book:Just Peace: A Message of Hope

Source: Just Peace: A Message of Hope

“It's the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same. Everybody has one.”

People Want Heart Persons Helping Song Helping Others Better Person

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“We always have to choose to live our lives to the fullest. No one is better or worse than anyone else. We are different and beautiful.”

Different Soul Beautiful Our Lives Old Soul Live To The Fullest

Author:Mattie Stepanek

About the Author

Born: July 17, 1990
Died: June 22, 2004
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 41

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