“I wish I were a tree.
Tall. Strong. Abiding.
Rooted in the spot I stand, impervious to lures that drag the transient here and there. Possessing neither a negligent ear nor a traitorous tongue that would only soak in and breath out rabid gossip. Able to endure fickle shifts in the wind and not bend. Lazing under the fierce sun, weariless, suffering no sweat or burn.
Alive, sipping water, quietly providing.
How I wish I were a tree.”
Source: A Heart Made of Tissue Paper
“Why do we wish on faraway stars?
Because our desires seem out of reach.
Why do we wish on four-leaf clovers?
Because our desires seem hard to find.
Why do we wish on coins tossed in founts?
Because our desires seem worth the cost.
Why do we pray our wishes to God?
Because then our desires seem possible.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Even if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, keep to your own side; it's where you belong. There you can plant your own grass and tend to it.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Be careful what you wish for. It may turn out that making the wish was the only good part.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Be not wishing and pining but thankfully content. For it is a short bridge between wanting and regret."
- from "Dimpellumpzki”
“No misery compares to staring at a clear night's sky with arms stretched toward a coveted star, wishing on what is forever out of reach.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Pray each morning and each night.
Talk to God and be polite.
Tell Him what you're grateful for.
Leave your troubles at His door.
Share your wishes, needs, and hopes.
Ask God how to bravely cope.
Tell Him all you learned today.
Say the things you need to say.
Beg forgiveness for your sins.
Pray to live with Him again.
Speak with earnest heart and soul.
He will listen. This I know.
For prayer is hope put to the test.
And hope is faith in what is best.
Faith is power to do great things.
Thus, prayer is faith's enabling wings.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Fate has never once rewarded me for stupid choices.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Sometimes you have to hug yourself and squeeze your own shoulder and be thankful it is humanly possible.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“It is human nature not to take things seriously until they become serious enough to prove that we should have taken them seriously before things got serious.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“We are all imperfect, clumsy, struggling works in progress.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Your life isn't some prerecorded movie where, no matter how many times you watch it, the ending remains the same. Your life is a book in progress, and you are the author. So if you don't care for the main character or the gloomy scenery or how the twisted plot is unfolding, then do something to change it. You write your own story.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“There are things
that make no sense,
that seem unreal,
that can’t be grasped
or understood
or explained,
that maybe don’t even exist…
And still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.
Isn’t it strange?”
Source: Secrets of a Noble Keykeeper
“Your life is not a simulation; it's the real game. Play wisely.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Service is a smile. It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.”
“Act like you care. Pray like you care. Speak, smile, reach out, and live like you care. The point is to make sure those in your life know beyond doubt that you do care.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I could really use someone else's smile today.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Be nice. And if you can't do that, just don't be mean.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Kindness is a girl's best friend.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Oh so simple, and yet oh so mighty are acts of human kindness.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“While interacting with you, a person learns a great deal about himself. Show him all the good he possesses. That is what matters most.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“If we want well-being for all people, then we must share what we have with our neighbors, and they must share with their neighbors, and every recipient of kindness and charity must continue to share until all—worldwide—are partakers and benefactors of true generosity. Human well-being does not exist in consort with selfishness.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“How much kindness should I show?
Enough to set all hearts aglow.
Just how patient must I be?
Enough to calm the stormy sea.
How much love doth God require?
Enough to lift the heavens higher.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Every day grants us opportunities to do good. Take advantage of them. Do good. Be happy.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Give away kindness. Happiness will repay you.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Life is determined to introduce you to your true self. Be kind.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Kindness should be at the core of one’s character. Be kind purely because it is who you are.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Those sweet souls who speak kind words when they could rightly criticize are the most influential beings in all the world.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Always play your best cards—Love and Kindness. They trump every other card in the deck.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Have I told you I love you lately?'
'Yes, my dear, when you opened my door, when you touched my cheek, when you listened to my stories, and when you warmed my drink—I heard you say it in every sweet-and-easy gesture.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“When you look in the mirror, smile at your own kindness.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“We are more likely to influence people if we are willing to minster with kindness and patience to their needs.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Believing in yourself is enough, but it sure is nice when another's kind words of encouragement kiss your ear. There is genuine strength in verbal expressions of support.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I was through arguing. My real concern was with Gavin. Lifting my eyes I considered his face—perfectly rounded cheeks, a confident chin, big brown eyes balanced evenly over a gently sloped nose, all framed by a mess of dark curls. My heart sank at his beauty. A boy like him would never have anything to do with a girl like me.
'Why are you here?' I asked. I knew my tone sounded dismal. It was impossible to disguise how I felt.
'Because I want to be,' he answered.
'You want to be here? Really?'
'Well, yes,' he said. His face screwed up, confused. His next words came across as defensive. 'I’m the keykeeper. I can go anywhere I wish to. You can’t stop me, Annabelle.'
'Stop you? I don’t want to stop you,' I said. 'I just thought that... I mean, I didn’t think that…' It was hard to voice my fear aloud.”
Source: Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher
“Sometimes you save people with your words or with acts of kindness. Other times people save you. That’s what we were meant to do on this earth—be heroes.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Christmastime is when love and kindness shine at their brightest.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“If throughout your entire life you make no fortune; travel next to nowhere; obtain a meager education; invent nothing new; are a stranger to fame; lack talent, wit, and charm—if these things are true and yet in the heart of every human who crosses your path you plant a seed of happiness, or, at the very least, you coax a smile from the saddest faces, your life will indeed be the greatest success story ever.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“How do I know I have lived?
How can I be certain my days were not squandered?
What criteria, which principles qualify life as lived?
Certainly, I have endured trials and troubles, and I learned from life’s lessons. I grew wise as well as empathetic. But is edification and its accompanying traits the ultimate aim for living?
I have traveled. Oh, I have seen marvelous wonders in this world. Skies that were artic blue, emerald green, soft lilac, and rosy red. Mountains fixed like monuments to the gods. Waters as clear as crystal, as blue as larimar, deeper than a leviathan’s lair, and as vast as the night’s sky. I have witnessed pyramids and castles, colosseums, great walls, and temples. Is this living? To travel, to see, to awe at the world’s aesthetic wonders?
I have experienced great joys in my days: laughter, kindness, fun, love, thrills, successes. I have suffered a great many sorrows: sickness, loss, pain, cruelty, vengeance, disparagement. I have valued the good and abhorred the bad. Is this the ultimate feat of living?
I have been actively doing: from sailing to flying, acting to singing, hiking to biking. I have dived, danced, drummed, battled, built, raced, and used my incredible body to perform every activity I desired. I gained strength and endurance in the process. Is this a sure sign of living?
I have been part of a family and raised my own. I have formed lasting, loyal friendships that have passed the test of time. I have felt what it means to sacrifice for loved ones, shared in their joys and sorrows, prayed for tender mercies and miracles in their lives. I have loved and been loved in return. Is it connection to family and friends, the relationships developed between kindred, is this what it means to truly live?
How do I know I have lived?
As my days near an end, how can I be certain my life was worthwhile and not wasted? Did I accomplish what life mandates of those who truly live?
What qualifies life as lived?”
Source: A Heart Made of Tissue Paper
“Live your day and live it well. It's yours whether you want it or not.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“You live,
You grow,
You learn a lot
And think you know it all.
The sun,
So big,
So proudly hot,
It too will one day fall.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“While 'Once upon a time' may be a great way to start a story, 'Here in the moment' is the best way to live one.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“We live that we might have experience; that through it we might gain wisdom, compassion, faith, and inner strength.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“One smile has the power to...
Calm fears.
Soften stone walls.
Warm a cold heart.
Invite a new friend.
Mimic a loving hug.
Beautify the bearer.
Lighten heavy loads.
Promote good deeds.
Brighten a gloomy day.
Comfort a grieving spirit.
Offer hope to the forlorn.
Send a message of caring.
Lift the downtrodden soul.
Patch up invisible wounds.
Weaken the hold of misery.
Act as medicine for suffering.
Attract the companionship of angels.
Fulfill the human need for recognition.
Who knew changing the world would prove so simple?”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and watch the range of expressions you're flashed.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“We daydream to heal, to hope, to be happier. It is mental and emotional therapy. Daydreams are experiences both imagined and felt, which makes them very real to the mind and the heart. So relax. Smile. Daydream.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“One day she woke up hating life, how dismal and anxious and unhappy the many long years had been. In that awful moment, a choice was made. Not to give up, no, never would she give away whatever small portion of power God had granted her. Instead, she reached deep down inside herself and gathered enough magic to paint a huge smile on the world. It was a bold and daring use of her powers. She has refused to see anything else ever since.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I love the way you smile at me and squeeze my hand like you never noticed the many times I let you down.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year