“To care for someone can mean to adore them, feed them, tend their wounds. But care can also signify sorrow, as in "bowed down by cares." Or anxiety, as in "Careful!" Or investment in an outcome, as in "Who cares?" The word love has no such range of meaning: It's pure acceptance.” MeanCareAcceptanceSorrowPureAnxietyInvestmentCarefulWoundsRangeOutcomesAdoreWho CaresWords Love Author:Martha Beck
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today -count blessings, memorize Bible verses, pray, sing hymns, spend time with encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow's misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today assume the worst, beat yourself up, rehearse your regrets, complain to complainers.” PeopleThinkingRunningTodayWorstRegretPrayingTomorrowBlessingAnxietyGuiltAssumingMiseryCarefulComplainingBe CarefulVersesEnd TimesSpend TimeWant To Be HappyComplainers Author:Max Lucado
“My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal.” IfsWritingGoalAnxietyJudgmentIdealsCareful Author:Natalie Goldberg
“Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.” SaidProblemChristEffectsTomorrowDemandAnxietySolutionsOvercomingIntelligentCarefulConsiderationAnxiousProblem SolvingDiscipleOvercoming Anxiety Book:Discovering the Intimate Marriage Source: Discovering the Intimate Marriage
“This may not be the path for everyone. But the trust of which we speak is not an act of heroism. it is an act of surrender that makes the decision easier. It sounds unbelieveable, but I know it to be true. Leave the decision to God and you relieve yourself of the anxiety that comes from thinking that the choice is yours - the sneaking suspicion that you might have done better had you been a little more careful, a little luckier.” ThinkingKnowsMayLittlesDoneMightChoicesSpeakSoundDecisionPathEasierQuietAnxietyCarefulSurrenderBeing TrueHeroismSuspicionActs Of Heroism Author:William McGurn
“By all means take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety.” MeanTomorrowAnxietyCarefulPlanningPreparation Book:How to stop worrying & start living Source: How to stop worrying & start living