“We can carry the burden of hurt throughout our lives. We can make the hurt that we have experienced the defining aspect of our stories of ourselves. That means that somebody else gets to say who we are, somebody else gets to decide how we feel, and somebody else gets to decide how we see the world. Forgiveness not only frees us from the burden of someone else's opinion of us, but it allows us the opportunity to really write a story of ourselves that we can love, enjoy, relish, and live into.” WorldFeelsWritingMeanStoriesOpportunityEnjoyHurtOpinionOur LivesAspectBurdenWho We AreDefiningRelish Author:Desmond Tutu
“Our life is what our thoughts make it.” LifeInspirationalLife IsChangeAttitudeOpinionOur LivesHuman NaturePositive ThinkingPhilosophicalAttractionKarmaLaw Of AttractionOur ThoughtsLife And LoveChanging Your LifeMaking ChangesEmperorThoughts Become ThingsLife AttitudeAttitude And LifeChange Your ThoughtsThoughts And ThinkingBad ThoughtsOur Purpose In LifeAimlessness Author:Marcus Aurelius
“If people like us, our life is good. If somebody doesn't like us, our whole life is tanked. That happens at your job, especially in church ministry. It seems like everybody's your boss sometimes. You're trying to keep everybody happy and pretty soon you realize you're filling yourself up with other people's opinions of you. That's a dangerous place to live.” PeopleIfsTryingSometimesWholeSeemsHappensJobsLife IsRealizingChurchOpinionOur LivesDangerousWhole LifeBossMinistryFillingPlaces To LiveLife Is GoodDangerous PlacesChurch Ministry Author:Mark Hall
“We make up any excuse to preserve myths about people we love, but the reverse is also true; if we dislike an individual we adamantly resist changing our opinion, even when somebody offers proof of his decency, because it's vital to have myths about both the gods and devils in our lives.” PeopleIfsIndividualOpinionOur LivesOffersDevilExcuseMythProofPreservesDislikeReverseDecency Author:Marlon Brando
“The morning, when I need to have opinions and answers across the board very quickly, is a constant fight between ease and inspiration, what will make our lives easier versus what will make us excited because we were ambitious.” NeedsInspirationFightingAnswersOpinionMorningOur LivesEasierConstantExcitedEaseBoardsAmbitiousVersus Author:Allison Silverman
“That's why we have appellate judges that are more than one judge because each of us, from our life experiences, will more easily see different perspectives argued by parties. But judges do consider all of the arguments of litigants. I have. Most of my opinions, if not all of them, explain to parties by the law requires what it does.” IfsDoeDifferentLawPartyOpinionOur LivesJudgingPerspectiveArgumentLife ExperienceDifferent Perspective Author:Sonia Sotomayor