“When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.”― Shane Claiborne
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”― Frank Herbert, Dune
Love over fear.
Hope over despair.
Kindness, joy, light.
Build, create, contribute, invite, welcome, connect, understand, inquire, transform.
To choose daily, consistently, no matter the “facts.”
Keep digging, climbing, going.
“I made a decision a long time ago that I was going to choose joy. I even painted a big rectangle on my wall and printed it in big letters so I wouldn’t forget to make that choice every day. The major word in that rectangle isn’t joy, it’s CHOOSE. It’s looking around me when life is difficult and trading every complaint I have for something beautiful in my life that far outweighs it. I know, it’s that Pollyanna personified thing again, but living joyful beats being cynical any day of the week.”― Jessica N. Turner, The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You