A Little Soul Music

There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove

me from a discordant moment... only Bach

can hold up fresh and strong after repeated

playing. I can always return to Bach when

the other records weary me. ~Edward Weston

Music washes away from the soul the dust 

of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Sunshine For the Soul

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo

Flowers always make people better, happier,

and more helpful; they are sunshine, food,

and medicine for the soul. ~Luther Burbank

To Begin Again

Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise. ~Robert Martin

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~Francis of Assisi

Messages of Encouragement

The most important thing for me is having 

a relationship with God. To know that the

owner, the creator of the universe loves you,

sent His Son to die for your sins; that's very

empowering. Knowing Him and knowing

that He loves me gives me encouragement

and confidence to move forward. ~Benjamin Carson

Each of you is a unique child of God. 

God knows you individually. He sends messages 

of  encouragement, correction, and direction

fitted to you and your needs. ~Henry B. Eyring

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If you are a leader, you should never forget 

that everyone needs encouragement. 

And everyone who receives it - 

young or old, successful or less-than-successful, 

unknown or famous - is changed by it. 

~John C. Maxwell

Do Not Lose Faith

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments

of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been

closer to him for that reason. ~Elie Wiesel

Faith is the strength by which a shattered

world shall emerge into the light. ~Helen Keller

Hope Shines Eternal

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me strength for whatever I face, knowing that 

nothing is a surprise to God. ~Rick Warren

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ~Samuel Smiles

Brave Reflections

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed. ~Desiderius Erasmus

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers

strength from distress, and grows brave 

by reflection. ~Thomas Paine

Continued Strength

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its

lights are stronger in the contrast. ~Charles Dickens

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest

souls; the most massive characters are

seared with scars. ~Khalil Gibran

Finding Comfort In Our Grief

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep: if you wake, 

he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart

he with thee doth bear a part. ~Richard Barnfield

There is no grief like the grief that does 

not speak. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4