When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.
Fortify your mind, bullet proof your heart, strengthen your soul.
Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.
Storms are rainbow’s inside out.
The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms.
Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.
If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
It isn’t violence that can break through our hearts. It isn’t force that binds us and keeps us together. Only tenderness has the power to accomplish what the fullness of love desires to do. Tenderness that approaches us little by little, and handles our feelings with the deepest affection and delight. Tenderness that is willing to wait for the right time until we are ready and we are no longer afraid.
You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.
You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.
The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.
If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.
You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.
Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.
You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.
Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.
The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.
In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.
Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.
Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.
The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.
Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.
A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.
In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.
The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.
Be the calm in someone else’s storm.
The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.
A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.
A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.
A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.
You are a beautiful creation and were made like no one else. Your uniqueness is a pleasant gift you can give to the world if you are willing to define and live that out. And, it is the best gift you will ever give yourself.
Outer beauty you see with your eyes, but inner beauty you only see with your heart.
Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.
Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.
Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open.
The best chapters in your life story are written by love.
If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.
Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.
A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.
Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.
The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.
Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.
If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.
Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.
If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.
Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.
The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.
A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.
The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.
You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.
Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.
Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.
If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.
When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.
Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.
Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them.
A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.
When you count your blessings, count life twice.
You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.
When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.
If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.
If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.
Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.
The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.
As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.
A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.
Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.
The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.
The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.
When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.
Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.
It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.
If they ask you how rich you are, tell them to look inside your heart.
You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.
Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.
Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.
The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.
A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.
Learn from stars; when dark times try to dull your sparkle, shine.
A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.
Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.
Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.
If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.
Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.
Count your smiles, not your frowns.
A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.
If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.
Reach for the stars, not your fears.
Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.
A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.
The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.
A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.
Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.
Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.
Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.
Be the greatest thing that has ever happened to you.
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.
A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.
If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
Stars are born out of dark moments.
It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.
Walking on water requires feet of faith.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.
The dark skies of despair are no match for the bright skies of hope.
A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.
The louder your “I can” the closer your “I've done it!
Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you.
Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.
Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.
Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.
Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.
Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.
Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.
The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.
If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.
A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.
A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.
You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.
Be wiser than most, be a child in your heart, be a sage in your mind and a mage with your hands. Feel hearts beating, hear the flapping of birds' wings. Heal the broken, embrace the vulnerable. Speak to the living trees. Be pulled down by no one, and by nothing. This is how to be a Goddess.
You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.
Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.
If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.
The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others.
Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.
A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place.
The quieter the mind the louder the soul.
Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one.
If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe.
The real strength of a man is not in the size of his muscles, but in the size of his heart.
Love is divine ink: miracles are God's signature.
The greatest treasures are not found in museums, but in our hearts.
Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it.
If we had a penny for each time God smiled at us, we would all be billionaires.
Love's light conquers hate's darkness.
I am not interested in having the world revolve around me; that's too boring of an idea. I would rather revolve around the world and try to leave my fingerprints, everywhere. My fingerprints mingled in with all the other fingerprints and all the laughter and all the beautiful things like gratitude, grace, faithfulness and flowers.
You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.
Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.
It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light.
Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.
Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.
Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine.