Words of Hope

Words of Hope

I love to read, and have been reading many books lately that offer words of encouragement and hope. I want to share a few of my favorites.

Please note, unless specifically indicated, the following are not my words. The copyright is retained by the author, and if known, the author is noted below the work.

I hope these words of hope bring comfort and courage to you, as they do to me.

May God Fill Your Heart with Hope

Hope is a word that
every hurting heart understands.
Hope shines brighter
than the darkest night.
Faith is bigger
than the highest mountain.
And God is greater
than any obstacle
in your path.

Anything can be accomplished
by those who
fully put their hearts into it.
The time to start is now;
the place to start is here.

May hope cast its special light
upon your path
and God bless everything you touch
in the hours, days,
and moments still to come.

- Linda E. Knight

"There is nothing you can't do if you first take the time to believe in yourself."

- Author Unknown

A friend sent this to my in my e-mail. It has nothing to do with WLS, but I thought it was neat, so thought I would share it here....

Dust if you must but wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed.
Ponder the difference between want and need.

Dust if you must but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must but the world's out there
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.

Remember, a house becomes a home
when you can write "I love you" on the furniture....

Anonymous

A friend sent this to me and I thought it was pretty neat:

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that was going on inside himself.

He said, "My son, it is between 2 wolves. One is evil: Anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is good: Joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith..."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one I feed."

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending."
-Author unknown

Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day!
- Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R

"Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it."
- Dan Kuschell

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however."
- Richard Bach

"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."
- J.B. Priestly

"Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult."
- Julia Cameron

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision."
- Thomas Carlyle

"Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure."
- Sydney Harris

"Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."
- Katherine Mansfield

"Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT."
- Nike advertising campaign

"I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors!...Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself."
- Carolyn Warner

"Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives."
- Author Unknown

"It's never too late to be what you might have been."
- George Eliot

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
- Author Unknown

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will they soon become inevitable."
- Christopher Reeves

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior."
- Isaiah 43:2-3

Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.
- Author unknown

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much."
- Jim Rohnd

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Last updated on 12/2/02