More from Barbara Johnson
I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God’s grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson No one likes change… but babies in diapers.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Life can be wonderful. Do your best not to miss it!” Enjoy what it is before it isn’t anymore. Dare to slip on a pair of bunny slippers once in a while! Surprise yourself! Enjoy the little things because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Smile…it kills time between disasters.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Have we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson
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In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt The irony is that he broke the only person he never wanted to hurt.
Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney
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