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 JOHNSONLife is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
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A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
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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.
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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!
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Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
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Violets are God’s apology for February.
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Stop what you are doing long enough to enjoy the sunset, listen to a special song that lifts you up, or pick up the phone and share some special thought with a caring friend.
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All we can take with us to heaven is what we leave behind in the lives we touch.
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Worry is the senseless process of cluttering up tomorrows opportunities with leftover problems from today
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Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
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You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn’t know were there.
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Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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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
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Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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My karma just ran over my dogma.
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