Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional
BARBARA JOHNSONDon’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. … I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.
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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.
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Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
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If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
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Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
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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.
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Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
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Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!
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God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
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Change is a process not an event.
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We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
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Smile…it kills time between disasters.
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When we have hope, we are showing that we trust God to work out the situation. Trust is the only way we’re going to make it through and be a part of God’s marvelous plan for His child.
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
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