Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
BARBARA JOHNSONEverybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
BARBARA JOHNSONTeaching literature is teaching how to read. How to notice things in a text that a speed-reading culture is trained to disregard, overcome, edit out, or explain away; how to read what the language is doing, not guess what the author was thinking; how to take evidence from a page, not seek a reality to substitute for it.
BARBARA JOHNSONLive for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.
BARBARA JOHNSONLove is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
BARBARA JOHNSONForgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
BARBARA JOHNSONIf 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 JOHNSONAs you’re rushing through life, take time to stop a moment, look into people’s eyes, say something kind, and try to make them laugh!
BARBARA JOHNSONIt never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
BARBARA JOHNSONAttitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
BARBARA JOHNSONStop 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.
BARBARA JOHNSONMy karma just ran over my dogma.
BARBARA JOHNSONThe joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
BARBARA JOHNSONLife 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 JOHNSONLife is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
BARBARA JOHNSONLaughter 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 JOHNSONChoices not chance determine your destiny.
BARBARA JOHNSON