“Even though negativity begs for my attention, I will still choose to focus on the joy in my life.”

When the dark is near and the light is far, I will run. I will run with open arms to the light.

Lord, help me to not walk the path of anxiety or worry, but in the path you have willed for me.

What an injustice on your life that would be: to base your decisions on fear.

You have called me to be your daughter, your servant, your friend, to be a vessel of your light in this dark world.

Not everything needs a reaction. Save you energy and care for things that genuinely matter.

When you become secure enough in your own capabilities and path, what people try to negatively project on you doesn’t matter.

You were worth it when he died on the cross for you.

Death will render all your possessions useless.

It is okay to not be in control.

Helpless does not equal worthless.

Other people need to be seen too. So be kind.

It is important allow to feel what I feel, but not to let it dictate my day or week or life.

Allow yourself to fill with grace, for you have come so far.

Do not give the devil a chance to work on you.

Look to the future with hope, not envy.

You can complain about what you can’t change or you can focus on what you can change.

We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.

The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.

To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.

It is with passion and dedication that I will be attentive to the needs of women and fight relentlessly for their rights.

There is always more information than attention.

I try to just pay attention to what I’m feeling. If something is scary to me, then that’s sometimes a good sign – although, sometimes it’s not.

What we have, what we wish we had – ambitions fulfilled, ambitions disappointed, investments won, investments lost, elections won, elections lost – these things may occupy our attention, but they do not define us.

There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life… I think I must have been crying for some attention.