Create a List of 365 Life-Inspiring Quotes

“Grieving does not impoverish; it enriches. Do not think that because this has happened to you, you are not in control of your life or of the part you are to play in it. This is the moment when you get to rewrite the script, and defy the dreary expectations of others.”

“The truth is that there is zero to do. You are the one….who has chosen to go from zero to whatever you are choosing to do. How you are spending your time is exactly that – you spending your time.”

“At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.”

“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.”

”’This is the day that the Lord has made.’ This – the one I’m in right now. Not yesterday. As much as I want to reach back and relive something or reminisce or bring back somebody who’s gone or feel what I once felt – that’s all in the past. I can’t reach it, I can’t touch it, I can’t return to it even if I tried. The door is closed. This day – the one I’m standing in – is the day the Lord has made. This is the day. This is it. How I live this day is what matters.”

“Keep in mind that if you aren’t careful, what you own will end up owning you.”

“True beauty comes from a depth of soul that can only be attained through living many years well.” ~ Staci Eldredge, “Captivating”

“A garden’s beauty does not diminish with age, rather it takes years for it to become all that it can become.” ~ Staci Eldredge, “Captivating”

“More than anything else, tragedies shape our identity and our character.” (Dan Allender, “To Be Told”)

” The world, the flesh, & the devil join forces and assault the soul so untiringly that, without humble reliance on the ever-present aid of God, they drag the soul down inspite of all resistance. Thus, to rely on God seems hard to nature, but grace makes it become easy, and brings with it joy.” (Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God)