The Sea of Tranquility

Sometimes its easier to pretend nothing is wrong than to face the fact that everything is wrong, but you're powerless to do anything about it.

The Sea of Tranquility

Maybe if I could have lived with that slight imperfection, I wouldn't be living with such a huge one now.

The Sea of Tranqulity

... you can only go so long being angry before you learn to hate.

The Sea of Tranquility

No matter how good he looks right now, Josh Bennett without work books & the smell of sawdust is all sorts of wrong.

Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

(Going to lump these together because a LOT of quotes)

* Perspective is a key to not coming unglued.

* I can face things that are out of my control & not act out of control.

* If I know there is potential good hidden within each chaotic situation, I can loosen my grip on control.

* I like the thought of "impossible" being erased from my vocabulary.

* Forgiveness is mandatory - reconciliation is optional.

* Do not check in with the screaming demands of the world before you exchange whispers with God.

* Satan loves it when we do his work for him by dumping on each other.

* Choosing a gentle reply doesn't mean your weak;  it actually means you possess a rare & godly strength.

* Feelings are indicators - not dictators.

* The one who holds their tongue is the one who holds the power.

* When we operate according to God's word - we operate according to God's will.

* Am I trying to "prove" or "Improve"?  Prove I am right - or improve my relationship?

* Gratitude diffuses attitude

Every single one of us possess the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.
~Eat & Run

Beyond the very extreme of fatigue & distress, we may find amounts of ease & power we never dreamed ourselves to own;  sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction.
~Eat & Run

There are two stories for every life;  the one you live & the one others tell.
~The First Phone Call from Heaven

You might think a person who brings proof of heaven would always be embraced.  But even in the presence of a miracle, the human heart will always say, "Why not me?"
~The First phone call from Heaven

Miracles happen quietly every day - in an operating room - on a stormy sea - in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger.  They are rarely tallied.  No one keeps scores.
~The First Phone call from heaven - Mitch Albom

The news of life is carried via telephone.  A baby's birth - a couple engaged - a tragic car accident on a late night highway.  Most milestones of the human journey, good or bad, are foreshadowed by the sound of a ringing.
~The First Phone Call from Heaven, Mitch Albom

Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children, & battle addictions, & as a result, face fears.  It's not the absence of storms that sets us apart - its whom we discover in the storms - an unstirred Christ.
~Fearless, Max Lucado

Only a few runners seek Olympic gold, but anyone can finish every run feeling like a champion.
~Galloway's Book on Running

Real growth in running occurs when you pull yourself out of the motivational dumps, learn from your mistakes, try a few new things & suddenly find yourself looking at running in a different way.
~Galloway's Book on Running

Progress is a process in which you balance learning & maturing as you gain knowledge of yourself.
~Galloway's Book on Running